Home braided rugs are the perfect alternatives to situations where a fine luxury rug cannot be used. Shabby chic and braided rugs are some of the latest interior design trends for 2015. The art and craft of rug braiding dates back to the early 1800s, but is on the resurgence. In this week’s blog article, we cover the basics of creating your very own oval braided rug for your home in a step by step fashion.
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Living in an eco-friendly home comes with a price. Although you are doing your part in saving the environment and lowering the costs of your home utilities through convection heating or solar panels for the roof, it’s done at the expense of comfort. The smallest things we take for granted growing up in a conventional suburban home, such as hot water ready for the tap, lush green grass, or even carpeting, chances are that you sacrifice much functionality to lessen your carbon footprint. According to the latest home design trends that we’ve been closely monitoring, you can combine home comfort with energy efficiency by decorating your bathroom with Persian rugs.
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As purveyors of classical design and modernism, our designers like to push the boundaries of aesthetics. Our luxurious Persian rugs are finely weaved and durable construction had us curious about what they are truly capable of, as our modern rugs grace the walls and floors of your home. Taking a quick census of the home design climate, Persian rugs are trending as the center piece of a kitchen. Find out more about the latest trend alert: accentuating the warmest room in the home with Persian rugs.
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We often take things into consideration at face value. Relationships, photography, and day to day interactions are good examples of this tendency. During difficult times, we tend to think of our current situation and how dire they may be but in the grander scheme of things, things are not as bad when analyzing it in the greater context. This is no criticism of this humanistic trait, but more of a call to action. Change that approach by appreciating inanimate objects and its implied connotations, which you can ultimately learn and apply to other aspects of your life.
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The differences between Persian rugs and Oriental rugs is so subtle that even self-professed rug connoisseurs have been found guilty of using the terms interchangeably. While such confusion is common, acquainting yourself with the differences before perusing the selections at your favorite Los Angeles area rug store can leave you mentally armed against deception, unintentional or otherwise.
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The types of high end rug shops offer commonly draw a striking contrast in aesthetic to the classic antique Oriental and Persian varieties. But when trying to access the flow and style of your home, a modern rug can be just as valuable as an antique.
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A luxury rug is more than the adhesive of a room; it’s an investment. You’ll find a myriad of alluring options from which to choose from. But acquiring a luxury rug is only the initial portion of the investment. Like most works of fine art, rugs must be properly maintained in order for their value to carry on. Fortunately, there are several precautions you can take to preserve the quality of your rug for future generations to enjoy.
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Art is too often the casualty of war. Unlike the creeping degeneration of time that nips away at fresco masterpieces, war is swift and brutal: one second a proud statue stands heroically, the next finds a pile of rubble and dust. The trade embargo that the U.S. sanctioned against Iran lacked the dramatic permanent damage and rapid violence seen in the all-too-common atrocities committed against art in times of war. But U.S. art collectors still felt the intense vacuum resulting from the blockade against Persian rug trading; a feeling that bore unmistakable parallels to tragic losses of art as casualties of war. Thus it stands that the recent lifting of the trade embargo against Iran finally flows with the poetry of the Persian rug in stanzas that express unity and love.
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While the most famous rug in history is a debatable topic, more often than not the honor falls on the illustrious Ardabil Carpet. The Ardabil Carpet is actually a pair of rugs and a series of nomadic fragments dating back to sometime in the middle of the 16th century so they aren’t noted especially for their old age. Rather, the Ardabil Carpet pieces are considered exemplary masterpieces of Persian rug artistry. Currently, the larger rug is on display at the Victoria and Albert museum in South Kensington, London while the smaller rug is in the possession of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
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Los Angeles spoils us with its weather, high end shopping, and art so much that one can be forgiven for taking it for granted. Fortune hasn’t smiled as fondly on other parts of the world but, despite hardships, the human longing for fine art cannot be quelled. Such is the case in a strange trend that dominated Russia and parts of the Ukraine starting in the late ‘50s or early ‘60s; a trend that has been resurrected in a blend of hipster irony and genuine nostalgia. Whereas our prized rugs grace our floors, it was more common in a Russian home to find cherished rugs adorning the walls. But while that may seem like madness from the sunny climes of L.A., there was a method to it.
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