Area Rugs | Michael's Floor Covering - Fort Wayne, IN

<body style="margin: 0"><table WIDTH="800" CELLPADDING="0" cellspacing="0"><tr bgcolor=""><td colspan="3"><h1>Michael's Floor Covering </a> - Area Rugs - Fort Wayne, IN</h1></td></tr><tr bgcolor=""><td colspan="3"> </td></tr><TR BGCOLOR=""><td width="35%" valign="top">6161 East State Boulevard<br />Fort Wayne, IN 46815<br /><BR /><b>Tel: </b>260-486-3131<BR /><b>Fax: </b>260-485-4882<br /><br /><a target="_blank" href="http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.163210027065498.46634.132665413453293#!/pages/Michaels-Floor-Covering/132665413453293"><img border="0" alt="Visit us on Facebook" SRC="http://www.designbiz.com/images/social/facebook-16x16.png"></a> <div align="left"><a target="_blank" href="http://usa.visa.com/"><img border="0" alt="Apply for Visa" SRC="http://www.designbiz.com/images/credit/visa-s.jpg"></a> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.mastercard.com/"><img border="0" alt="Apply for MasterCard" SRC="http://www.designbiz.com/images/credit/mastercard-s.jpg"></a> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.discovercard.com/"><img border="0" alt="Apply for Discover" SRC="http://www.designbiz.com/images/credit/discover-s.jpg"></a> <BR clear="all" /></div><hr><b>Area Rugs</b><br /><small>Accent Rugs</small><br /><small>Antique Rugs (Reproductions)</small><br /><small>Area Rugs</small><br /><small>Contemporary Rugs</small><br /><small>Custom Rugs</small><br /><small>Florals/Botanicals</small><br /><small>Folk Art</small><br /><small>Machine Made Rugs</small><br /><small>Oriental Rugs</small><br /><small>Savonnerie Rugs</small><br /><small>Tribal Rugs</small><br /><small>Wool Rugs</small><br /></td><td><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="images/pix.gif" WIDTH="5" HEIGHT="1"></td><td valign="top"><h2>Area Rugs</h2><p>For spreading personality around a room, the area rug has few rivals. What could be more elegant than an heirloom quality Oriental area rug atop a gleaming hardwood floor, or more charming than a handcrafted braided area rug on timeworn pine planks. In myriad styles and prices, versatile area rugs set the mood-and more.</p> <p>Beyond beauty, these stage-setters are hardworking area rug design elements. Area rugs bring softness and warmth to any hard-surface floor, instantly infuse color and pattern into a space, and make comely cover-ups for soiled or damaged carpet. Area rugs are great unifiers, sparking entire color schemes. One of the best decorating strategies is to use area rugs to define specific activity centers within a room, especially important in large rooms and in today's flowing, open-plan homes. For example, let one area rug set boundaries for a conversation area and another area rug outline a dining spot. Area rugs can be used alone or in conjunction with carpet.</p> <p><b>Traditional Area Rugs</b></p> <p>Rich in history and hue, jewel-toned Oriental area rugs are the aristocrats of area rugs and are prized in traditional, formal, and eclectic schemes. Authentic hand-knotted Oriental area rugs may take years to create, but can wear well for more than a century. Equally elegant and formal are French area rug classics, such as Aubusson rugs, Savonnerie rugs, and hand-stitched needlepoint rugs.</p> <p><b>Flat Woven Area Rugs</b></p> <p>Popular in contemporary and eclectic room schemes are wool dhurrie area rugs, produced in India for centuries.  Sumptuous colors, stylized motifs, and vivid geometry characterize these flat-woven area rugs that are durable and reversible. Kilims are flat woven area rugs with no pile. Persia, Turkey and Afghanistan offer Kilims in geometric designs, while Besserabian Kilims are floral area rugs. Other picks include Scandinavian ryas rugs, shaggy Greek flokatis rugs, and modern area rugs in bold, graphic designs.</p> <p><b>Braided and Hooked Area Rugs</b></p> <p>Colorful braided area rugs, hooked area rugs, and rag rugs bring, homey, handcrafted appeal to country-spirited rooms, and antique  examples are increasingly prized by area rug collectors. Many area rug reproductions are made by traditional methods and reprise historic motifs, and there are contemporary interpretations in fresh pastels. Another option is the floorcloth, a favorite of colonial America, with designs from primitive area rugs to formal painted area rugs on canvas, jute, or other fabric backing. Painted Sisal is a contemporary area rug inspired by 18th century floorcloths</p> <p><b>Antique Area Rugs</b></p> <p>If you're shopping- for an authentic area rugs or antique area rug, research the techniques, materials, and designs of the period and the region of origin, as well as the area rug's identifying  characteristics. For example, high-quality Oriental area rugs are made of sheep or lamb's wool yarns, hand-knotted through linen or cotton backing. The more knots per square inch, the better the quality area rug. A superb Persian area rug may have more than 500 to 1,000 knots per square inch. There are handsome area rug reproductions made on power looms, and less-costly facsimiles with designs printed on the pile surface. Antique area rugs, especially Orientals, are always expensive and often difficult to find. Although good examples turn up at estate sales and auctions, your best shopping bet is a reputable, established area rug dealer.</p> <p>Y<b>ou might want to consider an antique area rug from a particular region: </b></p> <p>Persian Area Rugs of metropolitan areas differ greatly from those of small rural villages. Urban area rugs are sophisticated floral designs with fine knots. Village or tribal area rugs are simpler geometric patterns of a coarse weave with bold colorations. Some of the major type<br /><h2>Area Rugs Brands: </h2><small><b>Kane Area Rugs</b><br />Kane Carpet-an established trend setter in the broadloom industry since 1947-is proud of its fashion forward philosophy, superior quality and business integrity.<br /><br /><b>Karastan Rugs</b><br />Nothing warms up a room like a beautiful area rug. Rugs can add a dramatic focal point or the subtle blending of color and pattern that pulls a room together. For centuries, the finest homes have been graced with magnificent rugs. And at Karastan, you'll find a complete range of looks, from contemporary textures to decorative designs to classics from the Golden Age of carpet weaving. All created by master designers and colorists who share an eye for timeless styling. Only the finest materials go into the making of a Karastan rug. It's a bit more expensive, but the result is rich, lustrous color, soft and cozy wool pile, and superior resilience and durability. In fact, if our e-mail is any indication, many Karastans purchased back in the '30s and '40s are still being enjoyed today for their enduring beauty, performance and value.<br /><br /><b>Kathy Ireland™ Rugs</b><br />Kathy Ireland's rugs are beautiful, durable, machine-crafted of plush 100% polypropylene in a Wilton woven construction inspired by her travels all over the world.<br /><br /><b>Loloi Rugs </b><br />Amir Loloi founded Loloi Inc. in December 2003. Mr.Loloi has most recently served as president of a major area rug importer in the Dallas area, and has over 25 years of experience in the imported area rug industry.<br /><br /><b>Masland Rugs</b><br />Since 1866, Masland insist that its rugs maintain the highest quality. The tradition of manufacturing quality product has been practiced for over 136 years and continues to be practiced today.<br /><br /><b>Mohawk Rugs</b><br />Mohawk's dedicated rug designers are constantly striving to bring you the latest in rug fashions. When choosing Mohawk Select, you not only have the brand name that you have grown to trust, you have the latest in style, color and great value as well.<br /><br /><b>Nourison Rugs</b><br />Nourison is the world's largest importer and manufacturer of fine handmade oriental rugs. World headquarters in Saddle Brook, New Jersey, with offices in Atlanta, High Point, Zurich, Germany, China and India, the company also has dozens of distribution centers throughout the world. <br /><br /><b>Oriental Weavers Rugs</b><br />Oriental Weavers provides a wide array of products ranging from area rugs in all sizes to wall to wall carpets for domestic use to custom made orders for the hospitality industry.Design and colour variety give us the capability to keep up with the latest fashion trends world wide and thus remain the number one rug and carpet manufacturer in an ever growing industry. <br /><br /><b>Shaw Rugs</b><br />Award-winning designs, diverse collections, and remarkablevalue characterize Shaw Rugs. From old world patterns in rich, antiquecolors to new treasures featuring the latest styling trends, a selectionfrom Shaw Rugs can beautifully transform any room.<br /><br /><b>STAINMASTER® Area Rugs</b><br />Now you can find high fashion area rugs with the stain-and soil-resistance and ease of cleaning that STAINMASTER® brand is known for. <br /><br /><b>Tommy Bahama Flooring</b><br />It's a warm westerly breeze rustling the palms, the lulling roar of crashing waves-it's the celebration of island living, Tommy Bahama style. Hedonistic but no beach bum, Tommy Bahama-the mythical man behind the brand-appreciates the finer things in life. Whether you're vacationing on a secluded isle, or just wish you were, Tommy Bahama invites you to slow down and enjoy life…or as we say here on the island, Life is one long weekend.<br /><br /></small></td></tr><tr bgcolor=""><td colspan="3"><br /><b><a href="http://www.michaelsfloorcovering.com/">http://www.michaelsfloorcovering.com/</a></b><br /></td></tr><tr bgcolor=""><td colspan="3"><hr> <a href="http://www.michaelsfloorcovering.com/">Home</a> : <a title="Area Rugs store in Fort Wayne, IN" href="http://www.michaelsfloorcovering.com/area_rugs.asp">Area Rugs</a> : <a title="Carpeting store in Fort Wayne, IN" href="http://www.michaelsfloorcovering.com/carpeting.asp">Carpeting</a> : <a title="Ceramic / Porcelain Flooring store in Fort Wayne, IN" href="http://www.michaelsfloorcovering.com/ceramic_porcelain_flooring.asp">Ceramic / Porcelain Flooring</a> : <a title="Laminate Flooring store in Fort Wayne, IN" href="http://www.michaelsfloorcovering.com/laminate_flooring.asp">Laminate Flooring</a> : <a title="Natural Stone Floors store in Fort Wayne, IN" href="http://www.michaelsfloorcovering.com/natural_stone_floors.asp">Natural Stone Floors</a> : <a title="Specialty Floors store in Fort Wayne, IN" href="http://www.michaelsfloorcovering.com/specialty_floors.asp">Specialty Floors</a> : <a title="Vinyl / Resilient Flooring store in Fort Wayne, IN" href="http://www.michaelsfloorcovering.com/vinyl_resilient_flooring.asp">Vinyl / Resilient Flooring</a> : <a title="Wood Flooring store in Fort Wayne, IN" href="http://www.michaelsfloorcovering.com/wood_flooring.asp">Wood Flooring</a> : </td></tr><tr bgcolor=""><td colspan="3"><hr><div style="line-height:14px; margin-left: 0px"><br /><b>Serving:</b><br />Fort Wayne, </div><BR /></td></tr><tr bgcolor=""><td colspan="3"><hr><p><a href="http://www.buildbiz.com" title="Flooring Website Design">Flooring Website Design</a> | <a href="http://www.retailflooringstores.com" title="Local Area Rugs Expert">Local Area Rugs Expert</a></p></td></tr></table><script type="text/javascript">var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? 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