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Renaissance Your Rug!
Rugs can be an accent or a focal point that pulls our living spaces together. Rugs help manifest self expression. Let's explore rug trends and interior styles over the past decade; there has been a growing demand for area rugs and carpets made from natural materials and eco-friendly materials such as organic cotton, wool, jute, sisal, and bamboo. These materials are viewed as a more sustainable and environmentally conscious option for homeowners; However, these fibers lack the durability and resiliency of wool.
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Buyers are beginning to reconsider these choices, and we see a pushback on eco-friendly plant fiber due to poor performance back to wool. While wool's eco-friendliness is questioned, its durability and longevity, or the "dust to dust" cycle, also known as the "cradle to grave" cycle, is a concept that describes the life cycle of a product from its creation to its eventual disposal.
It highlights the resources, energy, and environmental impacts associated with a product throughout its entire lifecycle, including extraction of raw materials, manufacturing, distribution, use, and disposal.
We are seeing a more savvy consumer and a rug trend away from Plant fibers and back to wool in high traffic areas. Wool is an excellent choice as a natural materials suitable for busy households and more eco-friendly because of its longevity and durability.
Design Trends
Vintage and Retro Style Rugs
Vintage revival rug trends and retro-inspired area rugs remain and perhaps have gained popularity in home decor. Stylish designs that hark back to the mid-century modern era or vintage motifs and bright colours, and timeless appeal. These styles can add a touch of nostalgia and character to a space at a cost effective price point. Some rugs are new rugs given a retro finish, pile cut low, and a washed-out faded or overdye to add a look of use and age. These distressed rug trends are weaning, but not the overall retro rug market; rug buyers are experimenting with vintage rugs to bring bold, vibrant colors into living spaces, add timeless appeal, and even make the rug center stage.
Geometric Rug Patterns
Geometric patterns have been a prominent rug trend in interior design forever, so rugs and carpets featuring bold geometric shapes, such as chevrons, hexagons, and trellis designs, are popular choices for adding visual interest and contemporary style to a room. Often complimenting furniture and structural design elements, we see a strong correlation between rug, room, and future in custom one-off rug design. This trend will continue, particularly in commercial environments.
Rug Color Forecasting
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We are starting to see consumers at odds with color forecasting trends that seek their own "thing," and these rug buyers are finding a home in the vintage & bespoke rug market; we see this trend gaining more momentum.
Consumers are seeking out vibrant colours and sustainable materials bespoke rug design market working with retailers work with you to create custom-made rugs. Consumers have the power to make custom rugs in the colors and designs they want. There appears to be a widening disconnect between color forecasting and consumer choices regarding rug trends in the Bespoke customer rug market.
Moroccan rugs, styles, and designs have become so popular that India and Afghanistan both make Morrocan designs and styling natural colors in wool and sizes to meet the needs of consumers; interior designers favor their natural color tones as a backdrop for interior design. Morrocan rugs fit two common design trends that can look contrary or tribal at an attractive price, and we think this look has some staying power for now.
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Custom Rugs
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Once the domain of hihg end rugs sales custom rugs are more affordable than ever, look fort he perfect rug when you can have it made to you specifications. From bold paterns to a neutral rug desing the sky is the limit to customize your living space and you own rug creation to take center stage wiht unique paterns for the perfect rug.
Type of Rug
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Adding texture and layers through rugs and carpets has been a popular trend. High-pile rugs, shag rugs, mixed weave techniques, woven pile, Kilim and sumac weave, as well as carving, add three-dimensional elements to floor coverings and textured weaves provide a cozy and tactile element to a room, creating a warm and inviting atmosphere. Yet, this look adds to const and has some drawbacks; we see this trend taking a back seat for now.
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Antique rugs, particularly tribal and village rugs, Antique Kilims with bold colors and a more rustic tribal look. In this market, buyers favor rugs showing their age with some wear, slight color fading, and old repairs that add charisma and visually proclaim age. Antique rugs seem to be making a modest comeback; Grandma's living room rug has merit.
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Overall the area rug and carpet trends for 2023 and 2024 show a diversifying and broadening of color and design outside forecasting models. The bespoke custom rug and vintage rug & carpet market has become a driver that colors trends and forecasting from Pantone and CMG (Color Marketing Group) are starting to take a back seat to consumer wants and demands.
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Brick-and-mortar rug dealers will become leaner, carrying less inventory and catering to client-driven rug expectations, particularly custom rugs. Vintage rug retailers will have their place; many will choose online sales, micro- retail locations, or Shared retail space, and shared or collaborative retail.
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In this possible future mid-level brick-and-mortar rug shops stocking already-made rugs for sale may not have a future.