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How to Identify an Oriental RugWhich weaving tradition is it? Knot type, foundation, palette and format narrow an unknown rug to a region in about ten minutes, with no equipment.26 July 2026 · 4 minArea Rugs: A Complete GuideWhat qualifies as an area rug, the sizes that actually exist, what they cost by construction, and the decisions that separate a good purchase from a regretted one.25 July 2026 · 4 minHow to Buy a Rug OnlineWhat you can genuinely judge from a listing, what you cannot, and why the return policy matters more than the product description.25 July 2026 · 5 minThe Anatomy of a RugWarp, weft, pile, fringe and selvedge — the parts of a rug, what each one does, and why knowing them turns a vague impression into a specific judgement.25 July 2026 · 5 minHow to Choose a RugWork from the room to the rug, not the other way round — nine common situations with a specific answer for each, and the four constraints that decide them.25 July 2026 · 5 minRug GlossaryThe vocabulary of the rug trade defined plainly — construction, weaving, design and condition terms, including the ones used to obscure rather than describe.25 July 2026 · 6 minRugs: Where to StartWhat a rug actually is, the four decisions that matter and the order to make them in — the starting point for everything else on this site.25 July 2026 · 3 minRug Materials ComparedEvery rug fibre in one table — durability, cost, stain behaviour, sun tolerance and the rooms each actually belongs in, including the one to avoid outright.25 July 2026 · 6 minRug vs Carpet — What's the Difference?One is fitted and one is loose — and cost, lifespan, cleaning and resale all follow from that single structural difference.25 July 2026 · 4 minRug Styles ExplainedWhat traditional, modern, transitional and bohemian actually denote — which terms describe a real weaving tradition, and which are retail categories.25 July 2026 · 5 minTypes of RugsRugs are classified four independent ways at once — by construction, fibre, origin and pile. Confusing those axes is the root of most bad buying decisions.25 July 2026 · 6 min