Archive for October, 2009
Area Rugs - Give Your Room A Lift
Tuesday, October 20th, 2009Susan Fielding asked: There is nothing like an area rug as a decorative centre piece, to liven up a space and add to the overall scheme, color and texture of your room.They also help to protect the floors, add warmth and insulate against heat. Area rugs absorb sound to the minimum and help provide a [...]
10 Kitchen Decor Tips
Monday, October 19th, 2009Tim Sousa asked: Even the smallest changes in your kitchen will have a huge effect on how it looks. Are you looking for simple and great ideas that are not only inexpensive, but that you can also do in a short amount of time? Here are several quick and simple ideas that will help you [...]
How to Identify a Real Silk Rugs
Tuesday, October 13th, 2009Steven Zhao asked: We don’t mean to be alarmist, but we sometimes see “silk rugs” that are made of something other than genuine, natural silk. This is not a problem if you know that the rug you are considering is made of artificial silk, but sometimes rug dealers neglect to pass on this information! The [...]
What do you think about using a outdoor area rugs to decorate a bathroom?
Monday, October 12th, 2009eyeamatrip asked: I don’t want to carpet my bathroom that would be too much. But today the outdoor rugs that used to be boring come in some beautiful designs, and of course they are made to stand up to moisture. Do you think this is a good idea?, and if not Why so.Create a video [...]
Create Perfect Storm in Rare Rug Market
Monday, October 12th, 2009David Zheng asked: Oakland, Calif. — Internationally-recognized antique rug expert Jan David Winitz today said that “a perfect storm” of conditions exists in market for the finest antique Oriental carpets.“Frankly, the rapidly increasing scarcity of great 19th-century rugs,” he said, “combined with our clientele’s escalating knowledge and the ability to view and purchase one-in-the-world, investment-level [...]
Why Outdoor Furniture Rugs Matter
Saturday, October 10th, 2009John Alford asked: Most people spend a great deal of effort to improve the interior of their houses, sometimes forgetting that the outside is just as important. The veranda, porch, or patio for example, is that place our visitors see first since this part of the house is the welcoming committee itself. Whenever we want [...]
