ABOUT / HOW WE REVIEW
How We Review
Every score on this site comes from physical samples we ordered, paid for, and compared side by side. No brand sees a review before publication. None can pay for a score.
The four dimensions
01 — CRAFT & TEXTURE
Weave density and evenness, selvage finishing, backing quality, and how seams read once installed.
02 — COLOR & PATTERN RANGE
Breadth and depth of the line: colorways per texture, dye richness, and consistency between sample and bolt.
03 — PRICE & VALUE
What you get per dollar against the rest of the category — including channel markup a retail buyer actually pays.
04 — SAMPLING & SERVICE
Sample cost and speed, dye-lot labeling, reorder reliability, and how the brand handles problems.
THE MATH
Each dimension is scored 1–10 in half-point steps. The overall score is the simple average of the four, rounded to one decimal. No weighting, no editorial overrides, no “bonus points.” If the math says 7.5, the review says 7.5.
How we use community sources
Our samples tell us how a product arrives; they can’t tell us how it ages. For longevity claims we synthesize owner reports from Reddit and Houzz threads — always labeled as such, never presented as our own testing.
How we make money
This site runs no display ads and no affiliate links to the brands we review. Our only commercial relationship is with FactoryDirectBox, a sourcing service: when a reader requests a factory-direct quote through our links, we may earn a referral fee. Those links appear only in clearly labeled sourcing boxes — never inside scores, rankings, or comparisons.
WHAT WE DON’T DO