Now that I am back to the office and sorting through my almost 2000 photos taken I wanted to share some of my favorite take aways. To start – a favorite rug from each of the 3 mid range rug vendors we went to see. This is always something I target at High Point as we have great high end rug resources locally, but finding the range of fun, colorful mid cost rugs is a moving target. Three of my favorites to follow:

1. Chandra: This was our very first stop one we got to town, and having not been to the show in 2 years I was pretty impressed by the new showroom, pretty cool. I zero’d in on the flatweaves and found a new selection, great patterns and even (wait for it) ones that were blue-green! I hesitate to use the word seafoam since it conjures the 80’s to me when I hear that word, but I was a pretty happy girl. Samples ordered on the spot. Photos below of the showroom, my favorite rug and my traveling cohorts, Stacey and I; then my designer BFF Keith of Equilibrium Design and his take-long Catharine.

2. Jaipur: We were yet again assaulted by an array of fun and colorful flat weaves as we walked in. Since this was a target of the trip I was in heaven. Though they had many bold and fun choices to get excited about (there are plenty of turquoise and chartreuse samples that I will be ordering, I promise!) my favorite was a more muted combo of grey and flax in a varying width chevron. I just fell in love with the color combo!

3. Surya: This showroom was an assault on the senses, in size and volume. Having many rugs I’ve used before and knowing they had a lot of new colors I specifically wanted to see I was pretty excited about dedicating some time to methodically go through the showroom. Though there were many new colorful rugs that were right up my alley my 2 favorites (I couldn’t pick just one as they were so different) turned out to be neutral. The first was another flatweave that was sophisticated, a great layering of colors. The other pieced hide rugs in a random running bond that created an ombre effect. Totally cool, I think I want one for myself!