Thick and Soft Area Rugs - Shag Area Rugs - How to Choose

Flokati Shag Area Rug

Hollywood Love Rugs has specialized for many years in quality sheepskin rugs and traditional flokati rugs; both of these offer thickness, softness and a luxurious feel. Fur rugs are of course always the softest, but don't have that contemporary look that many people desire. Over recent years there have been many new products created in the shag rug market that attempt to fill that gap. Many people prefer wool rugs for their durability and unique qualities, and in addition to flokati rugs, we carry many varieties of wool shag rugs as well. Cotton shag rugs are very popular as they can be dyed in very bright and beautiful pastel colors. In addition to faux fur rugs, there are now many varieties of polyester shag rugs which are extremely easy to care for, and if the yarn is very fine can also be extremely soft. There are also artificial silk shag rugs, which are certainly the softest variety and rivals fur rugs in their softness to the touch and feel. Probably the most creative approach are the blended yarn shag rugs which combine the qualities of more than one material into a beautiful shag area rug that can have both thickness, softness, beauty, durability and the color one desires in one's living space. Wool-Polyester blends are now very popular, as well as many blends of artificial silk yarn, which bring softness to other basica materials like wool and cotton. It is possible today to choose a shag rug which combines all the qualities one seeks in one's home decor and rugs decor, thickness, softness, color, durability and ease of care.