Should I Choose Area Rugs or new Broadloom Carpet

When you are ready to put down a new rug on your floor, you have so many different rugs to choose from. Area rugs are a very common type of rug that is used for a quick fix to a scratched up hard wood floor or to add style and color. Broadloom carpet is also used to hide imperfections on the floor. Which one should you choose?

Broadloom offers a smooth blended look to any floor. Broadloom is a machine that is used to make carpets that are large in size. Broadloom carpet covers a large area, like wall-to-wall carpeting. With broadloom carpet, you have an unlimited amount of colors, texture, thickness, as well as pile height. You decide what you need and how much you need for each room. For example, your living room is one are that is frequently traveled. You can use broadloom with a flat pile so it doesn’t show as much travel.

An area rug is used to cover an area in your home. These types of rugs are made from several different types of materials and come in a wide variety of color and size. An area rug can be used to separate one room from another. It can be placed at the door when guests and family members are greeted in order to give them a welcoming feeling. Area rugs can be used on top of hardwood, tile or hard surfaces in order to keep the feet warm as you walk around in the house. Area rugs are not used to cover the entire room like broadloom.

• A warmer room – when you use broadloom carpet you are going to cover a large amount of space. This means that the room will be able to maintain heat and feel warmer.
• The broadloom carpet will not shift around when you step on it. There is a less chance that someone will fall because the rug does not slip.
• Decreases noise – if you are in a room watching television with a home theater system on, you will feel better knowing that broadloom will help to muffle the sounds so it won’t travel.
• There are no seams in broadloom. Sometimes seams make it difficult to clean the rug thoroughly. However, you will not find seams in a broadloom.

• Shows wear faster – These rugs cannot be moved like area rugs so they end up wearing down where they are traveled the most, showing a path.
• These rugs usually require a professional to install because the carpet will need stretched to fit.

• Area rugs can be moved anywhere you want to place them.
• Area rugs are easy to clean. Depending on the size, you can even through them in the washer.
• Area rugs are cost effective. You can buy the rug according to your budget

• The only protection you get is where the carpet covers so the rest of the floor is vulnerable to scratches and traffic
• Dirt and dust can become trapped underneath the rug and scratch the flooring. The area rugs can also be hard on those who have allergies because it traps allergens in the fiber.
• Area rugs can slide and can cause falls.

It’s important to weigh all your options before you decide on a particular rug. And as another thought - if you already have ugly broadloom you can cover your carpet with area rugs.