When shopping for rugs, what fibers are best?
Now before I get started, my Momma always told me two things:
1) If you can't say something nice, sit next to me AND
2) Don't answer a question with a question.
Well, I always follow number one, but number two I seem to always come up short on, and this is no exception.
To answer the question "When shopping for rugs, what fibers are best?" I would have to ask you what room the rugs are going in.
Kitchen or Laundry Room
I would strongly suggest polypropylene. I have taken the liberty of making a link to all of our polyproylene rugs here. The reason polypropylene is ideal for rugs in a kitchen or laundry room is that the fiber is impermeable to stains. It can be cleaned very easily with a damp terrycloth, and holds it's color even if bleach is spilled on it, which makes it ideal for a laundry room. I should tell you there is always a catch though, and in this case it is wearability. Polypropylene tends to wear in a fairly speedy manner so that the soft texture of the rugs you feel at first is not what you will feel some time afterwards. The pattern will still look as vivid and rich as when you got it, the feeling of it on your hands and feet just won't be as silky as when the rugs were new.
Master Bedroom, Guest Room, or Formal Living Room
Without a second of thinking or pondering the fiber is hands down wool. Wool is the fiber by which all others are measured. Choosing wool for the rugs in these rooms will result in an ultra soft feeling underfoot and rugs that appear nearly brand spanking new for several years to come. Wool rugs are very easy to clean, so long as you have the proper cleaning tools on hand. Particularly our Wool Clean kit. So the catch with wool is that once you receive your rugs, they will pill and fuzz for several months. The good news is that after the fuzzing is done, the feeling of the fiber will be lustrous for far longer than you had to deal with your rugs fuzzing.
Family Room, Dining Room, Foyer
Nylon is the ideal fiber for these settings. Nylon is a sort of cross between polypropylene and wool. Rugs made of nylon are typically stain resistant, a bit less costly than wool rugs, and have a resliency that is almost as good as wool. So why choose nylon for rugs in these rooms as opposed to wool? Well, because rugs in these rooms get a whole lot of traffic, and wool would really bum you out with the amount of fuzz that would be produced as a result of the heavy traffic.
Thinking of rugs for rooms that I did not list above? Please give me a call, and I will give you some tips. Thanks again for reading, and if you have questions about rugs and how they will perform please let me know. Rugs really do make a big difference in a room, and by choosing the right fiber you can be assured that they won't only look good today but for a long time into the future.
Kindly,
Wes Jenkins
1) If you can't say something nice, sit next to me AND
2) Don't answer a question with a question.
Well, I always follow number one, but number two I seem to always come up short on, and this is no exception.
To answer the question "When shopping for rugs, what fibers are best?" I would have to ask you what room the rugs are going in.
Kitchen or Laundry Room
I would strongly suggest polypropylene. I have taken the liberty of making a link to all of our polyproylene rugs here. The reason polypropylene is ideal for rugs in a kitchen or laundry room is that the fiber is impermeable to stains. It can be cleaned very easily with a damp terrycloth, and holds it's color even if bleach is spilled on it, which makes it ideal for a laundry room. I should tell you there is always a catch though, and in this case it is wearability. Polypropylene tends to wear in a fairly speedy manner so that the soft texture of the rugs you feel at first is not what you will feel some time afterwards. The pattern will still look as vivid and rich as when you got it, the feeling of it on your hands and feet just won't be as silky as when the rugs were new.
Master Bedroom, Guest Room, or Formal Living Room
Without a second of thinking or pondering the fiber is hands down wool. Wool is the fiber by which all others are measured. Choosing wool for the rugs in these rooms will result in an ultra soft feeling underfoot and rugs that appear nearly brand spanking new for several years to come. Wool rugs are very easy to clean, so long as you have the proper cleaning tools on hand. Particularly our Wool Clean kit. So the catch with wool is that once you receive your rugs, they will pill and fuzz for several months. The good news is that after the fuzzing is done, the feeling of the fiber will be lustrous for far longer than you had to deal with your rugs fuzzing.
Family Room, Dining Room, Foyer
Nylon is the ideal fiber for these settings. Nylon is a sort of cross between polypropylene and wool. Rugs made of nylon are typically stain resistant, a bit less costly than wool rugs, and have a resliency that is almost as good as wool. So why choose nylon for rugs in these rooms as opposed to wool? Well, because rugs in these rooms get a whole lot of traffic, and wool would really bum you out with the amount of fuzz that would be produced as a result of the heavy traffic.
Thinking of rugs for rooms that I did not list above? Please give me a call, and I will give you some tips. Thanks again for reading, and if you have questions about rugs and how they will perform please let me know. Rugs really do make a big difference in a room, and by choosing the right fiber you can be assured that they won't only look good today but for a long time into the future.
Kindly,
Wes Jenkins
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