| Adding a touch of ethnicity to your home's | | | | are 'kilims' or 'hanbels' though these are |
| interiors by using furniture, furnishings, and rugs is | | | | lightweight, flat in weave and motifs are made |
| a sure way to brighten the atmosphere! Over the | | | | with variations of red, blue, green, yellow, mauve |
| past few years, decorating homes in ethnic styles | | | | and white. The price of Moroccan rugs and kilims |
| has become extremely popular. Sensing the | | | | are usably determined by the size, quality of the |
| demand for original tribal art from various places | | | | design and the colors used. Why Buy Moroccan |
| around the world, even big stores such as Target | | | | Rugs? A holistic mix of modern and ethnic styling |
| have been known to launch complete furnishing | | | | and design, Moroccan rugs lend a distinctly stylish |
| lines that reflect a particular culture or region such | | | | look to your home decor. Warm and bright, they |
| as Indian or Japanese home furnishing lines. One | | | | can simply liven up any space and make it look |
| of the most popular emerging styles is Moroccan, | | | | trendy, colorful and luxurious. Romance is an |
| especially in the rugs and carpet industry. | | | | integral part of Moroccan culture and your |
| Hand-woven Moroccan rugs are a fantastic way | | | | Moroccan furnishings can bring some of that |
| to invite warmth and create a bright and charming | | | | feeling in your room or home. Rectilinear Moroccan |
| atmosphere in your home. Moroccan rugs have | | | | carpets and rugs are visually striking and rich, and |
| been infusing the magic of color and art to the | | | | vivid with interesting motifs, making them a |
| homes of millions over the world. Moroccan rugs | | | | perfect flooring accessory for your living room or |
| and art have been widely connected to the west | | | | bedroom. Made from organic, hand woven wool, |
| and examples of this can be seen in Bauhaus | | | | Moroccan rugs can be hung on walls hanging or |
| movement or in the works of American | | | | used as a throw. Let's look at some of the things |
| designers like Billy Baldwin during the 1960's and | | | | you should know before you set out to purchase |
| 1970's. The simple geometric patterns of | | | | Moroccan rugs for your home: Rugs Authenticity |
| Moroccan rugs have been used for long to lend a | | | | -Always shop around. Extremely low priced rugs |
| stylish, urbane and sophisticated look to most of | | | | may mean that the products are not authentic. All |
| the modern furnishings. The famous pile carpets | | | | Moroccan rugs are made from wool and have |
| from the Middle Atlas Mountain region of Morocco | | | | very bright colors. Also, good quality rugs should |
| are proudly displayed in renowned historic houses | | | | have 120 knots/square inch of weave; turn the |
| such as Frank Lloyd Wright's iconic Fallingwater | | | | carpet over to look at the knots. Handmade |
| and Charles and Ray Eames spectacular Pacific | | | | carpet will feature variations in the knots as |
| Palisades house in California. And with the late | | | | compared to factory made carpets. Ask the |
| 1990's, Moroccan rugs revival was imminent as | | | | shopkeeper if you can burn a small bit of the |
| designers and public showed a renewed interest | | | | fringe to check the authenticity of the material - |
| for elements of the 1960's and 70's era both in | | | | silk and wool being natural fibers will smolder when |
| terms of style and color. Bright and warm hues of | | | | burnt. Rugs Design-Bold patterns, visually enticing |
| oranges and saffron yellows reflecting in Moroccan | | | | motifs and sparkling colors, Moroccan rugs are |
| rugs geometrical patterns were scene stealers. | | | | eye-catching to say the least. If your room |
| Moreover, these rugs are made from spun wool | | | | already has a lot of visual movement and your |
| and had an authentic indigenous character making | | | | furnishings are heavily designed then opt for a |
| them 'one-of-a-kind' with a quality that was hard | | | | less conspicuous pattern. Rugs Formality-Casual |
| to find in their synthetic factory made modern | | | | and comfortable appeal of the Moroccan carpets |
| cousins. Moroccan rugs were and are still being | | | | is a reflection of the tribal heritage of the |
| made by the Berbers, who are an indigenous tribe | | | | indigenous people. You may not be able to |
| of North African region living in Morocco. These | | | | achieve an authentically layered look as the |
| weavers use hand-dyed wool to weave the rugs | | | | Moroccan rugs are made in larger sizes to fulfill |
| and each rug is unique in its design, use of colors, | | | | modern living room requirements. Keep these |
| and patterns. The designs of Moroccan rugs are | | | | things in mind when buying Moroccan rugs and |
| often similar to those found in the weaving of | | | | enliven your home decor today! |
| Native Americans. Another type of Moroccan rugs | | | | |