Rugberry Journal

Livid Wool & Silk Rug seen from above under a black metal and glass side table, hand tufted New Zealand wool and Botanical Silk in dark flowing lines.

Rugs in an Architect-Led Home

In an architect-led home the rug is drawn, not chosen at the end. When to bring it into the drawings, what a good rug brief contains, and how Rugberry turns a plan into a made to measure piece.

Arctic Wool Rug in a long, pale living room with grey sofas and green lounge chairs, hand tufted New Zealand wool.

Buying Guide

Choosing the First Rugs for a New Home

A new home rarely gets all its rugs at once. The order to buy them in, the size each room needs, and how Rugberry's in stock and made to measure rugs fit around a move in date.

Nuva Silk Rug in Camel close up, handloom Botanical Silk with a low, shifting sheen.

Budget

Rugs from Rs 50,000 to 1 Lakh

Between Rs 50,000 and 1 lakh, the size you need decides the fibre you can have. A size by fibre map of Rugberry rugs at regular price, ex GST, with a verdict for each kind of room.

Noir Reversible Rug close up, hand woven in recycled and natural fibres, ivory lines on a black ground.

Budget

Handmade Rugs Under Rs 25,000

At regular price, three Rugberry rugs sit under Rs 25,000, all hand woven reversibles in 5x8 ft. What they are made of, what you give up at this budget, and the jute and wool rugs just above the line.

Luma Silk Rug beside a bed in a calm bedroom, handloom Botanical Silk on a pale stone floor.

Buying Guide

In Stock Rugs: Rugberry's Six Standard Sizes

The Rugberry Studio Collection is made in six standard sizes, from 5x8 to 12x15 ft. How to pick the right one, how to check what is in stock today, and what to do when your size is not.

Talus Wool Rug in a wide sunken room with steps and a garden window, hand tufted New Zealand wool carved in green tones.

Longevity

Texture or Pattern: Which Rug Ages Better

A rug is bought for today and lived with for a decade. How a solid textured rug and a patterned rug each age over one, five and ten years in an Indian home, and how to choose.

Lamina carved wool rugs on three levels of a stepped house, hand tufted New Zealand wool in sage and sand.

Cut Pile

The Ten Rug Textures: A Visual Guide

Rugberry works in ten surface textures, five cut pile and five loop pile. A single guide to what each one is, how it feels, where it suits and which Rugberry rugs show it.

Livid Wool & Silk Rug seen from above beside a black metal side table, hand tufted New Zealand wool and Botanical Silk in flowing dark lines.

Layout

Straight Line Loop Rugs: Quiet Stripes in the Pile

Straight Line is one of Rugberry's five loop pile textures: loops set in parallel rows so the pile forms fine ribs. How to place a linear rug in a room, and how it compares with a woven stripe.

Hand Tufted

Overtuft Scattered: Raised Texture in Loop Pile

Overtuft Scattered is one of Rugberry's five loop pile textures: small raised tufts scattered across a low loop ground. How it is made, how it feels and which rooms it suits.

Velocity Wool & Silk Rug close up, hand tufted New Zealand wool and Botanical Silk in sage and grey planes.

Loop Pile

Tip Shear Rugs: Loop and Cut in One Surface

Tip Shear is one of Rugberry's five loop pile textures: a loop pile whose tallest loops are sheared open at the tip, so matt loop and soft cut pile share one surface. How it is made and where it su...