Floor Rugs Styles
First Step in Choosing a Rug

Knowing about floor rugs styles can help in choosing the right area rug style for your home. Learn how to sift through the apparently endless variety of floor rugs (also known as area rugs), start by deciding about the area rug style.

History of Floor Rugs Styles

Floor rugs started to appear in ancient days to add comfort and beauty on sand floors that were typical to tents of nomadic tribes. The earlier area rugs were made of sheep wool and were hand-knotted. The styles used were traditional, typified by vivid colors and intricate patterns mainly of three categories: geometric, floral or pictorial.

With the advent of machine-made area rugs efficient production and the computerized aided design of rugs, it became possible to make any conceivable pattern at a reasonable cost. New synthetic materials could be used, driving the market prices down. A range of rugs manufacturing techniques, other than the traditional hand-knotted were developed for automated rugs manufacturing machines. Concurrently, due to social and cultural changes, the world saw changes in the visual arts and new styles for paintings, sculptures and architecture emerged. These changes in art styles influenced the area rugs styles, and modern art concepts penetrated deeply into the rugs design arena.

The Contemporary Modern Area Rugs Style

Imitating the trends in visual arts, contemporary floor rugs are designed to match the style of modern furniture, walls and other home decor elements. Common patterns are curvilinear (round and circular lines), geometric (straight lines) and abstract figures.

Shag Area Rugs

If you remember the old days shag area rugs, be prepared for a pleasant surprise. Better materials and better production techniques assure the finest quality and longevity to the new wave of shag area rugs. The soft, thick fibers used offer greater insulation from cold floors and improve the room acoustic quality.

More Area Rugs Styles

Area rugs come in many styles. Here are links to a growing list of floor rugs styles and motifs

• Chenille Area Rugs, the best looking and sturdy rugs at affordable prices


• Classic Area Rugs, the traditional looking rugs


• Add a country, wild life style with wolf area rugs


• Out door area rugs, beautiful and sturdy


• Children area rugs for kids' rooms and nurseries


• A fast growing popularity area rugs style is the Novelty Area Rugs style


• A popular pattern imitates the pattern on the zebra skin, the zebra area rug


• Nautical and marine themes area rugs, lighthouse area rugs


• Western and Southwestern area rugs, western, Mexican and Native American motifs


• A remote echo from the Moroccan berber tribes, Berber Area Rugs and Berber carpets


• The old world rustic feeling is brought by the French Country Rugs Style


• If your room is already loaded with colors and motifs, a solid color area rug might be just right to decorate the room


• A relaxing, optimistic motif is the Sunflower Area Rug motif


• For vacation homes and log cabin homes, rustic area rugs featuring country scenes are the natural choice

If you live in LA, visit our Simi Valley Rugs Store and view our variety of floor rugs styles. We carry a wide selection of colors and shapes. As a family owned business our service is friendly and our prices are affordable. Call us and we will ship your chosen rug to anywhere in the continental US

Braided Area Rugs

Braided area rugs are very typical to the US culture, cheaper braided rugs can fit a country style home, a summer vacation cabin and if made from washable materials they fit perfectly to outdoor areas, patios and verandas