Rug Source

What to know about shopping at Rug Source

Rug Source is an importer and dealer rather than a general homeware store, and it sells at a depth that reflects that: the company states a stock of more than 30,000 rugs, sourced from India, Iran, Turkey, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Nepal, Tibet, China, Russia and the United States, and run out of a showroom and warehouse in Charlotte, North Carolina. The catalog is organized the way a dealer thinks about rugs rather than the way a furniture site does, so you browse by origin and weave as much as by color. Persian, Oriental, antique, Turkish, Moroccan, Kilim, tribal and vintage sit alongside named regional types such as Heriz, Kazak, Bokhara, Gabbeh and Balouch, with hand-knotted and hand-tufted construction separated out, plus modern abstract, floral, geometric and distressed styles, machine-washable rugs, oversized pieces, rug pads and saddle pads.

Rugs follow the home-furnishing calendar, so the clearance section is where the movement is, and it deepens around the fall and post-holiday furniture sales when new stock arrives.

There are no discount codes on this store at time of writing, so the saving is in the clearance range rather than at the checkout. The company advertises free shipping on all purchases and a 30-day risk-free trial at time of writing, both worth confirming before you order.

Two practical tips. Measure the room and not the existing rug, because the usual mistake is buying a size down and leaving furniture stranded off the edges. And on a hand-knotted piece, ask about the knot density rather than the origin alone, since that is what actually separates two rugs sold under the same regional name.

— MoneySaverCodes Team