for your home floor flair choosing the right cohesive and colorful impact to a room photo courtesy of gertmenian by rosie wolf williams rug quality how do you choose the right ho-hum room into a design knockout? for a high-traffic area where messes high-pile rug will be harder to clean three major factors establish a rug's quality construction hand-knotted rugs are made by weavers on more skill and time involved in construction machine-made rugs are created on a power loom using natural or synthetic fibers price were a permanent part of the household machine-weaving technology has evolved easily change the look of a room simply by replacing the rug "it's an excellent way to update any given room at a very reasonable price and it definitely makes an impact," points out gertmenian color and design by merely changing the color to delightful “rugs with heavy patterns tend to work better with furniture that has either no pattern or a very subtle print," says costco supplier peter gertmenian & sons in los angeles tonal patterned rug anchors the room without demanding the spotlight into a room longer decorative life," says costco find a color in the rug to work with." fibers wool is a durable sustainable fiber that can be high-maintenance synthetic fibers tend stain-resistant and can lower cost size rugs can be used to cover an entire floor or they can define smaller spaces his rule of thumb is to leave 12 to 18 inches of floor space between the walls and "the furniture can be arranged with either the front two legs on the rug or furniture you choose.” number of colors the more colors in a rug the longer it takes to make the rug-especially hand- knotted and hand-tufted rugs.-rww costco connection texture and durability will the rug be in a high-traffic bedroom? do you want something warm and comfortable underfoot? “now you can get a synthetic yarn that has the softness and resiliency of wool but wears even longer," says gertmenian “living rooms and family rooms lend themselves to plush or shag rugs that are really comfortable and easy to lounge on or around," he says is a freelance writer in vermont costco members will find a variety of area rugs available seasonally in the warehouses and year-round on costco.com
