Mesmerizing motifs
Lori Lester -- Home Accents Today, 7/1/2007
Circular designs swirl, waves ripple and tight, linear patterns appear to undulate underfoot. By creating a strong sense of movement, the latest optical rug offerings are guaranteed to have customers falling under their hypnotic spell.
Made up of cool blue lines with interlocking peaks and valleys, Vermilion's Flame Stitch needlepoint wool rug gives an abstract take on rippling water.


The traditional animal skin rug goes modern in this rust-colored, hand-carved, Tibetan weave design from Momeni ($500, 5×8).
Zebra stripes get distorted in a hand-tufted New Zealand wool addition to Surya's Safari Collection ($449, 5×8).


Mimicking tree rings, closely spaced circles pop off a black ground in this eye-catching addition to Foreign Accents' Bistro Loft Collection ($250, 5×8).
























