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How Needlepoint Rugs are Handmade Using a Painted Needlepoint Canvas
It is hard to imagine that in this day when most things are made by machine a 9'x12' Asmara Needlepoint rug has 1.5 million individual hand made stitches (1,555,200 to be exact). The only people who...
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Where to Buy Needlepoint Rugs: 9 Top Sources and 17 Decorating Tips
A new generation of interior designers is discovering the allure of needlepoint rugs at a time when these rugs are no longer being made. Most of the needlepoint workshops in China-where 99% of...
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14 Ways to Decorate with Oushak Rugs and Gray Rugs
A gray Oushak rug that contains accents of white, taupe, brown and blue is a great way to bring a contemporary vibe to traditional rooms and these rugs are easy to decorate with as they go with many...
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Architectural Digest 6 Best Rooms with Designer Rugs in June 2017
The six best rooms with designer rugs in the June 2017 Architectural Digest include Daniel Romualdez's seaside house in Ibiza, Bunny Williams and John Roselli's Palladian paradise in Punta Cana,...
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Blue Contemporary Rugs Bring Glamour to 11 Summer Homes
There is no better way to bring glamour and style to a summer home than with a blue contemporary rug as proved by the 11 chic interiors in today's post. A designer rug is a major investment and it is...
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What is a Savonnerie Rug and How is it Made?
In the 17th century French artists and weavers employed by King Henri IV invented the art of making Savonnerie Rugs. We explore why these rugs command over a million dollars at Sotheby's, what makes...
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Aubusson Rugs Enrich 17 Living and Dining Rooms, Bedrooms & Libraries
Why do David Easton, Kate Spade, William T. Georgis, Jacques Garcia, Alidad, Michael Coorengel, Jean-Pierre Calvagrac, Scot Meacham Wood and David Hare have in common? They all chose Aubusson Rugs to...
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Elle Decor July 2017: 5 Best Rooms with Designer Rugs
Every month I read Architectural Digest, Elle Decor, Veranda, House Beautiful and Traditional Home as soon as they come out and each month I feature the two magazines that have the best rooms that...
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How to Pair Designer Rugs with 12 Top Floral Chintz Fabrics
"Lean in and take a deep breath: Blossoms are back again," proclaim the editors of Veranda in the July-August 2017 issue... "Its popularity ebbs and flows with the times, but we say the blowsy, bold...
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What is an Aubusson Rug?
In the 17th century French artists and weavers invented the art of weaving rugs with depth perspective. This technique is so artistically demanding it has never been copied by the rug weavers of the...
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Architectural Digest 6 Best Rooms with Designer Rugs in August 2017
The six best rooms with designer rugs in the August 2017 Architectural Digest are all in an 18th-century Paris apartment just renovated by Pierre Sauvage with the help of designer Franz Potisek. The...
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15 Ways Foyer Rugs Can Glamorize an Entryway
If first impressions are important then a foyer is one of the most important rooms in the house. An entryway is where visitors get a foretaste of the design delights awaiting them further inside the...
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Designer Rugs Enrich 2017 Kips Bay Decorator Show House Top 10 Rooms
We take a close look at how designer rugs unify and enrich the ten best rooms in the 2017 Kips Bay Decorator Show House. Designed by Robert Stilin, Kirsten Fitzgibbons, Kelli Ford, Ken Fulk, Joan...
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Oushak Rugs -7 Decorating Tips by Eric Guenther Part 2
Interior Designer Eric Guenther co-founder of Whim Designs a fabulous interior design studio in San Juan Capistrano, California is a featured speaker at the Laguna Design Center and gives monthly...
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Oushak Rugs -7 Decorating Tips by Eric Guenther Part 1
Interior Designer Eric Guenther co-founder of Whim Designs in San Juan Capistrano, CA. shares his 7 tips for decorating with Oushak rugs in an exclusive Asmara video (available below). Eric is a...
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Designer Rugs Enrich 2017 Southeastern Designer Showhouse Top 7 Rooms
The 2017 Southeastern Designer Showhouse in the Atlanta suburb of Buckhead is arguably the second most influential American showhouse after New York's Kips Bay. Atlanta influences not just the entire...
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Elle Decor September 2017: 6 Best Rooms with Designer Rugs
The September 2017 Elle Decor celebrates the exuberant enjoyment of life depicted in French interiors and once again this issue surpasses the other major design magazines in the high quality of its...
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Architectural Digest September 2017: 6 Best Rooms with Designer Rugs
The September 2017 Architectural Digest features the homes of fashion celebrities and we take a peek at how they use designer rugs to adorn living rooms, dining rooms, bedrooms and media rooms. Here...
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How Lee Radziwill Changed Fashion, Keeping the Same Bessarabian Rugs
Through three marriages, several life style changes, many homes including a townhouse near Buckingham Palace, an English country manor house in Buckinghamshire, a Fifth Avenue penthouse, a Park Avenue...
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Traditional Home, September 2017: 7 Best Rooms with Designer Rugs
The September 2017 Traditional Home is the magazine's best issue in a very long time. It features a Manhattan apartment by Ellie Cullman and Alyssa Urban, a Buckhead, Atlanta home by Suzanne Kasler,...
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