| Flooring styles and options is one of the home | | | | of the budgeted price range. Instead, shop around in |
| decorating and improvement decisions that often | | | | local Los Angeles antique rug dealer showrooms and |
| take homeowners a long time to finalize. This is partly | | | | compare prices with delivery and installation included. |
| due to the expense of purchasing and installing new | | | | Of course, the floor under the rug must be |
| flooring, and partly due to the inconvenience a | | | | considered, especially if any of the floor will show |
| household undergoes when entire rooms of the | | | | around the area rug. If only subflooring is present, |
| home are off-limits due to flooring remodeling. But as | | | | then wall to wall carpet is really the only option. |
| styles change and flooring becomes worn out, it is a | | | | Luckily, advances in manufacturing and materials have |
| remodeling adventure that most homeowners must | | | | made wall to wall carpet more attractive than in |
| eventually face. | | | | previous decades. Modern wall to wall carpet also |
| Tile and hardwood floors offer long-lasting beauty | | | | tends to hold up better than in past years, though it |
| and hold up well over decades, making them popular | | | | still doesn't compete with antique wool rugs in |
| flooring choices. However, tile and hardwood floors | | | | durability. |
| are often cold, and can create echo effects in a | | | | If the carpet is to cover a wood, stone, or tile floor, |
| room. To warm a room up and make it more inviting, | | | | consider an antique wool rug. Allowing the floor |
| many homeowners choose to add wall to wall carpet | | | | underneath to show around the area rug adds visual |
| or large antique rugs. This creates a more cozy feel, | | | | design interest to the space. Both antique and new |
| and offers a soft area in the floor for children to | | | | wool rugs boast serious durability. Wool is a hearty |
| play. Carpets and rugs also add color, design, and | | | | material that stands up well to wear and tear, |
| style to a room. For these reasons, some form of | | | | including the dirt and wear of heavy foot traffic. |
| carpeting is usually necessary. But many homeowners | | | | Hand-knotted wool rugs often last generations-- |
| struggle with the decision to invest in wall to wall | | | | many are still in existence that date back to the |
| carpet or large antique rugs. | | | | mid-18th century. When properly cared for, these |
| Very often, the prices are quite similar. Wall to wall | | | | floor coverings usually do not need replacing in an |
| carpet must be installed, usually by professional | | | | entire lifetime. Whereas, wall to wall carpet usually |
| installers, and this drives up the price. Large antique | | | | needs replacing every five to ten years. Once the |
| rugs often seem more expensive on the price tag, | | | | costs are added up, antique wool rugs are often the |
| but when installation is considered, they are often | | | | better investment. |
| equitable. Don't just assume that antique rugs are out | | | | |