As the weather shifts gears and warmer climates allow Midwest homeowners the option to finally move out of the cooped-up spaces
they’ve occupied all winter – and step into the outdoors – patios and decks become a main focal point for relaxing and entertaining.
Today’s exciting outdoor furnishings have transformed spaces once populated by picnic tables and plastic arrangements into modern,
refined settings that could easily be indoors. One of the most popular trends for enhancing the style for an outdoor space is the
addition of an indoor/outdoor rug.
INDOOR COMFORTS
With the enormous selection of outdoor furnishings, from dining sets to sofas, hosting an outdoor party
can feel as much like being indoors as you like. One of the best ways to pull all the furnishings together into one setting is to
provide some continuity underfoot. Adding an indoor/outdoor rug offers an immediate, enhanced level of comfort to any patio or deck
layout. Even better, the selection for homeowners is only limited by one’s imagination.
DURABILITY
By their nature, indoor/outdoor rugs must be able to stand up to the elements presented every day outdoors.
From heavy rain storms and steady foot traffic to direct sunlight, today’s indoor/outdoor rugs are built to withstand everything
Mother Nature can dish out. This characteristic also makes these rugs highly desirable for family rooms and other heavy traffic
areas of the home.
Made primary of polypropylene, the outdoor rug earns its reputation holding up to the elements while also addressing challenges such as
dust, mold and drainage. These rugs are manufactured to be mold resistant and with the use of a pad beneath the rug, which adds air flow
underneath, outdoor rugs will dry faster to avoid mold. Designed to handle the dust and dirt from being outdoors, these rugs can be literally
hosed down and dried while hanging over a fence.
ATTRACTIVE DESIGNS
Making the rugs especially attractive is the huge selection of textures, including short piles, short weaves
and shags. Today’s outdoor rugs can be had in many different shapes, from standard rectangles and round to long runners.
Maybe the best part about shopping for a rug for an outdoor space or even a three-season room is the tremendous variations in color and pattern,
which easily blur the lines between indoor and outdoor standards of elegance.
Darvin carries a large selection of indoor/outdoor rugs from trusted names such as Oriental Weavers, Trans-Ocean, Kas, Dalyn, Nourison and more.
One of the biggest trends we are seeing at Darvin Furniture this year is the huge popularity of outdoor furnishings.
Homeowners are becoming aware that you don’t have to give up any level of refinement when you move the party outside. Especially popular this year is deep,
comfortable seating found in roomy sofas and chairs that deliver all the comfort of an indoor party setting. Adding the outdoor rug simply takes the style level up another notch,
while making sure maintenance is easy and convenient.
