Where to find shag carpet that you can use wall to wall in hour home? Currently there are two sources for shag that I know of.
Where to find shag rugs and wall-to-wall carpet
Sansom Shag Rugs:
Sansom Shag Rugs — For shag carpet that you can really did your toes into, check out Sansom Shag Rugs. Based in Texas and with manufacturing in Georgia, this small company specializes in deep-pile shag carpeting: “3 Inch Amazing Thick, Tufted, Luxurious True Shag Rug,” they say. They also have some shorter shags.
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Photo courtesy Sansom Shag Rugs — Black-and-Blue shag. What a wonderful bed room!
Sansom has dozens of colors to choose from — including retro classics like burnt orange, gold, lipstick red, and groovy shades of green. And, they even have multicolors. You can order custom rug according to the size or shape you want, or you can order yardage to install wall-to-wall.
Kane Carpet:
Kane Carpet’s Shagtacular collection has 30 different designs/patterns of shag carpet. Most of the colors are neutral, but there are few colors in there, like the Candy Cane line with its Passion Pink, Green Apple, Orange Slice, and Peppermint. I also really dig the Canpana, with its striped Rust, Olive, Plum, Denim, and Tray colorways.
Searching around the internet, it seems that the pile depths from Kane varies from 1.5′ to 2″; check specs with Kane or your local retailer. Looks like you can buy this as yardage for wall-to-wall installations, or you can ask your local retailer to bind you a rug.
Anyone else suddenly feeling the need to find a room for some flower power shag carpeting?
Jason says
What is that pattern of carpet beneath the swatches in the top photo called (the brown one)? I have similarly textured carpet in my home that desperately needs replacement.
pam kueber says
vintage. here is the source story: https://retrorenovation.com/2012/01/16/wall-to-wall-carpeting-history-from-the-1950s-to-today-an-exclusive-interview-with-emily-morrow-shaw-floors/
carolyn lindsay says
I went to the link for shaw carpets to find the “Disney Magic”……… and search and it said no Disney Magic………….. found. So sad.
pam kueber says
yes, the lines come and go…
Jason says
Now it lands on the main page insisting that we “Go for grey””the color that is captivating designers all year long.” Very sad indeed.
pam kueber says
ugh a million times ugh!
Sean in New York says
Oh No!
Disney Magic Shag has been discontinued! Please help with any other information regarding wall to wall shag carpeting.
Thanks!
pam kueber says
I don’t know… selections are constantly changing… I think you’re going to have to slog thru the online catalogs of the various makers to see what’s available right now. Good luck!
Erin in Ohio says
Oh no!
I’m ready to buy some carpet, and Disney Magic Shag has been discontinued. I’m going to contact Shaw on Monday, but if anyone has any other tips for tracking down discontinued carpet, I’m listening!
Lynda says
Had bright celery green, very long shag carpet when I lived in my Eichleresque home in Camarillo CA during the 70s. Never tired of it and still miss that house so much!
Joe Felice says
Did any of us think we’d ever live to see the day when shag carpet was back in style? Or that we would actually LIKE it? I mean, who knew? I do find it attractive, but most of the folks call it friese’ today. And we know we love color!
John K says
I was crazy about shag carpeting in the 1960s when I was growing up. Hey, hey, we’re The Monkees had shag carpeting in their bachelor’s pad on their TV show and I wanted my bedroom to look like that. Mom and dad said NO WAY. My bedroom wound up with a tasteful, low pile sculptured carpet in two shades of medium to dark brown and it was nice. I got over my desire for shag carpeting and I don’t think I would use it in my 1963 home today. I love my original hardwood floors and so shag carpeting for me remains a childhood memory.
Kelly says
I love the large piece beneath all of the smaller samples, and I’m trying to find that on the Shaw Carpet website but am not finding it. Do you happen to know which one that is? I’m hoping that’s not a vintage remnant. I would do the same as some others have described – get a large piece and have the edges bound.
pam kueber says
main photo with emily? vintage remnant, i am pretty sure. click thru the link or the photo to get to the original interview
Kelly Wittenauer says
When we moved in June 2005, my then 14 year old son asked for dark blue shag carpet in his room. Actually had no trouble finding it in suburban Chicago. Local store carried it.
Not sure, but think it was the Disney line that offers a green similar to Pam’s color of the year – they call it Mod Green. I came very close to buying a room size rug in it for our basement guest room. Hubby & son nixed that, said it would be too much since one wall is painted that color. Ended up ordering a more sedate beige with blue, green & gold flecks, but still a shag.
Barb S. says
I’m glad you posted this! Recently I got the idea to put some pink shag under a round bed I have. I thought I would get it cut into a circle and bound, but I had no idea if anyone was selling it. Thanks for the tip!!