“On Wednesdays, we wear pink.”
Or something like that. You’ll hopefully forgive us for one of the internet’s more quotable memes. The color pink was, of course, brought into the spotlight through movies such as Mean Girls and Pretty in Pink. That’s given rise to a desire for incorporating popular pink rug styles into home decor. From bedrooms to living rooms to dining rooms, there’s no shortage of places to use a pink rug.
That also means there are a lot of options to sort through. To help you narrow the field, we’re going to answer three questions today about popular pink rug styles.
Is pink a rug category like Persian or Oriental?
Often within a broader rug category such as Persian or Oriental, you’ll have subcategories such as Heriz or Oushak. However, unlike those two, the color of a rug is less of a category and more about the color of the design.
This isn’t to say, however, that those same styles of rugs don’t incorporate pink as a color choice. Many of them do, and a skilled weaver can use pink in a wide variety of creative ways. So, for example, several great examples of how rug styles can incorporate pink include everything from Gabbeh to Oushak to Tabriz and beyond.
Why do rug weavers use pink in a rug?
In the psychology of colors, pink often represents reduced aggression. Within rug design, red often means passion. White refers to purity and innocence. While there isn’t a universally applicable meaning behind pink, one could think of pink as representing a combination of these two.
What are four popular pink rug styles?
So now to the question of the day: what are popular pink rug styles? We’re going to look at four specifically. First, let’s go with the most obvious: shag. These are common in a child’s bedroom, which is more appropriate functionally than in a living room. With lower traffic volume, this type of rug is meant to be a temporary rug that your child will probably outgrow.
Second, there are machine-tufted pink rugs. They attempt to simulate the hand-tufted look and feel but are mass-produced.
Next, you have larger area rugs. These are more common in living rooms and can incorporate everything from modern aesthetics to an antique look and feel. Like the previous category, they’re mass-produced and meant to be sold at a big box retailer.
Finally, you have high-quality area rugs. Notice that we’re intentionally drawing a distinction between a general area rug and one that is made of high-quality materials. Often, these will use centuries-old processes for the rug’s construction and incorporate patterns and designs that tell a story. More commonly than not, these rugs will be one
of a kind as their handmade nature makes it almost impossible for a weaver to replicate.
Whether pink or another color, Rug Source is your source for all types of rugs We specialize in the latter: high-quality area rugs that are perfect for your home. Whether you need a rug from our list of popular pink rug styles or something else entirely, we’re here to help. Contact our team or stop by our showroom at 7215 Smith Corners Boulevard in Charlotte for more assistance!
