Decorating With Modern Rugs
Tuesday, December 1st, 2009One of the easiest ways to beautify, revitalize and upgrade your home is to decorate with area rugs. Elements of a room can be tied together; add much-needed warmth to the feel and look of floor tiles, stone or concrete; protect carpets and hardwood flooring; create a focal point and add a dramatic aspect with color and design to every room. Area rugs are completely mobile and can be moved from room to room, to a new house and can be changed with the seasons. Inevitably, area rugs provide great interest to the home decorator.
When choosing your rug the color should be the most important element to help you make the decision. A bright colored rug featuring a dramatic design can give the room a new look instantly. If a room has bright colors then tone it down with accessories in earth tones.
Patterns on the wallpaper, curtains, cushions and other fabrics do not want to clash with the pattern on a rug. A room will appear more spacious with light colors and dark colors will add warmth. Dark colors and detailed patterns will not show dirt as much as light colors and are especially beneficial if placed in heavy traffic areas and the home has children and/or pets.
If your area rug is going in the bathroom you will need to choose a rug that is compatible with bath mats and it is the color that you want. You may want to ensure that the rug is stain resistant and it is the right color and design to really hide the dirt.
Adding padding underneath will not only extend the life of a rug; it will also help the rug absorb sound, be easier to vacuum and keep it from moving. A thin under-pad coated rug is the best choice if placing a rug over wall-to-wall carpeting.
If the rug will be covering most of the flooring then you want to have the rug be showing the same amount on each side. Even if you have a closet or fireplace in the room or if the room is not the same size all the way around. If you can't make all four sides balance out you need to at least make sure that two of the sides exposed are balanced out.
There should not be more than two feet of exposed rug behind furniture if you are defining an area for conversational grouping. If a rug is large enough to accommodate at least the front legs of each piece of furniture it will unify the items placed around it.
A large rug need not be centred in a bedroom but you should have the same amount of floor exposed on two or three sides of it. Eighteen to twenty-four inches should extend beyond the length of a dining table. Most living rooms and dining rooms will accommodate an eight-by ten-foot rug. If placing under a coffee table, a six-by four-foot or a sic-by nine-foot rug will be ideal. In this case, the whole of the coffee table should fit on it with remaining furniture being placed at equal distances from it.
Use masking tape to help mark the area of space that you will be using on the area rug before you place the furniture on it. You can lay out bed sheets or even paper in the area that you are putting your furniture so you can see if it will fit or not.
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