How to buy carpets

If you prefer rugs and polished floors be sure your rug fits your room. The space between it and the wall should never be more than eighteen inches, and in small rooms the narrower it is the better.

If you are using several rugs in one room—Orientals, hooks or any other type—they should be adequate in size and number to make the room look furnished. It's better to have no rugs at all than the postage stamp variety.

Always lay them parallel to the walls and to each other. Relate them to furniture group­ings and focal points such as the hearth, a doorway or a window.