Let customers see any rug in their room before they buy —
with AR Rugs visualization

AR works best when the buyer needs to evaluate size, fit, or appearance before committing — and can't do that from photos alone.
That's most obviously true for furniture, home décor, appliances, and fixtures. But industry matters less than product type. A good rule of thumb: if your store deals with any of these, AR is worth looking at:
- High return rates because products don't match expectations in person
- Products that need to fit a space or be worn on the body
- Variants across color, material, or size that customers need to compare
- Items manufactured at scale with consistent 3D geometry

Because rugs are bought as part of a room, not as a small rectangle in a product grid. A photo can show pattern and color, but it cannot show whether an 8×10 anchors the seating area, whether the rust colorway warms the room, or whether the pattern feels too busy at full scale.

It can support conversion by reducing the uncertainty that blocks purchase. Shopify reports that merchants adding 3D content see a 40% conversion lift on average, and a Rebecca Minkoff case study found shoppers were 44% more likely to add to cart after interacting with a 3D model. For rugs, the same principle applies: the product page becomes more useful when shoppers can see the item in context.

Vizbl helps reduce the expectation gap before the rug ships. Shoppers can check scale, color direction, pattern density and room fit before committing. Broader AR shopping research reported by Retail Dive found that two-thirds of consumers are less likely to return a product after using an AR feature.

A clean top-down photo, accurate dimensions and variant data are the best starting point. Higher-quality images create a more premium preview, especially for pattern clarity, pile impression, sheen and edge detail.

No. Vizbl is designed as a product-page experience. Shoppers can launch the AR rug preview from a button or link without leaving the purchase flow or downloading a separate app.

Vizbl can be integrated into Shopify and custom ecommerce setups. The exact implementation depends on your storefront, catalog structure and product-page template.

Most of the technical heavy lifting is already handled on our end — you're not building an AR integration from scratch. Here's what the setup actually looks like:
1. Create a Vizbl account.

2. Upload your 3D model and link it to the right product page. No model yet? We can make one.

3. Configure the features you need — color switching, multi-object view, interaction settings.

4. Upgrade to a paid plan if you need advanced functionality.

After that, the only ongoing task is keeping your 3D models current as your product lineup changes.

No. Vizbl comes with detailed guides that walk you through the setup, and if you get stuck at any point, we'll help you get it live — whether you're on Shopify or a custom site.

Yes. The best approach is often to start with bestsellers, premium rugs, high-margin products or SKUs where customers hesitate most because of size, color or room fit. Then scale based on real product-page data.

You can track which rugs shoppers try in AR, which sizes and colorways they compare, how often they launch the visualizer, and where AR engagement appears in the path to purchase. This helps teams improve merchandising, product pages and catalog priorities.