Rugberry Journal

Wool or Jute: Choosing a Rug for Daily Use

Jute is firm, dry and textured. Wool is springy, forgiving and warmer underfoot. Here is how each copes with dust, monsoon damp and daily feet.

Stock, custom and collaboration: three ways to specify a Rugberry rug for a project, and what to put on the spec sheet so it arrives right.

Marble and vitrified tile are cool, hard and slick. How to choose a rug that warms them, sits flat, and does not harm the floor underneath.

Three colours, one handloom wool and cashmere blend. What the blend does underfoot, which rooms it suits, and how to keep it soft.

When a stock size will not do, most Rugberry rugs can be made to your measure and colour. How to measure, choose and approve a custom rug.

Both are made by hand, but not in the same way. What separates a ₹40,000 tufted wool rug from a ₹1.75 lakh knotted one, and when each is right.

Wool is the forgiving fibre; silk is the one that holds the light. How wool, silk and wool and silk rugs differ in feel, sheen and wear.

An Indian king bed is 72x78 in and a queen 60x78 in. Here is how 6x9, 8x10 and 9x12 ft rugs sit under each, and where to place them.

Measure the seating, not the room. How to choose between 6x9, 8x10, 9x12 and larger rugs for Indian living rooms of every size.

Three wool rugs can share a fibre and still live very differently. How hand tufted, handloom and hand knotted wool behave in Indian homes.