Along with tie-dye shirts and tea shades, shag carpeting was a major staple of life in the 1960s and ’70s. The soft, almost grass-like embrace of the long yarn fibers inherent in shag appealed to the barefoot free spirits of the day — during those rare moments they spent inside, anyway.
Swept under the rug (so to speak) for decades, shag carpets are hustling their way back into the mainstream, perhaps as the perfect warm-and-fuzzy antidote to an era of smartphones and video conferencing. So whether you’re a baby boomer eager to once again dig your toes into some luscious shag, or a child of the ’80s and ’90s that missed the trend altogether, you and your feet will be happy to know that shag carpeting is once again a fashionable choice for any home or apartment.
Unfurl a shag carpet in your bedroom to create the ultimate cozy sanctuary, or else arrange one couch-front in the living room for all those visitors too groovy to drive. No matter where you put it, shag carpeting will turn your flooring from dull and square to comfortable and rad.
