Apr 4, 2023
WHAT TO Avoid When Investing in a Custom Rug
Buying a custom rug is a very personal decision, it enables you to express your taste and style and may be the perfect opportunity to have that one piece of furniture that ties together an area, or multiple rooms. However, when committing to something as significant as a bespoke piece of furniture it is important to get it right.
There are many considerations that should be taken into account when making, or commissioning, your own bespoke rug.
Firstly you should consider when there is something similar already out there. Existing designs certainly are a safe way of getting a rug that you know will continue to work. I someone on the market is creating a rug design the probabilities are that it works. Which begs the question if you want a custom rug in the first place. If you have a rug out there in the right size and colours then it is likely to be less costly than having a rug made bespoke.
The price increase for custom rugs isn’t basically the design process however the economies of scale involved with purchasing dyes, drafting up the look onto a computer, then onto a canvas for hand-tufting, or a rug ‘cartoon’ for hand-knotted rugs, and also small-scale shipping costs being substantially greater than large batch production. That being said, existing rugs will be the most common way to obtain inspiration for custom rugs – many custom rugs take an existing design and modify it slightly, or adapt the colours while keeping the pattern exactly the same, or just alter the size to match. Needless to say some custom rugs could be more cost-effective than designer rugs giving a similar quality at less price-tag, the only real difference being having less a designer sticker underneath.
The next pitfall to avoid when commissioning a custom rug gets your design wrong in the beginning, changing components of your rug after the manufacturing process has begun will not be possible and if it is it could be costly. Easier to take longer at the design stage than realise you have made a mistake later on.
Choosing design and colours is actually a careful balance. An ultra-modern and patterned rug might be perfect for right now but will it look right in the event that you change your decor and when it does not, are you OK with that? Conversely, having a custom rug designed to have it bland may defeat the reason, so putting some thought right into a design that you will love for years to come helps to make it a high value purchase. However, custom rugs don’t need to cost the earth and can often cost less than you’ll think, obtaining a quote and sending off some ideas of designs costs nothing. Learn costs and timeframes and take your decision from there. logo mats