Buying area
rugs is an important decision when it comes to the overall interior
décor of your home. Area rugs not only add to the look of a room,
but also create an ambiance adding color, shape, and texture. An area
rug has the ability to pull all the different colors in a room together
bringing a sense of order and continuity. An area rug can also help divide
up a larger room by creating boundaries and setting up visual order. Although
an area rug is usually one of the last items purchased for a room, it
acts as a foundation from which the rest of the room emerges. Since area
rugs can have such a huge impact in a room, there are important details
to keep in mind when shopping for a rug to help find the best choice for
your home.
The first detail to consider is color. Decide which colors you already
have in your room which you’d like to display on the floor. If there
are already a lot of patterns in your upholstered furniture or drapes,
look for a rug
with minimal pattern or a solid color. Too many patterns in one room can
look cluttered. If there is little or no pattern, that leaves a much wider
choice in rugs from a very decorative traditional rug to a minimalistic
solid color with a nice border or simply a solid color. If you are placing
an area rug on top of carpeting, try to stay within a couple of shades
of that carpeting, either lighter or darker, to keep the flow of the room.
If you are looking to place an area rug over hardwood, you can do any
color light or dark as wood blends well with anything.
The next detail to consider is size. Area rugs come in all different sizes
and shapes with the most common shape being a rectangle. However, if you
have some nice circular details in a room that you want to enhance such
as arched windows, a round coffee table, round mirrors, etc., a round
area rug could be a nice echo of those things. If your room is more of
a square, a square area rug could play that up. If your room or furniture
arrangement is rectangular, support that with a rectangular rug. In other
words, let the room and furniture dictate the shape so that it feels right
and connects to what’s going on already in the room. Once you’ve
decided on the shape, deciding on the size gets a bit trickier. When placing
an are rug under an arrangement of furniture such as couches, chairs,
and coffee tables, the rug should extend under the furniture, not stop
just before it. For example, when placing rugs
where there is a couch, size the rug so that it extends under the front
legs of the couch and about a foot extended on either side of the couch.
When placing a rug under a dining table and chairs, make sure that the
rug is large enough so that the chairs can be pulled back and forward
without needing to be lifted over the edge of the rug. If the room is
very large, size the rug accordingly so that it fills the space. Also
keep in mind your typical traffic pattern. You don’t want to impede
the flow of traffic in your home by an awkwardly placed or sized rug that
might cause someone to trip.
Finally, decide on a budget and get the best quality for your budget.
This means researching the best materials used to make a rug and getting
the most for your dollar. You want this investment to stand up to wear
and tear and last a long time.
Color, shape, size, and price are all important things to consider when
shopping for an area rug. Thinking seriously about these details and writing
them down before you start shopping will help you narrow down your choices
and find a rug that will add a lot of style and character to your home.
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functional things as well. They are aimed at wiping feet in order to prevent
wet walking around the house. There are two places to put your area rug, rather
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