Bremhaus Irfon Black Shag Area Rug

A dense black shag, machine woven from performance polypropylene so it reads rich and solid underfoot without asking for special care.

Power-loomed from polypropylene yarns rated to stand up to kids, pets and daily wear rather than a rug that only survives a formal room. Solid black hides pet hair and foot traffic between vacuums instead of showing every pass.

• Built for the everyday

  Woven from polypropylene yarns built to stand up to kids, pets and daily wear rather than a rug that only survives a formal room. The solid black hides pet hair and foot traffic between vacuums instead of showing every pass across the pile.

• A dense, tousled shag

  The pile is thick and twisted rather than combed straight, so it catches shadow and light differently across the surface instead of lying flat. There is no border or pattern here, just dense yarn laid edge to edge for a heavy, plush texture underfoot.

• Material and pile

  The face is polypropylene, machine woven rather than hand-knotted, into a true shag 1.5 inches deep. The backing is polypropylene too, the same fiber as the pile, so being loomed rather than knotted is what keeps a solid rug this size affordable.

• Choosing your size

  It comes in two sizes. The 9 by 12 foot fits a standard living room seating area with a sofa's front feet resting on the rug. The 10 by 13 foot 1 inch size reaches near wall to wall in a larger room without crowding the furniture. In an entryway or office, run the shorter edge to the wall instead of centering it.

• Use a rug pad

  The backing here is polypropylene, not a naturally grippy fiber like jute, so a pad is recommended and not included. It keeps the rug from creeping on a hard floor and adds a layer of cushion underneath a pile that is already thick on its own.

• Settling in

  A shag this dense can shed a few loose fiber ends in the first weeks as the pile breaks in; that settles down with regular care and is normal for a rug this deep. Being polypropylene rather than wool, it will not keep shedding well past that early period.

• Where it works

  It works in a living room, a bedroom, a dining room, an entryway or a home office, exactly as shown here, and the solid black is forgiving of pet hair and everyday foot traffic between vacuums. In a dining room, expect a chair to take more effort to push back than it would on a low pile.

• Everyday care

  Vacuum with no beater bar, or run the vacuum on its lowest power setting if a beater bar cannot be turned off. Blot a spill with a mild detergent rather than rubbing it in; because the backing is polypropylene like the pile, the resistance to fading, staining and water runs through the whole rug, not just the surface.

• What ships

  The rug arrives on its own, exactly as shown; a rug pad and the furniture or decor styled around it in these photos are not included. It comes in a 9 by 12 foot or a 10 by 13 foot 1 inch size, both machine woven from polypropylene with a matching polypropylene backing.

Good to know

• The 9×12 fits a standard living room seating area, sofa's front feet resting on the rug.
• The 10×13'1" reaches near wall-to-wall in a larger room without crowding the furniture.
• In an entryway or office it can run the shorter edge to the wall instead of centered.