Rug maker to royalty and the stars, Luke Irwin, is now debuting a rug collection for us normal folk at Anthropologie. The Dublin-born artist was a student of master weavers in Kathmandu and has been influenced by Nepal's traditional weaving techniques. Prince William and Kate Middleton are owners of some of his rugs and since I admire Kate so much, this just seals the deal for me. In this collaboration with Anthropologie he created themes of Swedish geometrics and antiqued Indo-tibetan abstracts. His images are meant to be reminiscent of drying plaster.
I will be fashioning some shoes while I tour you around to show you some of our home's rugs. But what I really want to focus on is what lies beneath...and what is that??! Why the rug pads, of course! I have some good rug pads and some cheap rug pads and the difference is like night and day. Did you know that cheap rug pads can potentially ruin your hardwood floors. This is why little by little I will be upgrading all my pads. The best source I have found so far for high quality rug pads is Rug Pad USA. They have eco-friendly products, which is rare since the market is flooded with toxic pvc imported rug pads, plus they are made right here in the US. Additionally, they can even be custom cut to fit your rug specifications at no extra charge. This for me is quite the selling point. Ok, so here are some of my rugs and more shoes-
