Carpet Tips

Use these tips to turn your rug or carpet from "ordinary" to EXTRAORDINARY!

Get Ideas for Your Home

Need some inspiration or ideas for your home? Take a look at a few of our whole-house rug projects!

Gypsy - Our made-to-order rugs add a jazzy style to this contemporary stainless steel and marble home.

Roquet - Add elegance to your formal decor with a house full of coordinating custom-made rugs.

Selecting the Perfect Rugs

The floors of your house form the foundation around which your entire design plan must be built. Because the success of your home's decor hinges on what you do with your floors, we've found some great carpet & rug selection tips published by the Carpet and Rug Institute. Learn the keys to selecting just the right rug, then contact us to find the best price anywhere!

Tricks of the Trade

To measure the perfect size carpet for your room, lay out exactly where you want the carpet to go with masking tape. This way, you can measure out different lengths and widths, allowing you to visualize what works best for your furniture and the dimensions of your room.

(Look for professional painters' masking tape in the paint section of your hardware store. It's designed to be gentle release, won't harm your floors, and comes in royal blue and purple).

Add Sizzle

At Rug Rats, we love to add unexpected flourishes to our rugs. Here are some hot new ways to add sizzle:

Add a hand-sewn tapestry border to your sisal rug. Instant transformation.

Want a special hand-crafted, one-of-a-kind dining room rug that's guaranteed to get comments? Use the pattern of your most special china as a design motif.

Punctuate your new carpet with an unexpected design element: Upholstery nail-heads set in a leather border.

Hand-painted sisal can turn any room into a work of art.

Ruffles, a dressmaker's detail, make a spirited border for your luxury carpet.