Karastan Oriental Rugs Make Great Flooring Coverings

If you own an antique Oriental rug, the sight, tough and smell can make your senses react to an ancient world that has just been unleashed. It is hard to describe to those who do not have a passion for antiques and the arts but the lands of long ago have a way of making themselves known if you just listen.

The oldest carpet known to be discovered was in 1949 when the Pazyryk carpet was found in the grave of a Scythian prince in the Altai Mountains of Siberia. Testing proved that this carpet had been woven in the 5th century BC and that the weaving technique was so experienced that this trade had to have been practiced for many, many years before. Who knows how many years prior to this point that weavers had been practicing their skillful trade?

Oriental rugs will continue to be an attraction to discriminating members of society that are vivid art collectors and love the romance of antiques and the time periods surrounding it. But while these pieces are to be admired and cherished, duplicates of a newer, more sustainable material can offset the beauty of your antiques.

Karastan carries a full line of carpets, carpet borders, rugs, hall runners and stair runners that will make your antique collection glow with the same detail and old world colors that you fell in love with then you first saw the Oriental. Many people like to display their antiques on a full wall so as to protect from the elements. Even though they may be classified as a floor covering they are also a huge investment.

While admiring your displays, a new collection of karastan oriental rugs can act as a reminder of the thousands that crossed the path of your antique Oriental and all of the stories that could be told as they adorn your walkways and rooms.

Karastan has been in business since 1928 when Marshall Field patented several processes in an effort to simulate the Oriental rug. Startling similar, little did Field know that his rugs would become the most recognized, quality-oriented and best selling machine produced Oriental looking rugs on the market today. Never skimping on the best wool and sound principals of the artistic world, Karastan has become second only to the had woven beauties that are collector's items today.

Far less expensive than a five hundred year old antique Persian, a Karastan features all of the same designs, motifs, layouts, patterns and materials found in your prized antique and will last decades, possibly becoming an heirloom itself but able to outlast any competitor in the interim.

No chemicals go into the Karastan that is made of worster wool and the vivid colors are dyed with organic and plant derivatives. The patented weaving technique guarantees such perfect stitching that no chemical based backing is needed to protect from unraveling.

Show off your antique Oriental and at the same time, let your guests walk on your Karastan. They will think twice, not wanting to damage your Oriental, until you tell them it's a Karastan.