Design Your Perfect Space with Couristan Custom Rugs 

When choosing a rug for your home or office space, it can feel limiting when designs are not available in your desired size, shape, or color. What happens when you find a pattern you love but it doesn’t come in the size you need, or you find the perfect dimensions, but the color isn’t quite right? This is where the power of made-to-order custom rugs comes in. Your space is unique, and your custom rug should reflect this. You can instantly transform a room or a staircase with a custom rug that has been hand-selected to complement the theme and aesthetic of your room. More and more people are discovering personalized custom rugs that can be created with the exact pattern, dimensions, and shape they desire. There are a few reasons that custom rugs are a trend on the rise. Firstly, custom rugs are a great way to add a personal touch to your space with colors, patterns, and curated designs that outfit a room to fit your unique style in the home or office. Secondly, interior design is an expanding industry that has inspired many to turn their own design visions into reality with many people investing in creating a designer space.

Thirdly, customizing your rug means selecting the exact size of rug you need for your space or runner for your staircase, meaning you will receive a perfectly-fitted rug that enhances the value and appearance of the room instantly. Plus, there is no wasted material or unsightly corners that don’t fit your room exactly. Lastly, with the increase in e-commerce, people all over the country can create custom rug orders online and work with experienced designers and contractors to ideate and then install their rug selection with precision. For these reasons, floor covering companies that offer expansive custom rug options in terms of color and shape and whose customer service meets the demands of their clients are more popular than ever before.

The process of creating your very own personalized rug begins by choosing the carpet design that you would like to fabricate into a rug. Floor covering companies offer a vast assortment of residential carpets that you can search by color, style, pattern, construction, and fiber. You will then personalize your rug’s shape, dimensions, type of backing and finishing to complete your order.

Style Trends for Custom Rugs

Elevate every room with a one-of-a-kind rug designed for your home or office. When it comes to interior design, there are often new trends that drive customers’ choices and inspire the look and feel of their home and office spaces. While classic and neutral colorways are always a safe choice, more consumers are opting for statement rugs that lead with color, abstract design, and geometric patterning that instantly elevates the mood of a room. Contemporary designs, like the fine art world, include abstract shapes and amorphous designs that inform the entire room design. Broad sweeping lines and a variety of color allows for a space to be curated in an array of styles. This means you can update furnishings, artwork, and accent pieces in the room continuously while maintaining your contemporary rug design. Bright colors can change the feel of a space and tie in accent colors beautifully for a bold yet sophisticated design.

People are also opting for custom rugs that suit their specific lifestyle needs, whether they have kids, pets, or high-traffic foot areas. One of the most popular lifestyle rugs people are choosing are those designed for the outdoors. This is a fantastic way to instantly elevate a patio, sunroom, or other al fresco spaces. Opting for a sleek outdoor rug also protects the material underneath from too much exposure to the elements, can withstand high foot traffic and debris better than those for indoors, and offers a soft comfortable underfoot for a more luxurious outdoor experience. Consumers can take a more natural approach by incorporating organic colors that complement the wildlife outdoors or go for a splash of color and animal pattern for a more contemporary look that livens up a space.

Create Your Own Custom Rug

With the option to personalize a carpet for your space, it’s obvious why more and more people are jumping on this trend. To create your personalized rug, you first need to select the room or staircase it will be going into. Dimensions are then taken to ensure the fit is precise. You will choose the carpet you want to fabricate into a custom rug, including the design, style, fiber, and construction based on the aesthetic and results you want to achieve. You will also want to consider the activity that will happen in the room and choose your material accordingly. For example, if it’s in the game room, consider a non-skid backing for your rug to ensure no one slips or trips on the material. If you’re selecting a dining room rug, consider a stain-resistant material that is easy to clean.

The final few decisions regarding finishing and backing options for your rug will make all the difference when it comes to your rug’s durability and aesthetic.

Finishing Options, Bindings and Serging

When it comes to custom rug design, you will be given the choice of the type of finishing option that you desire. Finishings complete the edge of a rug so that no fibers are hanging loose or poking out of the carpet’s edge. Options may include cotton fabric bindings, linen bindings, and synthetic serging, each offering a unique look and feel to the rug. Binding a carpet is when you apply stitching, fabric, or adhesive to the edges to ensure it won’t unravel or wear out with time. These options allow you to choose the color, fabric, and quality of the materials used to secure the carpet’s edge. Another option for your made-to-order rug is called serging. This is the technique where the edges of a carpet are wrapped with thread to prevent unraveling and give it a finished feel with added durability. Serging can also use different materials, depending on your desired look and design.

Backing Options on Custom Rugs for Different Environments

The final step that is most crucial when designing a personalized rug for your space is to select a carpet backing. This material chosen to be on the underside of the carpet solves a few common problems. It can protect ceramic and hardwood floors against scratches, eliminate curling edges of carpets, and provide extra comfort underfoot. There are a variety of backing selections to choose from depending on your space and lifestyle. If you are investing in a custom outdoor rug, consider ordering a weather-resistant backing that will help keep the rug in its place as well as minimize damage when exposed to water and other elements.

A non-skid backing is a fantastic option for indoor rugs to help keep them in place for those high foot traffic areas as well as felt backings that are standard for indoor rugs. See below for a list of backing options for your custom rug:

• Non-skid backing
• Felt backing
• Outdoor living cushion
• No backing

Couristan is Leading the Way in Custom Rugs

Transforming your custom rug vision into reality is a process of selection and support from rug experts. When you are ready to customize your made-to-order rug, it’s important to turn toward the leaders in the industry. For 98 years, Couristan has been creating exquisite area rugs and residential carpeting for their diversity of customers. With our extensive collection of 285 different carpet designs and/or collections, we cater to a wide variety of styles and desires, offering endless possibilities for your custom rug design. With an emphasis on the suitability of custom rugs for indoor and outdoor use, our unique backings and finishes offer options for every style of rug. From hand-serged wool to machine-serged polypropylene to chenille bindings, our finishes are luxurious and value-priced to cater to a variety of needs. In the Couristan tradition, each made-to-order rug is constructed with the finest materials and craftsmanship to ensure quality, durability, and lasting beauty.

Check out our Installation of the Month gallery featuring custom rugs in our customer’s homes across the country.

Our Top 5 Most Popular Custom Rugs

1. Royalax II Blue Collection in Antelope-Ax/Blue

Animal patterns are among the top designs people seek to transform their space instantly. The Antelope-Ax/Blue design is a fierce statement carpet that can be personalized to outfit an entire room, a staircase, or be designed as an accent rug in any shape you desire. Designed in a fashionably-chic blue coloration, this carpet is an exotic take on the traditional. Crafted in a unique combination of 80% durable wool and 20% nylon that serves as a long-lasting foundation while still being incredibly soft. For added performance, the carpet utilizes Axminster cut-pile for a textured feel,  ideal for areas with heavy foot traffic.

2. Caymus in Grey

The distinct character of this design will shine in your setting of choice thanks to its versatile cool and neutral color palette. The color grey is ideal for contemporary spaces that could use a cozy yet understated addition. The carpet’s classic chevron pattern is updated with a modern twist which will allow you to experiment in casual, minimalist, and modern interiors. Visually engaging Caymus will create a tactile appearance, one in which you can build an interior scheme around.

3. Addington in Blue

People love Addington’s style for their personalized staircase carpet as it offers a luxurious and soft touch to any space. With a refined and masculine look, we recommend this as a chic alternative to a solid color, elevating a room to one of sophistication. The sensible two-toned design is embellished in a hand-loomed loop pile for added texture and is stocked 15’ wide for decorating flexibility. This design can accommodate most standard-sized rooms with minimal seaming.

4. Emerald Lake  in Charcoal

Taking it outdoors, people are simply obsessed with the Emerald Lake design created specifically for outdoor areas exposed to the elements, pets, and high foot traffic. With a unique twist to the classic Chevron pattern, this woven Wilton flatweave carpet promises to elevate any entertainment area outside or inside the home. This design instantly transforms sunrooms, patios, and walkouts into a comfortable and peaceful setting. Stocked 13’2″ wide and created from 100% Courtron™ polypropylene, the transitional, geometric carpet is easily adaptable to several relaxed lifestyles.

5. Black and White in Pure

The Black and White design is a perfect choice for a high-contrast look that demands to be seen. The modern, contemporary look is trending and this custom rug can be outfitted in any size space or staircase to elevate your interiors and impress your guests. With a monochromatic appeal, it is perfect for a residential room with a black-and-white motif or vibrant colors. It has been carefully crafted using face-to-face woven Wilton technique of 100% heat-set Courtron™ polypropylene to ensure its strong synthetic fibers can resist wear and permanent stains for those in higher traffic areas. This distinctly sophisticated carpet can be easily cleaned and is also resistant to moisture and mildew, so it withstands even the toughest conditions.

Contact Couristan today  or view our Custom Rug Program page to begin your customized rug process with our experienced professionals ready to serve every carpet need, from design to maintenance. Begin your Personalized Rug Journey Today!

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In our opinion, they are one of the perfect styles of rugs to use in your outdoor/indoor space because they tie together the beauty of the outdoors with the comfort of being in your own backyard. They’re one of the most varied types of rugs out there, and we can’t wait to show you some of our favorites.

Our Favorite Floral Area Rugs for Outdoor/Indoor Use

Floral rugs are an extremely varied pattern, meaning there are countless options to pick for your home. It’s up to you to narrow down which rug would be best for your patio or your screened-in porch. To help make the search a little less overwhelming, we’ve pulled together our top ten list of incredible floral area rugs. We’re confident that these options would look absolutely fantastic in your space. Even better, all the rugs below are UV stabilized and are mold/mildew/water-resistant, meaning they won’t fade or deteriorate while used outside.

• Dolce Palm Lily/Hunter Green-Ivory
• Covington Areca Palms/Brown-Forest Green
• Covington Geranium/Navy-Multi
• Charm Botanical/Sand-Twig
• Dolce Flowering Fern/Ivory-Hunter Green
• Recife Antique Medallion/Sage Leaf-Ivory
• Recife Garden Cottage/Black-Cocoa
• Dolce Aralia/Naturals-Cool Onyx
• Covington Palm Leaves/Blue
• Covington Painted Fern/Fern-Red

Traditional Florals That Will Fit Perfectly Outside

Recife Antique Medallion in Sage Leaf-Ivory offers a sophisticated twist on a traditional floral pattern. This rug is traditional and timeless, and the contrasting sage leaf and ivory notes within will tie perfectly wherever you place it outside. A backyard patio is our favorite place to style this, with some comfortable outdoor furniture to lounge on. If your design tastes align with traditional and classic, we think this rug with its Antique Medallion floral pattern will be perfect for you.

A Modern Twist on a Floral Rug

Do you love florals but would like something a little less colorful? The Charm Botanical in Sand-Twig gives a modern twist on floral patterns by creating a line drawing design that looks like flowers, almost like an abstract art piece. It would look wonderful within a garden patio or, if you have a screened-in porch with darker furniture, this will tie it all together.

Fun, Funky, and Floral

We fell head over heels in love with this adorable and colorful area rug. The various, scaled retro flowers add a unique touch to this floral pattern. The Covington Geranum in Navy-Multi carpet is a conversation starter that will work perfectly in a colorful outdoor space where you often host or have outdoor adventures. Especially if you’ve decorated an indoor porch with multi-colored pillows or furniture, this rug will fit perfectly.

Bring a Masterpiece into Your Home

We love how this floral area rug looks like a piece of art. Its bold and funky pattern will look stunning outside on your porch or outside your front door to welcome any guests into your home. Since the Covington Areca Palms/Brown-Forest-Green is a darker rug, we recommend placing it somewhere that is already bright and with a lot of space. That way, the rug won’t darken the area too much.

Focused on Neutrals? Look No Further

Suppose you decorated your patio with more neutral colors and design elements. In that case, this unique floral area rug will look perfect as the centerpiece to bring it all together. We love the calm and muted colors of the flowering ferns and the tie of soft ivory from the rug’s base color. This Dolce Aralia rug in Naturals-Cool Onyx would look great in a sunroom that is already naturally bright.

Bring Nature to Your Patio

Love being one with nature? This floral area rug is like bringing a piece of the outdoors into your living space. The Dolce Flowering carpet in Ivory and Hunter Green would be stunning on a concrete patio. Especially if you decorate with green pillows and don’t have a lot of natural greenery around you, consider purchasing this rug. It’ll also be lovely in a sunroom or outside your front door to greet guests. The leaves are super realistic; we can’t help but keep staring at them.

Bring in the Florals but Make it Blue

If the color blue is one of your favorites or if you’ve already decorated with a lot of blue, the Covington Palm Leaves in Blue will be the perfect floral area rug for your home. Especially if you live near a beach or outside a body of water, this rug will complement your location even more. It would especially look gorgeous underneath a cabana. This rug is the best of both worlds. It offers a floral design without all the bright or natural colors.

Be as Colorful as Possible

Want to go as bold and colorful as possible? We support that and think the Covington Painted Fern in Fern-Red is the perfect floral area rug to be as bright and loud as you can be. Though you might have a more challenging time adding this rug to a place with lots of colorful decorations, more neutral furniture would go great with it. We also think this would fit best in an open, outdoor area like your back porch. Overall, if you want your outdoor space to be as fun as possible, you can’t go wrong with this rug.

Got Your Eye on a Floral Area Rug? Start Decorating Today!

With our large variety of floral area rug selections, we hope that you’ll find the perfect fit for your outdoor space. Whether you want to decorate totally with blue or are hoping for something a little more traditional, we’ve got all of your decoration inspirations covered. Ready to browse through our entire collection of outdoor/indoor floral decorative rugs? Head over to our award-winning outdoor/indoor rug search and find the best rug to fit your space.

Top Quality Rugs for Your Home

Our outdoor/indoor rugs are created with high-quality Courtron™ polypropylene and are built to last outside without sacrificing quality. Our high-quality designs allow you to keep your rug for as long as you’d like, but when you’re ready to switch things up, choose from our hundreds of designs to top of your indoor or outdoor space.

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~Marlys Giordano

A few months ago we lost one of my travel idols, Anthony Bourdain; to say that I was heartbroken, would be an absolute understatement. I watched him for many years, traveling the world, sharing meals and connecting with people; so much of what he did inspired my own travel.

In my position as Creative Director for Couristan, I have the great fortune of being able to travel to a lot of really cool, interesting places—places that constantly motivate me both personally and professionally—places that give me an opportunity to meet all kinds of people and see how they live, work and interact. By doing this, and having these experiences, I am forever stirred to create.

These same people, and my interactions with them, begin to become the inspiration for many of the collections that we develop. We will talk about an experience that we had on a trip or a delicious lunch in a far-flung locale, discussing the sights and sounds and smells and that’s it; my mind will begin to race and I will start imagining how all of these things can come together and become a group of rugs. What stories will they tell? Will people understand the journey of these designs? Will people be inspired?

Rugs in and of themselves have a rich and varied history—much like the people that I meet along the way. The rugs become a tapestry, woven of experiences, colors and people. They pull from the old, but live very much in the present.

Inspiration is absolutely everywhere, in everything. In an age of digital addiction—where our every meal, night out with friends and walks home from work are documented—we sometimes forget to live in the moment and look up. Away from our screens, and the endless scrolling and blue-tinged light, we can take in everything around us—the sights, the sounds. The world. We can engage with each other on a much more human level and be inspired—inspired to connect and learn.

Traveling has changed me, as it is supposed to do. It has made me more aware and more enlightened. It has humbled me and made me realize one very important piece of the puzzle: that no matter where you are or who you are with or how different you may think that we are, we are all pretty much the same. We all work hard…go home every night and sit down to dinner with family, sharing in the retelling of our days. Or we meet up with friends at the end of a long week and recount a bad day or a fight with a boyfriend. We are all the same, no matter what country you are from or going to.

In the final episode of “No Reservations”, the TV show that made Anthony Bourdain a household name, he closed the show with this sentiment:

“If I’m an advocate for anything, it’s to move. As far as you can, as much as you can. Across the ocean, or simply across the river. The extent to which you can walk in someone else’s shoes or at least eat their food, it’s a plus for everybody.

Open your mind, get up off the couch, move.”

I could not agree more.

Put your phone down and connect with someone. Put your phone down and share a meal.

Put your phone down and be inspired.

Short Bio:
Marlys Giordano is the Creative Director of Couristan’s Area Rug Division.  A veteran of the home furnishings world, she has held various positions over her 20+ year career in all facets of the field from buying to sales to trend to product development. Marlys travels extensively, both for business and pleasure, and is inspired by the world around her.

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Spiced Revival

Designed to captivate your attention the “New Traditional” color palettes are upon us. Deep, rich colors of velvet and unambiguous shades that are influenced by nature’s raw materials are just the start. From dusky and refined blues, saturated greens, accents of warm terra-cotta and spicy clays, this rebirth is about taking a risk while maintaining your confidence and composure.

No other trend brings the spectacular colors formed by nature to the forefront of your inspiration and no other trend captures the true evolution of your personality.

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Global Fusion

Global Fusion defines the constant traveler who layers cultural influences and stockpiles the world’s treasures to become the ultimate collector for the home.

Indigenous designs, big, bold patterns in rich, vibrant colors grounded by earth tones provide an edgier approach toward decorating in this ever-growing popular trend. A melting pot for worldly possessions, Global Fusion strays away from the predictable theory of color, and finds fresh, resourceful elements to create the unpredictable. International flavors bring a sense of optimism, uninhibited expression and the ability to satisfy the soul in this diversified trend.

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Black and White + Color All Over

When it comes to home décor; design, texture and color trends often come and go. Rarely will you find a color or color combination that truly goes beyond its projected relevancy or life-span. Perhaps the one color combination that can always be counted on can be found in the sharp and classic contrast offered between Black and White.

Associated fashion-forward modern design, luxury products and freshness, nothing presents a more classic appeal than the striking contrast of Black and White. Forever in style, this decorating scheme is one which allows for simplistic balance and demanding boldness. No other color combination can energize a living space in the home that demands to be the attention grabber and no other combination creates such a sharp sense of sophistication and elegance. Subtle infusions of vivid colors such as reds and yellows or soothing neutrals in grey or beige can provide a high-tech retro style or earth-inspired dimension that harmonizes and details every texture and design element in your living space. Silver and chrome, distress woods evolve and become important elements that highlight the timelessly beauty of what is simply know as Black and White.

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About Us

At Couristan we aim to inspire our readers to create a home environment that you can be proud of. Choosing the right look for your home décor is an entirely personal decision, a true reflection of how you live your life, highlighted with your own personal touches and styling. After all, your home is an expression of how you work, play and embrace your innermost wellness and passions.

Like us, you draw inspiration from a great appreciation of nature, the fine arts and the simple comforts of living. Here at our Inspired by Life blog, we hope to further your passions for design, color and style by offering the latest in home décor trends, design ideas and our luxury product suggestions from the floor up! We will share our own inspirations here at Couristan to help find your authentic style, include color and life into your space and how to keep your style fresh and timeless.

We’re always on the lookout for colorful and inspiring stories featuring our carpets and area rugs within your own carefully curated homes. If you’d like to share them with us please contact us at inspiredbylife@couristan.com.

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