When you go to a local shop to buy area rugs, you can come across various kinds of rugs of various style such as contemporary rugs, designer rugs, braided rugs, antique rugs, animal print rugs, kitchen rugs, shag rugs, etc.
With so many options available, you will not be able to decide which one is the best one for your home.
Moreover, when you visit websites that sell area rugs, you will not get a chance to physically touch and feel the product.
The more rugs you checkout on such sites, the more confused you will be on deciding on a rug for your home.
Here are some essential tips on choosing the best area carpet for you home:

1. While buying a rug you should be pretty clear where you are going to place it and how much traffic that place will get.
   The more traffic the place receives, the faster the rugs will get worn out.
   In such a case, you will have to invest on a rug that will last long for that kind of location.
   If the area where you are going to place the rug receives less traffic, you can go for a stylish rug and care less about the quality of the rug.
   
2. Do you want a stylish looking rug or a simple one? The answer to this question depends on whether you want the carpet to be the focal point of your room or not.
   If you want it to be the focal point, you can go for a rug that looks beautiful and stylish.
   If you feel the rug is just going to remain in the background of your room, you can buy a simple one.
   
3. Pets can completely ruin the beauty of the carpet.
   If you have pets, you should go for highly durable rugs that do not get worn out easily.
   Ideally, you can also go for carpets that are resistant to various kinds of stains if you have children and pets.
   
4. While determining the size of the carpet for your home, you should make sure the carpets does not touch the walls.
   There should be some gap between the wall and the carpets.
   
5. While shopping for any kind of area carpets whether it is contemporary or braided rugs, you should be very clear about your budget.
   Rugs are always available at different prices and the price varies depending upon its style and pattern.
   If you shop wisely online, you will able to get carpets at a very cheap price.
   
6. If you are running low on budget, you can go for synthetic carpets.
   You can easily find out whether the rugs are synthetic or not but turning the rug upside down and checking how the fibers are attached to it.
   The fibers on the synthetic carpets are not hand-knotted.
   They do not last long as true carpets but are available at low price.
   If you budget is not a concern for you then you can go for real braidedor contemporary carpets.