Picture Perfect With Outdoor Rugs
An exciting new trend in home fashion is to abandon the closed walls of living and salon areas for the fresh beauty of outdoors…and make the outdoors as homey and inviting as indoors. Comfortable patio furniture, small bar tables, deck lights… what’s missing? Outdoor rugs complete the picture. Indoor outdoor area rugs that bear heavy wear and outdoor weather yet are still soft, attractive, and easy to care for will create the perfect atmosphere for relaxing and entertaining on that patio, deck, or pool side.
There are a number of outdoor rug styles, each with hundreds of designs to choose from. Here are some popular ones:
Handmade Indoor Outdoor Rugs
Handmade rugs are the most expensive style, but well worth what you pay for. The depth, detail, and vivid color variety are unmatched by their machine made counterparts. Soft, long lasting, and truly exquisite, a handmade indoor outdoor rug will sweep anyone off their feet.
Machine Made Outdoor Patio Rugs
Machine made rugs are significantly less expensive, lighter weight, yet have comparable durability to the handmade rugs. Usually. Colors tend to be slightly more muted, and designs are more block patterned. They are machine printed designs, you know.
Outdoor Bamboo Rugs
A true feeling of the simple outdoors, with full lines of bright colors to liven your outdoor relaxation space. Bamboo doesn’t stand the same wear and tear, so be warned: these are not to be left outdoors full time! Also, make sure you buy bamboo rugs with a non slip rug pad attached.
All Weather Outdoor Rugs
Outdoor “mats,” can be made from recycled plastic, with amazing Persian rug styles, floral designs, Southwestern motifs, geometric patterns…they clean up with a garden hose and live up to all weather.
The outdoor sisal rug is a new line to consider as well. Sisal used to be only for the indoors; it would absorb moisture, fade, and wear easily under the sun. Manufacturers have taken the durability and resilience of natural sisal into the outdoors, however, for long lasting beauty.
Outdoor Braided Rugs
Stain resistant and reversible, braided rugs also wash super easily, are soft, and incredibly durable versions of the solid color outdoor rugs. Different braiding techniques and directions give varying textures, all great looking on that patio deck.
When buying your fashionable outdoor rug, remember to look for durability and softness. If you can purchase with warranties, that is by far the best option. Color palettes taken from the outdoor elements are beautiful and safe bets; browns, greens, blues, and floral colors you find in your own backyard area will bring your outdoor room truly into the outdoors.
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