Ambience Rugs Blog

If you fancy changing your rooms around or freshening up a room, using rugs can be an easy way of emphasising your existing room décor. If you are working to a tight budget a rug can easily freshen up a room by adding a splash of colour.  Firstly try rearranging your existing furniture and sit back and decide the style of rug you would like.  If you are unsure what styles and colours are available look at rug ranges available on-line.  Selecting a rug this way can also offer the benefit of reduced prices. Read the rest of this entry »

For a modern home a shaggy rug is the ideal accessory as they complement the design features of contemporary modern furniture.  They add a touch of luxury to any room and are ideal to use in rooms with hardwood flooring.  They are available in a range of styles, shapes and colours and can even be patterned to complement natural colour schemes. Read the rest of this entry »

If you are considering a new rug then great – but if you have an old rug and have hardwood flooring then consider this great tip.  Keeping your old rug can help move heavy furniture around without damaging your hardwood floor. Read the rest of this entry »

Some areas of the house are subject to heavy traffic and this can really have an effect on your chosen floor covering, whether that is, carpet or wood flooring. Heavy usage areas become subject to dirt and grime giving floors a very different appearance to less used areas.   An easy way to protect your floor is to use a rug but in a particular area of heavy usage, the hallway or entrance, a runner style rug is the ideal option. Read the rest of this entry »

There are a number of things to consider when selecting a rug for your home.  Rugs come in all shapes, sizes, weaves and of course colours.  Here is a step-by-step guide to selecting just the right rug for your home. Read the rest of this entry »

Ziegler and Company way back in 1883 captured a style and design of rug that continues to fit into any home today whether traditional or contemporary.   Backed by a myriad of historical tradition Ziegler rugs; were originally designed by principal master weavers; use only natural, delicate and subtle colours from vegetable dyes; are distinctive, individual and timeless and creatively capture the past, yet compliment modern living.  Read the rest of this entry »

When should you decide to use a round rug instead of a rectangular one? This is probably a question that many rug addicts ask themselves everyday. Well in this post I will try to answer this question once and for all.

Round rugs are perfect for making a small room appear larger, or simply for adding a centerpiece to your room. Perhaps you don’t have space for a large rectangular rug but feel that the room is lacking something; or perhaps you simply want to add something to the room that will make it look bigger. A round rug is the Read the rest of this entry »

A good quality rug can have its life doubled through good care and regular cleaning, the recommendations below will help you maintain and get the most out of your rug.

Turning your rug on a regular basis will help keep any fading by the sun even, try and do this every time you clean your rug, this will keep your rug in a even condition from end to end. On particularly sunny days it is recommended you close your curtains or blinds to block out excessive sunlight.
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Making rugs is no piece of cake. The effort that goes into making a rug is a complicated combination of preparing the materials and knotting/weaving them together.

An ancient activity (the first known rug dates from over 2000 years ago!), weaving has become an art form. Some rugs last for hundreds of years due to the craftsmanship that goes into making them. There are a large variety of different knots originating from different areas of the world. Some rug makers use hooks in order to help them weave more efficiently; some painstakingly hand knot each rug. Read the rest of this entry »

Afghan rugs – they’re all from Afghanistan, right? Wrong. Afghan rugs hail from many parts of the middle east, as Afghan refugees fleeing war have spread out and taken their rug-making skills with them. War has also inspired many of their designs, especially after the Soviet Union invaded in the 1980s. As a consequence of this, many Afghans are also now based in America, causing the trade (and prices) to increase dramatically. Read the rest of this entry »