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Fluid Wool Rug folded at the edge, black curves on ivory wool.

Rugs for Srinagar Homes: Warmth for Floor Living

A rug guide for Srinagar homes: what Chillai Kalan asks of a rug, how a modern wool rug sits beneath a namda or gabba, warm pile heights for floor sitting and keeping rugs safe near the bukhari and...

Arctic Wool Rug close up, black marks on an ivory wool pile.

Cities

Rugs for Shillong Homes: Wet Cold and Timber Floors

A rug guide for Shillong and the Meghalaya hills: why damp cold is harder than dry cold, how rugs sit on timber floors on slopes, heater clearances and Christmas hosting in a cold house.

Pampas Jute Rug close up, charcoal stripes and checks on natural jute.

Cities

Rugs for Guwahati Homes: Rain, River and Timber

A rug guide for Guwahati: how Assam type houses and new apartments differ underfoot, what to do when the street floods, when jute belongs on the floor and how to use the dry winter.

Grain Wool Rug in Russet in a long pillared hall with a timber ceiling.

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Rugs for Mangaluru Homes: Built for a Long Monsoon

A rug guide for Mangaluru and coastal Karnataka: which constructions survive months of saturated air, how tile roofed houses and red oxide floors change things, and a twice yearly swap of wool and ...

Euphoric Wool Rug close up, slate blue and ivory stripes in New Zealand wool.

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Rugs for Visakhapatnam Homes: Sea Breeze and Glare

A rug guide for sea facing flats in Visakhapatnam: how to keep a rug down in the breeze, slow the fading from sea glare, cope with salty air and protect rugs through cyclone warnings.

Grain Wool Rug in Umber at dusk in a pillared room with a stone floor, a lamp lit on the wall and a soft sofa beyond.

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Rugs for Dehradun Homes

A Doon valley rug has two jobs: warmth through a cool winter and survival through a long, wet monsoon. Which wool piles to choose, how to keep them dry, and how to size them for older bungalows.

Grain Wool Rug in Flax in a sitting room with shuttered doors and a red oxide floor, sunlight falling across the low handloom wool.

Botanical Silk

Rugs for Nagpur Homes: A Summer First Plan

Nagpur rugs should be chosen for May, not January. A summer first plan with Botanical Silk, low handloom wool and jute, what desert coolers do to a rug, and how to store the winter rug.