2023 - Volume #47, Issue #5, Page #21
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Aerial Farm Photos Printed On Rugs
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Thanks to Susan David and Les Finemore at Aerial Rug, you can get down on the floor and farm your favorite fields with the grandkids. You can even have your favorite farm reproduced on poker cards, mouse pads, car seats, and more.
David got the idea for farm scenes on rugs while watching her young son play with his toy tractors and thinking how much fun it would be if he could roll his tractors over an image of their farm.
“We came up with the idea late last fall, got a website up, and started taking orders,” recalls David. “When we started, we had predesigned aerial views, but quickly realized people were only interested in custom work.”
One of the most interesting aspects of the work they do with Aerial Rugs is the variety of scenes that are submitted. They’ve reproduced images of feed lots and farmsteads, city views and a small town in Kansas, as well as a fruit orchard in New Mexico.
“We get a lot of requests from people interested in the toy segment with some wanting 1/64th scale reproductions,” says David. “That can limit the view to 20 acres with a 5 by 7-ft. rug.”
Images submitted vary from old-school fly-over photos to photos of photos and even one taken with a drone. If the desired image is available, simply upload it with an online order. If not, the company may be able to help.
“We have a few places to source fly-over images,” says David. “We can produce really high-quality images.”
In the months since the business got off the ground, orders have come in from around the country, as well as from other countries. “We’ve had orders from Mexico, Germany, Ireland, and most recently Australia,” says David. “There are only a handful of states in the U.S. that we haven’t done one for.”
Turnaround on the rugs and other items runs from 10 to 14 days for orders in the U.S., once finalized. However, David suggests getting Christmas gift orders in early.
“We’ll likely cut off orders the first week or so of December to allow for enough time for manufacturing and shipping,” she says.
Images can be printed on polyester blankets starting at $31.04 for a 30 by 40-in. size. A 5 by 7-ft. outdoor rug with a logo is $45.25, while a woven rug for indoor use starts at $135 for a 35 by 63-in. size. Heavy-duty printed floor mats start at $75 for a 24 by 36-in. size.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Aerial Rug (hello@aerialrug.com; www.aerialrug.com).
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