Rugberry Journal

Grain Wool Rug in tan, handloom woven, beside a bed.

Buying Your First Handmade Rug: Where to Start

A first handmade rug should be forgiving: wool, a low or even surface, a stock size and a room you use every day. Here is where to start.

Sandstorm Reversible Rug, handwoven, ivory lines on a sand face, in a garden facing room. Room is a digital render; the rug is from a product photo.

Jute

Sustainable Rugs: Recycled and Natural Fibre Options

A greener rug is one made from honest materials, sized right and kept for years. Here is what the Rugberry recycled fibre and jute rugs offer, as labelled.

Grain Wool Rug in sandstone, handloom woven, in a family living room.

Buying Guide

The Rug Buying Checklist for a New Home

Moving into a new flat or bungalow? Seven checks, in order, that decide which rug will work before you look at a single design.

Hand Tufted

Shaped and Irregular Rugs: Buying Beyond the Rectangle

A shaped rug can soften an open plan room or fill a bay window that a rectangle never fits. Here is where they work, how to size them and what to ask.

Congrand Wool Rug in a living room, hand tufted New Zealand wool with ivory curves on camel.

Buying Guide

How Many Rugs Does a Home Need

There is no fixed number. Plan rugs room by room, starting where people sit and walk barefoot, and keep fibre and tone related across the home.

Cadence Wool Rug, hand tufted in New Zealand wool, in a study.

Buying Guide

How to Read a Rug Spec Sheet

Every Rugberry product page carries the same short spec sheet. Here is what each field tells you, and what it leaves for you to ask.

Cabella Wool & Silk Rug in Latte in a living room, hand tufted wool and silk.

Buying Guide

A Rug as a Wedding or Housewarming Gift

A rug is a gift the couple will walk on every day. Here is how to choose size, colour and fibre when you have not seen the new home.

Ivory Wool Rug, hand tufted in New Zealand wool, in a living room.

Custom Rugs

Custom Size or Ready Stock: Which Rug Route to Take

Six stock sizes cover most rooms. Here is how to tell whether yours is one of them, and when a made to measure rug is the better route.

Grain Wool Rug in sage, handloom woven, in a living room.

Buying Guide

Why Order a Rug Swatch Before You Buy

A swatch is a 30 x 30 cm square of the real rug. Here is how to test it in your own light and against your own furniture before you commit.

Bedroom

The Softest Rugs Underfoot: Fibre and Pile Compared

Softness comes from two things: how fine the fibre is and how the pile is built. Here is how the Rugberry cashmere blend, Plush and shag compare for bare feet.