Buying a custom rug is an extremely personal decision, it allows you to express your taste and style and is the perfect possibility to have that one furniture piece that ties together an area, or multiple rooms. However, when investing in something as significant as a bespoke furniture piece you should get it right.
There are several considerations that should be taken into account when designing, or commissioning, your own bespoke rug.
Firstly you should consider if there is something similar already out there. Existing designs are a safe way of getting a rug that you know will work. I someone out there is making a rug design the probabilities are that it works. Which begs the question if you want a custom rug to begin with. If there is a rug on the market in the proper size and colours then chances are to be less expensive than having a rug made bespoke.
The cost increase for custom rugs is not this is the design process however the economies of scale involved in purchasing dyes, drafting up the design onto some type of computer, then onto a canvas for hand-tufting, or a rug ‘cartoon’ for hand-knotted rugs, and also small-scale shipping costs being substantially higher than large batch production. That said, existing rugs will be the most common source of inspiration for custom rugs – many custom rugs take an existing design and modify it slightly, or adapt the colours while keeping the pattern the same, or just alter the size to suit. Needless to say some custom rugs can be more cost-effective than designer rugs giving a similar quality at a lesser price-tag, the only difference being having less a designer sticker underneath.
The next pitfall to avoid when commissioning a custom rug is getting your design wrong in the beginning, changing components of your rug after the manufacturing process has begun may not be possible and if it really is it could be costly. Better to take longer at the look stage than realise you earn a mistake down the road.
Choosing design and colours is actually a careful balance. An ultra-modern and patterned rug might be perfect for at this time but does it look right in the event that you change your decor and when it does not, are you OK with that? logo mats Conversely, having a custom rug designed to have it bland may defeat the purpose, so putting some thought into a design that you’ll love for years to come helps to ensure it is a high value purchase. However, custom rugs do not have to cost the earth and will often cost less than you’ll think, getting a quote and sending off ideas of designs costs nothing. Find out costs and timeframes and take your decision from there.