When Your Goal Is More Decoration than Durability
Faux silk in rugs performs a great service to designers: it provides the wonderful sheen and highlighting of real silk at a fraction of the cost. But nothing is free. Faux silk comes with some risks and disadvantages.
My goal is to point these out to you so that you don't get surprised by an irate client with a rug with durability issues.
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The Basics
Faux silk comes in a variety of forms and under even more names, but the three main flavors are: viscous, bamboo silk and banana silk.
Viscous is another name for rayon. It's made with wood chips in a similar manner to paper. Critics point this out with derogatory comments about paper rugs.
Bamboo silk and banana silk are made from processed fibers of these respective plants. Banana is probably the oldest of these processes. The Japanese have been making banana silk since the 13th Century.
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Questions that Need to Be Answered
Where is this rug going to be used?
Is it a high trafficked area like a foyer or a transit room?
Or is it going to a low trafficked area like a guest room?
Who is going to be walking on it?
Are there lots of kids in the family?
Are there pets?
Knowing these answers will help you to predict the lifespan and practicality of the faux silk rug. This will also help you avoid an irate client who feels you sold an inappropriate product.
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Suggestions
Know the answers to the above questions.
Suggest to your client that durability can be enhanced by having the rug Fiber Sealed before delivery.
Make it understood that faux silk can be cleaned, but it's difficult and requires a good professional cleaner.
Repeat: know what you have and that it's in the right spot.
Mike Bailey
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Closeouts
Tampa
PRESIDENTIAL COLLECTION
EISENHOWER
MULTI-COLORED
8.0-X-10.0DESIGNER NET $1944.00
CLOSE OUT $500
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HERRINGBONE
4X6'1"
DESIGNER NET $1022.00
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20-oushak-br
9x12
DESIGNER NET $2160
CLOSE OUT $500
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9x12
DESIGNER NET $2160
CLOSE OUT $500
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