Affiliated Weavers Rhapsody Area Rug

An area rug does three jobs at once: it defines a zone in an open room, protects the floor beneath it, and makes a hard surface feel warm and soft.

In simple terms: Affiliated Weavers Rhapsody is an area rug you simply lay down over your existing floor to soften and define a space. It comes in a few set sizes, and our team can help you size it to your room. See it at either store.

It comes in sizes around 5 by 8 feet, 7 by 10 feet, and 8 by 11 feet. A few sizing tips save grief later. For a living room, go big enough that the front legs of your sofa and armchairs rest on the rug, or all legs in a larger room. For a dining room, the rug needs to clear the table by roughly two feet all around so pulled-out chairs do not catch the edge. For a bedroom, extend it well past the bed or flank the bed with runners. Bring your room dimensions and we will help you choose.

The detail behind it: It is machine-woven, which keeps the pattern crisp and consistent and the price sensible, and modern power looms produce a tough, hard-wearing rug. The fiber is a polypropylene and polyester blend, a practical mix: the polypropylene brings stain and fade resistance and durability, while the polyester adds softness and a bit of sheen, so it is both easy to live with and pleasant underfoot. A low 8mm pile keeps it sleek and easy to maintain, sits well under doors and dining chairs, and handles traffic without showing wear. The look is contemporary, so the patterns lean modern and current, an easy match for a clean, updated room. It is woven in Turkey. It comes in colours such as Grey.

Use it to anchor a living-room seating area, ground a dining set, soften a bedroom, or zone an open-concept room. Over hardwood, laminate, or vinyl it adds comfort and quiet and shields the floor underneath.

One thing worth adding: a rug pad. It keeps the rug from sliding, protects the floor underneath, adds a little cushion, and helps the rug last longer. The synthetic fibers spot-clean easily, so most spills wipe up with mild soap and water.

Decision line: Rhapsody is the easy-living pick, the rug to choose for a family room, kids' space, or busy area where spills and traffic are a given.

See Rhapsody in person before deciding, since colour and pile shift under room light. It is at our Mississauga and Barrie stores; contact us about sizes and availability, or start from our Toronto rug page.