Rug texture

The Latin word for weave is texture. Texture is that quality, apparent to both sight and touch, that distinguishes one material from another, and the use of the word has been broadened to cover every known substance, both animate and inanimate.

There is an infinity of textures ranging from smooth to rough, glossy to dull, heavy to light, soft to hard, fragile to strong. Not only does the texture of stone differ from wood or fur or silk, but the texture of marble differs from granite, and polished granite differs from rough-cut granite.

Too often in planning a room, color, form and scale are care­fully considered, yet texture is forgotten. The result is an incon­gruous combination which is neither suitable nor harmonious.

A rough homespun-looking fabric is out of place with polished mahogany and satinwood. The sturdy texture of hand-hewn maple quarrels with damask draperies.