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Defining Your Rooms With Area Rugs
Area Rugs Offer a Variety of Ways to
Distinguish Your Rooms
Area rugs can provide a relatively inexpensive solution to
decorative challenges. These variegated floor coverings are
versatile and may be used to warm the cold look of bathroom tile,
reinforce the formal nature of a living room or brighten a cozy
dining nook.
Because they occupy what tends to be one of the primary focal points
of a room, area rugs can establish the feel of an entire space.
These powerful protean floor coverings are amazingly mobile, making
them a favorite of people who enjoy redecorating throughout the
year. In choosing a rug, you’ll want to consider five primary
factors—style, color, pattern, size and shape. Together, these
elements influence the affect an area rug will have on a given room.
Style
Area rugs come in a plethora of styles, including traditional,
contemporary, country and novelty. Traditional coverings, which are
dominated by rugs from Asia, present a formal, conservative look
often associated with the living room, dining room and library. Rugs
under the contemporary classification take their inspiration from
various places, including Native American culture, modern art and
cutting edge technology. If you want a unique look, contemporaries
will give it to you.
Country rugs will often be braided or will use rustic, bucolic
images. A cook’s kitchen, a room dominated by Early American décor
or an informal dining area will often be bedecked in this style.
Novelty rugs may focus on a specific theme or subject such as the
movies, beach or great wines; embrace a holiday; or reproduce a
famous event or work of art. The den, a bedroom, a bath or a hobby
room will often host this type of rug.
Color and Pattern
Area rugs are useful in establishing the color palette for an entire
room. The range and specificity of colors in rugs seems infinite.
Cold hardwood floors are transformed by lush, warm colors, while a
gloomy space can find life in sun-inspired shades. A rug with a
patterned border and plain center makes sense when a large, central
object, such as a table, occupies the center of the room. Looking to
create some havoc in an otherwise subdued space? Then go with a
techno inspired design or something that Picasso might like.
Size and Shape
Area rug sizes and shapes run the gamut. Some rugs are as small as
6-square feet and others cover an area of over 200-square feet. Do
you want one large rug to cover much of your 10 by 12 living room
floor or would you rather incorporate various smaller rugs, placing
them at various angles? Round, oval, square, rectangle and
odd-shaped rugs can accentuate your flair for decorating.
The huge assortment of area rugs now available furnishes dwellers
with ample opportunity to creatively express their diverse tastes
and decorative acumen. The traditional, maroon Oriental carpet no
longer dominates the area rug market. If you’re interested in a
unique look that can define a room, consider the innumerable choices
in rugs that await your perusal.
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