Virtual Reality Rug Shopping: The Future of Online Retail

The turning point in history where primitive shelters for our ancestors transformed into homes tells the story of humanity’s evolution - not just in the development of architecture but also in the art of producing beautiful personal spaces. Carpets, having existed for millennia, represent a quintessential piece of home decor - a fusion of functionality and aesthetic pleasure. When you bring a carpet to your space, you indulge in extravagance and warmth, inviting a sense of completeness to your decor. 

At Obeetee, we ensure that we keep our wide range of contemporary and traditional designs fresh to meet the needs of every home. We always ensure that each customer gets to share in hundreds of years of tradition, sustaining the art of producing exquisite handmade carpets and rugs. In our dedication to craftsmanship and innovation, we are also always looking to the future. Just a couple of decades ago, it would have been inconceivable to reach people across the world with an e-commerce platform, and yet now we’re employing cutting-edge tools such as Virtual Reality to elevate the online shopping experience for rugs and carpets. 

Now, we know that some of our readers may be sceptical - surely this technology can’t be used by everyone? Luckily, the days of clunky virtual reality headsets are long gone, and, using our website, you can access virtual reality using just your phone or computer. If you’re ready to test it out, we’ve put together a guide in four simple steps to help you use our virtual reality function to explore our collections of carpets and rugs. 

1. Visit obeetee.in and explore our collection

This step speaks for itself - find your preferred device (hopefully you’re reading our blog on one of them) and navigate to our website! This should be easy to do in one click from this blog post, but you can also navigate to the homepage if you enter obeetee.in into your browser.

2. Find carpets that you like

This is the most exciting part of your virtual reality journey! Click through our website, exploring our collections by room, size, material, style, weave, or collection - whatever speaks to you in the moment. Shortlist a few carpets, if you prefer, but pick one for the rest of the steps in this guide. 

3. Click on your favourite carpet

Once you click on a carpet, you will reach the webpage for the carpet. Here, you will find a ‘View in your room’ button under the carpet’s name. Click on this button to begin your virtual reality shopping experience.

4. Explore the virtual reality application

You will be redirected to a page where you can upload a photo from your home, allowing you to explore locations in your house where you feel the carpet will be a good fit. You also have the option of choosing from several stock photos of homes to get a feel for the carpet in different spaces. Once you’ve picked the backdrop, your carpet will be placed on the floor in the room, and you will be able to drag the carpet across the room, rotating it to try out different positions and orientations. This is the best way to observe the energy that different carpets bring to homes with their character, and we recommend playing with different arrangements. 

We hope this easy guide helps you enjoy your foray into virtual reality shopping with our rugs and carpets. Of course, there is no substitute for the real thing - the feel of the fabric under your feet, the sheen of the colours mingling with the natural light in your home, all of these features bring the rug to life. We suggest that you explore our collections online, and use Virtual Reality as a tool to help you short-list your top carpets. You can also opt-in for our White Glove Service, a resource that brings our carpets to your home. Once you get in contact with us, we will bring our carpets to you, with a dedicated team of experts to help you find the perfect fit for your home. You can also meet us in-store at any of our flagship locations pan-India, we look forward to welcoming you soon!