It's important to know the different types of rug materials because it can determine the look, durability, and care of the rug. Cotton and wool are ideal for high-traffic areas, while silk and animal ...

In 2017, 3.4 million tons of rugs and carpet sat in US landfills, 2,500 tons from that year alone. Nearly 74% of all rugs and carpet end up in landfills at the end of their lives, which means that ...

At one of Shanghai’s luxurious interior decoration exhibitions last year, Cai Shengwei learned — to his undisguised indignance — that a handmade silk rug made in Kashmir sold for more than 100,000 ...

Paul Kondralian, left, and Terry Kondralian run Hilliard Rug Cleaners and Gables Oriental Rugs, which perform remediation work on carpets. A four-step process is used to clean the rugs, which can vary ...