Rugberry Journal

Rugs for a Rented Home: What to Buy and Carry

If you move every few years, buy a rug for the next flat as well as this one. Here is how to choose size, weight and fibre so it travels well.

Low Pile or High Pile: Choosing by Room and Use

Pile depth decides how a rug feels, how chairs move over it and how it copes with a daily jhadu. Here is how to choose by room.

Choosing a Rug Colour That Outlasts Trends

A rug colour that lasts starts with the floor and the light, not the sofa. Here is how to read both, and why restrained tones age well.

Dhurrie vs Rug: What Is the Difference

A dhurrie is flat woven with no pile, so it is light, often reversible and easy to shake out. A pile rug is softer and heavier. Here is how to choose.

Persian vs Tibetan Knot: What Differs

Both knots tie yarn to the warp, but in different ways. Here is how each is made, what it does to a design and what to ask before you buy.

Reading the Back of a Rug

Turn a rug over and its construction is plain to see. Here is what knotted, tufted and handloom backs look like, and what to check the day a rug arrives.

Why Handmade Rugs Have Small Irregularities

A handmade rug is never machine straight. Here is how to tell expected variation from a real fault, and how to check a new rug fairly when it arrives.

New Zealand Wool Rugs: Why the Fibre Matters

Most Rugberry wool rugs are labelled New Zealand wool. Here is what that label means for an Indian home, and what to check beyond it.

Rug Sizing Mistakes People Make Online

The most common online rug mistake is buying too small. Here is why a 5x8 floats in a big hall, the other sizing errors to avoid, and a tape test to run first.

Rug Colour Online: Why Photos and Rooms Differ

A rug photographed in a studio meets your light, your floor and your screen. Here is why the colour shifts, and how to judge it before you buy.