The Rug Company

I have spent many, many hours of my career looking at carpet. Grant it, a great deal of that carpet was commercial {which is a whole other beast}. But whether I was looking for a corporate, hospitality, or residential client, the one thing I am always on the look out for is great texture. The Rug Company website makes my heart skip a beat, no joke.
Look at this high/low texture! You want to touch it through your computer screen don't you? That means it's good stuff.

Besides their awesome rugs, their website is amazing. The room scenes will definitely be showing up in some future inspiration boards for clients of mine.

Best news...they are opening a Boston showroom!

Get excited!

2010 Color Reform Trends

 

ABC Carpet & Home Vintage 'over-dyed' carpets

ABC CARPET NEW YORK INTRODUCES COLOR REFORM TRENDS COLLECTION TO SALVAGE OLD RUGS

I got an interesting email from ABC Carpet & Home New York this week, that captured my interest - they (ABC Carpet & Home) is encouraging us to look on the bright side for 2010 with a their new rug collection that promises to: "escape predictability, embrace the unconventional, and help preserve our planet." This new assortment of hybrid carpets called Color Reform, transforms imperfect, vintage rugs into modern works of art. ABC Carpets are literally  “...rescuing carpets from the “rug graveyard” and giving them a new lease on life.”

ABC Carpet & Home has utilized this notion to develop the concept of Color Reform, which refers to evolutionary change through color. Each one of a kind rug was individually handcrafted by Turkish artisans in the Toros Mountains. The vintage rugs are neutralized to remove their original color and then over-dyed to create their remarkable chromatic state. The variations in the tonality of pigments result from the carpet’s original concentration of color combined with the dye application process conceived from each artist’s distinct vision.

Exotic rainbow hues range from neon pink and electric green to opulent reds and saturated yellows. The striking compositions evoke an almost translucent appearance as irregular, partially faded motifs emerge through the color, adding complexity and interest to each piece. Below is one of my favourites in the series, in a more neutral color palette, that I think you would be able to live with for many years to come and pass on to future generations.

 
ABC Carpet & Home Color Reform
Vintage 'over-dyed' carpet

Patricia Gray Inc is an award winning Interior Design firm  in Vancouver, Canada who blogs about WHAT'S HOT  in the world of Interior Design.
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Fun on the Floor !

No matter how small your place is, it does not mean you have to forgo comfort and style ! Check out all the new fun fresh ideas you can do with carpet! I'm loving all the vibrant colors and out of the box ideas here ! Carpet comes in many styles and colors these days. Check out more ideas at funonthefloor.com.
(You can link to their website by clicking the above title post).