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Kaleen carpet: a designer's guide to the wool broadloom, the lines and where it belongs
Kaleen carpet is wool and wool-blend broadloom, with a PET polyester indoor-outdoor line and the Luxe by Kaleen rugs, from a family-owned mill founded in 1971 with three weaving plants in India and its U.S. office and distribution center in Dalton, Georgia. It is for the designer who needs a wool broadloom at a sensible net and a wide roll, for stairs, family rooms and whole-house specs. Interiors carries 220 Kaleen styles, 205 broadloom and 15 Luxe by Kaleen rugs, on the Kaleen brand page, with complimentary samples for approved trade accounts.
The mill
Kaleen was founded in 1971 by Shivkishan Rathi and is still run by the Rathi family. The mill weaves its own goods in its three plants in India, which keeps dye lots consistent from the sample to the roll, and ships through Dalton, Georgia. Every Kaleen style we carry is made in India. The residential broadloom is organized in four lines and a rug brand, each with a clear job: tell us the room and the line usually chooses itself.
What we carry
Of the 220 styles, 123 are wool, 66 wool blend and 31 PET polyester. Constructions are 161 machine woven, 17 hand-loomed, 11 hand-tufted and 5 hand-knotted. Wool is the reason to specify the mill: it is resilient, hides soil and cleans well, and a machine woven wool locks its pattern into the backing so it holds on a stair. The wool blends keep most of that performance at a lower net. The PET polyester styles are the Home and Porch line, solution-dyed, stain resistant and UV stabilized, for the rooms where wool should not go.
Roll widths are 15 ft on 101 styles and 13 ft 2 in on 51, with another 51 styles woven at either 13 ft 2 in or 16 ft 4 in and 2 at 16 ft 4 in only. The 16 ft 4 in option is the practical advantage of this mill for a large bedroom or a living room that would otherwise need a seam. By pattern, 127 styles are textures, 40 stripes, 29 geometrics, 8 herringbones and chevrons and 6 abstract and modern. Every style is made to order; custom rug is available on all 220, custom sizes on 32, and 29 are rated for indoor and outdoor use.
Collections to know
Kaleen, 81 styles, is the core wool and wool-blend decorative broadloom. Hook & Beam, 59 styles, launched in 2020, is the machine-made broadloom division, jacquard loomed and circular knit wool in textures and patterns, and the group most specified for stairs and family rooms. PureLife, 36 styles, launched in 2019, is the all-natural wool line: ethically sourced wool with every component, dyes to glue, responsibly sourced, marketed as non-toxic and hypoallergenic. Home and Porch, 29 styles, launched in 2023, is the indoor-outdoor performance line woven from 100 percent recycled PET polyester. Luxe by Kaleen, 15 styles, launched in 2020, is the premium hand-knotted and hand-loomed rug brand, woven to order in standard sizes. Styles to know include Altamaha, Artemis, Beacon Hill, Cambridge, Carnoustie and Enchantment.
Where it belongs
On a stair or in a family room, start with Hook & Beam: a machine woven wool texture or small pattern holds at the nosing and hides tracking. For a whole-house wool in a bedroom or a living room, the core Kaleen collection and PureLife give the 15 ft and 16 ft 4 in widths that avoid seams, and PureLife is the answer when the client asks about natural components and allergies. Home and Porch goes on the covered patio, in the mudroom and in the beach house: PET polyester does not absorb water the way wool does, and it is stain resistant and UV stabilized. The hand-loomed, hand-tufted and hand-knotted styles, and the Luxe by Kaleen rugs, are living room and bedroom pieces where hand and depth matter more than hard wear.
Custom rugs and runners
Any Kaleen broadloom can be cut and bound into a custom rug or stair runner through our Design Studio, and the catalog marks all 220 styles custom rug available, with custom sizes on 32. Kaleen custom rugs are a sensible route to a room-size wool rug: the wide rolls mean no seam, and the net sits below most hand-made alternatives. The Luxe by Kaleen rugs are woven to order in standard sizes. Send us the room or the stair count and tread width and we will draw it and quote it net.
How to order through Interiors
Interiors is a to-the-trade showroom for interior design professionals; we do not sell to the public. Kaleen carpet samples are complimentary for approved trade accounts and ship from the mill within 24 hours, enough to cover a job. Net pricing is quoted by the showroom; there is no public pricing. Every style is made to order and shipped from the mill, and the ship date is provided by the showroom with your order. We measure and install anywhere in the United States through our installer network.
| Styles | 220 |
|---|---|
| Types | Broadloom (205), area rug (15) |
| Fibers | Wool (123), wool blend (66), PET polyester (31) |
| Constructions | Machine woven (161), hand-loomed and hand-woven (17), hand-tufted (11), hand-knotted (5) |
| Widths | 15 ft (101), 13 ft 2 in (51), 13 ft 2 in or 16 ft 4 in (51), 16 ft 4 in (2) |
| Made in | India (220) |
| Availability | Made to order (220); custom rug on 220, custom sizes on 32, indoor and outdoor (29) |
Questions designers ask
Is Kaleen a good carpet brand?
Yes, when a project needs a wool broadloom at a sensible net and a wide roll. The mill weaves its own goods, which keeps dye lots consistent, and the Hook & Beam and PureLife lines compete with wool carpet from mills that cost considerably more. Kaleen rugs from the Luxe by Kaleen brand are hand-knotted and hand-loomed to order.
Is Kaleen carpet wool?
Most of it. 189 of the 220 Kaleen styles we carry are wool or a wool blend. The 31 PET polyester styles are the Home and Porch line, built for outdoor and wet rooms, where wool would not be the right fiber.
How much does Kaleen carpet cost?
Net pricing is quoted to approved trade accounts; we do not publish prices. Within Kaleen, cost is driven by fiber, PET polyester below wool blend below wool, by construction, machine woven below hand-loomed, hand-tufted and hand-knotted, and by width. Ask us for the net on two or three candidate styles and we will send it with the samples.
Where are Kaleen rugs and carpet made?
In India. Kaleen weaves in its three plants there, and the catalog records all 220 styles we carry as made in India. The U.S. office and distribution center are in Dalton, Georgia, which is where the goods ship from.
Where can I buy Kaleen carpet?
Through trade showrooms such as Interiors. We carry 220 Kaleen styles for interior design professionals, with the library on the floor in the Laguna Design Center, and we ship and install nationwide. Samples ship from the mill to your office.
Can Kaleen carpet be made into a rug or stair runner?
Yes. Custom rug is available on all 220 styles, cut and bound through our Design Studio, with custom sizes on 32. For a stair runner, start with Hook & Beam; for a room-size rug, the 15 ft and 16 ft 4 in rolls give a seamless field.
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