Coir products, produced in Kerala have a greater demand all over India. It has demand from foreign countries too. Not only as carpet and mats, it can also serve the purpose of decorative and wall cladding, thus beautifying your interior. Though a bit expensive, coir products give a traditional look to your interior. Those who love good piece of art, coir is a better option. From swings to decorative, everything is available in coir. So, through this article let me introduce a few such coir products that can become a part of your interior design.

Cladding with Coir

Till now, we have heard about wall cladding using stones, wood or giving distinct styles using custom style wall cladding. Latest trend is coir cladding. Main advantages are – low heat inside your rooms and no echoes too. So, coir cladding is best for rooms you desire to do home theatre settings. Coir products used for this purpose look similar to coir mats.

Mats and Rugs with coir

Coir is vastly used in our country to make mats and rugs. Mats and Mattings – are the tow derivatives of coir mats. The word ‘mat’ is used for small rugs or mats. Lengthy rectangular pieces are generally used at door steps. Such pieces are available in two varieties. It may be simply made using coconut husk, known as simple bush mats or those coir mats with rubber or PVC backing.

Rolling type lengthy mats come under matting category. It is available in natural colour of coir as well as dyed types. Coir rugs are also available in markets. Very delicate coir threads are stitched to PVC platform to prepare such beautiful coir rugs. They are commonly available in Kerala markets and art and crafts exhibitions. In all these types different designs are also available. As per the style of your interior and colour of walls and soft furnishing, you can choose desired style and colour shades of mats, mattings and rugs for your interior.

Coir tiles and other products

Latest update in coir industry of Kerala is Coir tiles. With PVC backings, square rugs are available in the market with the name coir tiles. When several coir tiles are combined, it gives the effect of a carpet. It’s removable and washable too. Particle tray board and cutting board are also available in coir products.   

Article Posted By : Sandhya Rani  On June 20, 2013lView All Articles

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