Persian Rug Choices

Buying a beautiful patterned antique rug for your living room, bedroom, or dining room (or all three!) can be a monumental sequence of decisions. First of all, you have to decide on what size of rug to buy: this obviously depends on the dimensions of the room you plan to house it in, and the aesthetic you're going for: a small Persian rug says something very different than a huge one that takes up the whole room
The second decision you have to come to is about color palette: some rooms look best with a dark maroon and gold look, some do much better with a rich green or navy blue or a deep, royal purple. And within these, there are permutations: green and black is so different from a green paired with a creamy white, or green and silver, or green and red.
One of the next decisions is what kind of texture you want your rug to have: there are different materials used all over the world, from wool to silk to cotton and different blends thereof. Also, threat count is super important for determining the kind of texture. If you have small children, they'll be delighted with a fine, soft cotton blend. If you want something hartier, you might want to go for more of a wool or something like that.
And last but not least, you really need to decide on the patterns you want. Many rugs are made in the Muslim tradition and sport only geometric shapes, but many others have images of plants, animals, and other critters scrolling across them. You can have a cool hunting sequence represented, or a serene forest. Or just a highly intricate pattern of swirls and circles.
There is a whole spectrum of choices to be made when choosing yourself a new rug: make sure you choose whats best for you and your family.