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Fabricated rugs increase in popularity every year. Designers love them. Why not? They give you choices. You pick colors, constuction material and patterns from a huge selection of carpet inventory. Plus you can size it to the inch to scale it to your design.

Here are some tips to make ordering easier.

Some things are forever. Needlepoint and needlepoint rugs may be among them.

French white oak has a special history in Europe going back over 2000 years.What is its place in modern Florida?

Here is a revision of an earlier article about the current options in indoor/outdoor carpet.

Update on the new Orlando Showroom.

Harcourt is offering an exciting new rug design technique that allows you to design a rug with two or more colors that fade into one another.
The technique is called Ombre which comes from the Italian/French word for shadows.

After a 46 years of carpet laying magic, artist/craftsman, Bob Ford is retiring at the end of the year .
At Addison/Dicus & Bailey he has made over 5000 fabricated rugs since 2001.

What's Old is New Again
We are seeing a rising interest in stair rods. Folks are looking to add a richer look to stairways with runners. This interest is relatively new, so we thought that it would be useful to you to pass on a few tips to make your shopping and installation experience better.

Stair runners are a particular challenge. Stairs often are the most traveled route in the house. Children and pets can go up and down this narrow path many times a day.

Hand-loomed carpet is made by skilled artisans who manually weave the left-to-right strands of yarn in and out of the up-and-down strands.
The weaver can create textures, patterns and surfaces not possible with machines.
You'll want to know how this technique can enhance your design palette.