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Article: Building blocks: the ABCs of area rugs for retailers ready to enter the business. (includes glossary) (supplement: Retailers' Guide to Area Rug Basics)
- Article from:
- HFN The Weekly Newspaper for the Home Furnishing Network
- Article date:
- January 23, 1995
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CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1995 MacFadden Communications Group LLC. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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In the old days of area rug retailing, most rugs were Oriental designs or braided pieces. Times have changed.
Today's beginning retailer is likely to hear terms like "gabbeh," "Axminster" and "polypropylene" thrown around by any manufacturer or supplier he or she might visit. And the array of choices these days is truly staggering. Natural sisals compete for showroom space with tribal designs in muted, rich colors. Cheerful, country-inspired hooked rugs are displayed next to Orientals with complicated patterns. Lush Tibetan pieces in exotic vegetable-dyed shades share space with openfield border rugs.
While at first the choices seem overwhelming, new retailers ...