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How to price handmade area rugs

A quality handmade area rug can add a superb touch to any room. The below information can help you find the right rug for the right price.

 


Artistic Value of a handmade area rug
Ready to buy a handmade area rug? Pricing a rug is not always easy since handmade rugs are works of art and have artistic value. For example two rugs of the same size made by the same weaving group, knot density and material are not always priced in a similar manner. One of the rugs could be up to 5 times more expensive due to having a more attractive color combination and complex design.

Comparison of hand made rugs
In the same way that one would never compare an abstract painting with an impressionist painting, one would never compare a workshop rug such as an Esfahan with a nomadic rug such as a Baluchi.

1.Handmade rugs should always be compared within their own family. To find out whether an intricately designed workshop item with a high knot density is priced correctly, one should compare it to rugs in the same family, meaning rugs with intricate designs and high knot density. The perfection of the design, the fine knotting, exact patterns, uniform color tones, and the very best materials are the determining factors in the value of such a rug.

2.Although in nomadic and some village rugs, knot density is usually not a factor in the value of the rugs because nomadic rugs are judged by a different standard than workshop rugs. Nomads do not have the same sophisticated tools as other city weaving groups do. These items are valued by the fact that their designs are created from memory, their dyes and materials are provided from the nature around them, and most importantly the weavers' way of life is expressed in these rugs. The artistic value of nomadic rugs does not lie in their perfection; it lies in their heritage and simplicity.


Investing in handmade area rugs?
Not only do handmade rugs satisfy our artistic thirst and serve as practical floor coverings, they are sometimes a good investments. A rug which was $400 in 1940s can have a wholesale value of $5,000 to $7,000 in todays dollars.

Even though handmade rugs, if bought correctly, are good investments, our suggestion is that they should never be bought for the sole purpose of investment; they should be bought for enjoyment. Do not buy a handmade rug solely as an investment unless you are a professional handmade rug merchant.


 

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