Rugberry Journal

Grain Wool Rug in Tan in a styled living room on a white marble floor, handloom New Zealand wool, shown as a styled render.

Budgeting Rugs in a Residential Project

A rug budget built room by room avoids a cheap rug in the main room. Here is a method using Rugberry from prices before GST and cost per sq ft.

Bedroom

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.

Flatweave

Caring for Flatweave and Reversible Rugs

A reversible flatweave has two faces to share the wear. Flip it on a schedule, spot clean with care, and keep it out of the washing machine.

Noir Reversible Rug, a handwoven flatweave in black and ivory lines that turn at right angles across the surface.

Construction

Kilim and Flatweave: How They Relate

Every kilim is a flatweave, but most flatweaves are not kilims. Here is the weave that makes a kilim, and how to tell one from a dhurrie.

Bergamo Rug in a styled sea facing living room, hand tufted New Zealand wool in a soft geometry.

Custom Rugs

From Drawing to Rug: The Design Process

A rug begins as a drawing, then becomes a graph, a colour card and a sample. Here is each step, and how to brief a custom pattern for an Indian project.

Arctic Wool Rug under a pair of round tables and green armchairs in a finished apartment.

pillar-trade

Rugs for Show Flats and Sample Apartments

A show flat rug has to photograph well, survive hundreds of visitors and make rooms look larger. This is how to choose one for a sample apartment.

Cabella Wool & Silk Rug in Latte in a styled living room on a pale marble floor, shown as a styled render.

Colour

Rug Samples and Swatches for Client Presentations

A rug swatch on a material board settles fibre, colour and hand in one move. Here is how to choose, label and present Rugberry swatches to clients.

Bergamo Rug in a styled living room facing the sea, hand tufted New Zealand wool in ivory shapes on sand, shown as a styled render.

Custom

What to Send Us: Drawings, CAD and References

A custom rug starts with five files: a plan, an outline in mm, the artwork, colour references and room photos. Here is what each should contain.

Cadence Wool Rug in a styled study, hand tufted New Zealand wool in ivory and beige bands, shown as a styled render.

Architects

How to Specify a Rug in a Project Brief

A rug spec needs six lines: size in mm, fibre, construction, pile, colour reference and edge. Here is a template Indian architects can paste into a schedule.

Arctic Wool Rug in a real Indian living room, beneath green armchairs with wooden frames and a round marble table.

Mid Century

Rugs for Mid Century Furniture

Mid century teak pieces want a rug with clean geometry and a warm palette. Here is how to choose one that suits splayed legs, low profiles and old rosewood.