Non-Toxic and Sustainable Rugs for an Eco-Friendly Home

Rugs are beautiful pieces that add warmth underneath your feet, are excellent insulators, give perfect cover to your floorings, reduce heating bills, soften foot fall by absorbing noises and also restrict sound transfer from one room to another.

These functional places when it comes to style, have a great ability to set the tone of the entire area, can increase personality and can also become a focal point of any room, sprucing up its look immediately.

They even set visual boundaries to any place by defining zones and areas. A rug with bold colors can give the right pop of colors, identification and texture to any room amazingly.

Though rugs are exquisite pieces of your home décor, their material and sustainability is equally important too. Having a non-toxic rug helps create a healthier home environment. We must be playing a responsible citizen role who is concerned not only for themselves but for their planet too.

Nowadays availability and wide variety of inexpensive rugs which are made from mostly plastic material like polypropylene and other synthetic fibers.

The problem with them is that they aren’t biodegradable, meaning they’ll be sitting in landfills for hundreds of years. always look for environment friendly materials like wool, cotton, sisal and jute. Always pay close attention to the back side of the rug too, because many times this part is made from low grade non-organic material to reduce cost and earn more.

Though researching in detail about materials and its made is difficult and frustrating for people as many rely on online shopping, MOOSEBERRY has sorted your problem by offering some amazing non-toxic, sustainable and washable runner rugs on their sites with many discount offers, various sizes and free shipping facility too. Some of the best-selling are mentioned below, so check them out!

1- Magnolia Home Cora CRA- 01 Blush/White by Joanna Gaines

The style and colors scheme of this rug is simple, subtle and natural, that can be displayed in any room with bold tone to neutralize its effect. This rug is hand woven and manufactured from India in the Cora collection for Magnolia Homes by Joanna gaines.

The basic material used is wool with a blend of fibers like cotton, jute and wool that are all natural and organic.

The beaded tassel design at both ends give it a nice finish and it has a low pile which makes it a great washable runner rug that can be easily cleaned and hung. However, to keep it more fresh and clean, regular vacuum cleaning is better.

2- Magnolia Home Elliston II-01 Charcoal by Joanna Gaines

This exclusive natural material rug is made by artisans of India and are made by hands which means every knit and knot is carefully made. This rug ensures both long lasting durability and sustainability, which is perfect for our homes and our planet too.

The pile of the rug is only 0.25 which means a low pile and can be easily clean making it a perfect washable runner rug. This rug color is dull, which means it can hide stains, dust and other grimes easily, making it a great piece for our entryway and for the places which receive high foot fall too.

3- Amer Vivid Gilcrest VIV-1 Blue

An amazing hand-loomed rug which is made like a chunky sweater braided loop design with a medium rug pile making it super soft and plush, providing great warmth and coziness under your feet.

The finishing is done with a small fringe design that gives it a great textural look. There are a variety of color combinations available in this rug, which can fit in any décor and color scheme.

You can also find many different sizes in this rug and order it as per your requirement. The fibers of this rug are a blend of eco-friendly material that is 60% wool and 40% cotton, both are naturally sourced.

For better care of this rug, try to rotate it occasionally so that not only any specific area gets dirty or ruined. Also while vacuuming this rug, take care of the fringes because it can catch and pull the fringe. Spot clean right away if something dirty falls on it along with giving it professional cleaning too.

4- Jaipur Living Zamora Handmade Floral Red/Multi Area HAC-11

A beautiful contemporary designed floral rug that can grab your attention at once wherever it’s layered at any space. It can be a focal point of your room because of its bold and dynamic colors and big flowers design on it.

The colors used are yellow, blue, red and greens that are vibrant and eye-catching. This exclusive rug is manufactured in India with 100% wool material and fibers with a good medium to high pile that is soft and plush.

Wool is a great material for rugs and if cared properly can be part of your décor for many years without looking out dated.

Wool is also best and safe for your children, pets and all the people, plus can be placed in a high foot traffic area as well. A proper cleaning and care can increase the life of this rug remarkably.

5- KAS Sparta 3147 Black Bamboo Border

This rug is from Sparta Collection which makes exclusive hand tufted carpets and rugs with antique finishing. This rug has a black base and a beautiful design of bamboo and leaves on it making it fresh and near to nature.

The finishing is done by vintage vegetable dyed look and abrash effect. The material is Chinese wool with a medium pile and is manufactured from China. The best thing about it is that it is available in two different colors: dull and light both with many different rug sizes and shapes too. However, professional cleaning is required occasionally.

Final words

Using sustainable materials for rugs is a great decision and is much safer for you, your family and the environment too. Our rugs from different brands and homes like rugs springfield, Joanna Gaines of Magnolia homes all have detailed descriptions mentioned on site, so wisely choose between what you want and where you want to place the rug.