Braided Area Rugs

Braided Area Rugs

In retrospect, braided area rugs dated back to the period of Colonial America. Strips of spare fabrics were plaited by hand then sewn all together as a cheap way for the peasants and the settlers in the city to protect their wooden floors. Apart from being practical, in the winter seasons of the yesteryears, they adopted braided area rug making as their favorite hobby.

Braided area rugs have become more elegant and luxurious with respect to the material used such as cotton and wool as well as synthetic fibers. They are now available in many designer- selected styles; its usage has never depreciated. Materials used are yarns & fibers, cloths, dyes, and thread.

Here are some samples that can be purchased online at www.rugusa.com. They have a wide selection for you to choose be it by size, color, shape or pattern.

Stair Treads are braided area rugs created to improve the flight of steps in your own home. You can have a preference of an oval or rectangular shape with patterns of Amish at $69- $79, Courtyard at $69- $205, Jackson at $49- $139, Jefferson at $39- $109, Madison at $49- $135, Monroe at $39- 109 and Westminister at $69- $205, to name a few. Each order comes with a set of 4 or 13 stair treads.

Brook Farm­ is a country classic that adds a warm and homey touch in your lovely abode. It is perfect for kitchens, dens and rooms craving for that trace of embellishment. You can have a preference of colors in blackberry, colonial blue, winter green, natural earth, tea stained and burgundy at $14- $1, 125, where price depends on the size. Each of the brook farm is made of 100% genuine polypropylene.

Prairie Cotton exclusively comes from India with complete total quality control. It is made out of pure cotton, European dyes and warp thread that are washed thrice to prevent from shading transfer. Prairie cotton is available in colors of cobalt blue, olive, dessert, brick, seafoam, natural, mustard, red, plum, coffee, pink and forest green at $59- $249, where the price depends on the size.

Botanical Isle has rich colors of pink punch, banana, kiwi, sand, amethyst and oasis blue. It is made out of 35% chenille polypropylene and 65% nylon thread. Creating an explosion of bright and cheerful hues that will surely bring vivacity into any space, the dyed yarns were blended with ultra- soft cotton. The botanical isle can be reversible which is available at $14- $1, 259, where the price depends on the size.

Summerstone Falls mixes earth tones of the outdoors with a geometric pattern resulting to an invitingly traditional look of braided area rugs. The colors available are chestnut, gold, algae, rust, chocolate and camel. Summerstone falls is made out of wool and synthetic at $69.