Polyester
Fiber
Polyester rugs: soft, stain resistant, for the rooms that are not walked hard
Polyester rugs are made from PET polyester yarn, often recycled, which is soft, holds saturated color, resists water-based stains and costs less than wool or nylon; its weakness is that it crushes in a traffic lane and does not recover. Interiors carries 319 polyester styles as rugs and broadloom, shipped from the mill, from Couristan (88), Stanton (52), Kane Carpet (45) and Kaleen (31).
198 of the styles are Wilton woven, the Kane and Couristan patterned polyester carpet that becomes bound rugs and runners; 87 are machine woven, the vintage-wash and Oushak-look rugs;65 hand-loomed. 313 made to order. Couristan's Cardiff, Park View and Edinburgh show the woven end; Cella's Boucle the textured end.
Is polyester or polypropylene better for a rug?
Polyester is softer and holds richer color; polypropylene is tougher, cheaper and goes outdoors. For a bedroom, polyester. For a kitchen, porch or playroom, polypropylene.
What is the 70% rule for rugs?
The rug should cover about 70 percent of the room or the furniture grouping, with a band of floor showing at the walls. See the area rug size guide.
What is the healthiest material for a rug?
Undyed or low-impact-dyed wool, or cotton, jute or sisal, with a natural latex or felt back. Polyester is inert once made but is a petroleum fiber; see wool rugs.
How long will polyester carpet last?
Five to ten years in a bedroom, less in a hall, where it mats within two or three. Keep it off stairs and out of the main traffic lane and it will look new for years.
