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anyone have Karastan synthetic area rugs?

8 years ago

I have three beautiful wool Karastan area rugs. I need a smaller one for a light traffic room. I don't want to spend the money for a wool one. Macy's has synthetic Karastan rugs for a good price. I know they won't be as nice or as durable but I'm interested to go see them. Anyone have experience with these? They said on the phone they only have a few - Spice Market is one pattern.

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  • PRO
    8 years ago

    They will be perfect in an entry area. Still constructed well and will withstand water.

    mary thanked BeverlyFLADeziner
  • 8 years ago

    I want it for our home office. We have green walls, wood furniture and wood floor. Need something to break up all that wood. Maybe a mostly neutral color with some green in it. Or something in a peach tone if they have it. Going to macy's next week :)

  • 8 years ago
    last modified: 8 years ago

    got this spice market petra....like it

  • 8 years ago

    Mary..That is a gorgeous rug! Have been looking for a rug with those colours.

    Would love to see how it looks in your home..


  • 8 years ago

    I use Karastan synthetics in high traffic rooms like kitchen, bath and laundry rooms. I also have Karastan wools - if you like one you’ll like the other. The synthetics also come in contemporary styles, show no wear after 8+ years and can be found on discount rug sites. Karastan has sold at least 6 rugs to my friends based on my experience!

  • 8 years ago

    a got a couple of runners in basically same pattern w/o medallion for hallway. macy's has some good sales on these. next big sale is black friday or november I think

  • 7 years ago

    so I love my karastan rugs....the spice market with the medallion in the office and the same pattern w/o medallion in the adjoining hallway. but the runners in the hallway are always sliding off the rug pads. I have mohawk rug pads. the one in the office is fine....feels so good to walk on. but hallway ones are always slipping. don't know if we should consider gluing or velcro-ing them to the pads?

  • 5 years ago

    I just ordered a 5 by 7, two 2 by 3, and a 2 by 8 runner from the Karastan Expressions Scott Living line. They are Everstrand, made from recycled bottles. We used the Karastan Kiosk to view samples, and ran our hands through similar samples. The line is lower cost than the others we looked at. We are waiting installation of the somewhat pricey Karastan LVP, and wanted to add some color to the planks, without spending a lot. On the area rugs. Our dealer requires the rugs be shipped to them for inspection, though Karastan advertises direct shipment. Our dealer is very picky. If not perfect, it goes back. Our dealer also had a selection of pads, they cut themselves. The recommendation was a very thin rubber pad. It was black, not white. The charge was $ 1.50 a square ft,, which gave a nice savings on the small rugs.


    We did consider Costco for very well priced rugs. We were discouraged by too many negative reviews complaining the rugs they received smelled like dead skunks.