When it comes to rugs for decorating your home, North Africa offers a plethora of amazing quality, colors and designs, and, due to currency exchange and cost of living, there are real bargains to be had if you can go there and pick the one you want.

To do this you simply walk into a market, preferably in Morocco or Tunisia, and find the rug that you like best. Then you haggle and bargain until you are able to take the rug that you like home.

There is no need to look for these rugs in catalogues or home decor stores. You won't find them anywhere buy in the markets. These are true authentic rugs.

Each rug is handcrafted on a loom, usually passed down from generations, to create the right look. The person creating your rug is actually creating a piece of art, not to just sale the rug but because of it's beauty that they can create. They usually do not follow any type of plan.

So you have secured a rug from the seller in the market place. How do you get it home? Depending on the size, it is possible to wrap it up securely and put it into the oversized luggage area of your flight home. This is viable, but of course you will have to pay for the privilege.

You can also consider visiting an authentic rug store located in the place you are visiting. You would be amazed at all the beautiful rugs you can find there.

The style of the North African rug is usually bold colors with lots of recurring geometric shapes and forms that are often symbolic. Some rug stores you can get lost in, but they do offer certain advantages over buying one on the street.

Buying from an authentic rug store can insure that the dealer can actually give you the piece of mind you need when spending all your money on the rug. They can assure you that what you are purchasing is a true Berber creation that has been hand woven. This is quality that you are buying. You may have to pay more for it but it will be worth it.

One of the main advances is that rug stores want your custom and you should still be able to haggle on the price. Price tags as such, are more of a guideline than an actual set in stone price, so the opportunity is there to embroil yourself in the fun of haggling.

Another advantage to shopping at an authentic store is the fact that most places will offer world wide shipping. So you can get your rug delivered to your home, a local store, or at a nearby location. This will be worth it's weight in gold if you are flying half way around the world.

When you are shopping in person for your rug be sure to check the rug for authentication. You will also want to buy the extra insurance that is usually offered to give yourself piece of mind. Sit back and relax, your rug is on it's way.

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