Shag Rug Makes a Comeback

Natural Area Rugs unveils new Ultra Shag area rugs. Not since its fashionable debut in the late 1960’s has the shag rug enjoyed such a gain in popularity. These contemporary rugs are plusher than ever and come in a wide array of materials in fashionable decorator colors.Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) October 15, 2007 — Natural Area Rugs announces its new line of Ultra Shag Area Rugs. The luxurious hand tufted modern rugs come in four new colors that celebrate the bounty of the natural world. Consumers can chose from ivory, deer, aloe and a rich, earthy chocolate, a color palette that will unify any décor, from modern to classic.

“We are excited to be offering this superb new product to consumers. These shag rugs have been exclusively crafted for us,” says Mike Dennis of Natural Area Rugs. “A huge part of our success comes from keeping a sharp eye on the latest trends while listening to our customers. This new line is the result of doing both.”

A huge part of our success comes from keeping a sharp eye on the latest trends while listening to our customers. This new line is the result of doing both.

The environmentally friendly Ultra Shag Area Rugs are made with lush 2-¼ inch thick pile, from 100% acrylic yarn and have pure cotton backing.
Natural Area Rugs continues to be a first stop for e-tail shoppers looking for high quality natural rugs such as wool and sisal rugs, seagrass rugs, braided jute rugs and bamboo rugs. Their low cost Oriental and Persian rugs have delighted many customers over the years and they offer a unique custom rug service. From small round accent rugs to larger kitchen or living room rugs, Natural Area Rugs offers a wide selection of sizes, colors and styles.

To learn more about saving on discount rugs or to shop for other specialty carpet and rug accessories, like a quality rug runner or custom sized rug pads visit Natural Area Rugs at http://www.naturalarearugs.com

Nourison Launches Expanded Calvin Klein Home Collection

Nourison has expanded its selection of Calvin Klein Home Collection with a number of new offerings. Woven Bands in brown and Graphic Lines in beige are two new additions to the Loom Select Collection, which features 100-percent New Zealand wool. Woven from the highest quality wool yarns, these carpets offer an exceptionally dense and subtle texture. The palette and sophisticated styling, combined with accents of hand carving, create this unique collection.

You can find Calvin Klein Rugs Collection manufactured by Nourison here.

On Books review: “The Rug Merchant”

It is hard to imagine a less likely couple than Ushman and Stella.

He is an Iranian immigrant in his late 30s, a dealer in Persian carpets who lives in Queens. She is a 19-year-old Barnard College student from the South. If their romance was precarious to begin with, it becomes even more so when Ushman’s best customer, a wealthy Manhattan woman, and his ex-wife in Iran weigh in. And yet, for a time, they form their own little world in “The Rug Merchant” by Meg Mullins (Penguin, $14).

“The Rug Merchant” is a flawed story, but offers a fascinating window on a culture that Americans pretty much wrote off when the Ayatollah Khomeini came to power a generation ago. I don’t know how Meg Mullins got into Ushman’s head, but it’s worth reading the book, despite the sometimes labored dialogue, to get there, too.

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independentmail.com
Sunday, September 9, 2007

Home style: get the old-school English look

This is England

There is something fabulously cosy and familiar about an old English pub: the patterned carpets, the fusty colours, the decorative china. Designers have been taking this old-school English look and reworking it for years, but none quite like Manchester-based Jon Male, whose tongue-in-cheek take on tradition is leading a trend that’s an exhilarating progression from the quirky style epitomised by Paul Smith in the 1990s.

TimesOnline.co.uk

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Persian carpet symbol of art, culture

The Montreal Film Festival has said the Persian carpet is the outstanding symbol of Iranian art and culture in describing an Iranian movie of the same title. 

The official site of the festival noted that the directors of ‘Persian Carpet’ had each depicted their personal views over this subject and the result was different mediums of art work including documentaries, videos clip, animation and various narrative styles. 

Press TV

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