Rugs occupy an ever more central position in floor fashions as the trend in hard flooring continues. With more people choosing hardwood or tiles for their homes, wide expanses of bare floors can make an interior feel cold and unwelcoming. This is where a strategic placement of rugs can help.
A rug helps define areas, muffles noise, and provides warmth. While doing all that, rugs also greatly enhance the aesthetics of a room by providing a finishing touch.
Traditional or Contemporary?
Both contemporary and traditional styles are popular right now. Use a contemporary design if you have sleek, modern furniture.
Patterns
- Abstract, organic patterns, stripes and ethnic elements.
- Configurations of dots, diamonds and vines.
- Emphasis on drama and scale
Colors
- Deep and rich such as greens, gold, indigo, browns and purple
- Dramatic white and black
- Restful shaded neutrals with subtle textures
Texture
- Shaggy rugs have reappeared and they have never looked so luxuriously modern.
- High-low yarns used together
- Hand knotted and hand tufted silk and wool rugs made in Asia, provide depth and comfort
- Leather also used with silk and wool
