The stereotype about how college students furnish their dorm rooms is one of threadbare rugs, broken-down appliances and sofas — with a “free” sign attached — grabbed from the side of the road. The ...

Both floors and ceilings often are referred to as the fifth wall. But what’s on the floor has more gravitas in the design scheme. Rugs can warm and complete a space. They can draw the eye as a focal ...

Maybe you've seen or shopped for overdyed rugs, those richly colored pieces that make every other thread combination pale, literally, in comparison. They can be a punchy, unexpected addition to a room ...

HAVERHILL, Mass. — Budget dramas are engulfing cities everywhere, but this may be the only one in the country where the most contentious spending proposal involves a rug. The brown wall-to-wall ...