I love the look of the PB rugs; however, most of them are hand tufted, not hand knotted. This means that they are a lot less durable and have glue and a latex (?) backing. I had a PB rug I absolutely loved, but after a few years, the backing disintegrated, and the rug stank so bad that I had to get rid of it. PB said that they fixed the problem; however, I still can smell it with some of their rugs. Also, if you buy the rugs on Ebay, they may not be authentic, but more importantly, you are not able to return them to PB should they start smelling. I just came across some pretty neat rugs at our local Costco. You can see more on the web site. Here is a link that might be useful: Costco rugs

If you would allow me to chime in here as someone who has cleaned thousands of area rugs (thanks squirrel for the title :-)) Very briefly.... Enzyme based products are safe to use on all rugs. Enzymes eat the protiens in urine, blood, etc. The enzymes do not make a rug bleed. Enzyme based cleaners are marketed under different names, choose one and use it asap when a spot is discovered. Whether or not a spot/stain will come out is a whole 'nuther story and based upon various factors, the same as why some rugs bleed and others don't--more reasons than I can list here at the moment. Rugs come into my shop daily with some type of pet accident, so trust me when I say I've seen them all, including the accidents my own pets make at home :D Having been a member of GW for so many years, I think I should put together an easy to read 'how to' list about tackling pet accidents. Your questions and comments are most insightful. Jane

Thanks to both of you for the help. I've taken a look at the linked website for pads and will investigate further. And, I've been doing some research on pads for hand knotted carpets. Apparently using a pad of some sort will prolong the life of the carpet because the pad absorbs some of the shock/friction from people walking on the rug. Yet, I also know that where these rugs are made there really is no such thing as a rug pad. On Amazon I did find a pad that gets high reviews for use as a pad for hand made rugs that are placed on hardwood floors. Durahold Plus Felt and Rubber Pad for Hard Floors.

Thank you. Yes, I was hesitant about setting the bed at an angle when my husband suggested it and the 9Ft mirror did not appear that large in the store photo! Lol. That side of the room does feel heavy, but I wanted to have my fireplace and two wingback chairs facing the bed, so angling it was the only way to make the 9ft mirror "work" on that end of the room. After weeks of rearranging the extremely heavy furniture, we finally gave up and left everything where it was. I desperately need advice on how to pull everything together so it will appear tasteful and not overly gaudy.