Decorating Home with Rugs
Give bare floors a quick and easy makeover. Check out these tips and tricks on decorating with area rugs
Add a rug to a room that lacks excitement, and problem solved. While that alone is a good enough reason to decorate with a rug, there are many others just as compelling. You might even say it completes a room by tying all the different pieces together visually. A rug can anchor a room, define it, add warmth, and help layer a room's decor.
There are several different ways to decorate with a rug :
Perfect Sizing
Designer Celia Berliner suggests making the size of the area rug slightly smaller than the area covered by the furniture. It should be "large enough to anchor and support the gathering space, yet it should free enough flooring around for the circulation flow," she says. Designer Jennifer Duneier says the size of the area rug depends on the furniture layout. She prefers the front two legs of the sofas or chairs be placed on the area rug.
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Bold Patterns
Be daring and break out of your decorating comfort zone. Designer Andreea Avram Rusu believes a good rug can anchor the entire composition of a room. An area rug "can either bring something unexpected or add a jolt of color," she says. "Don't be afraid to use a bold color or rich pattern." Against white walls, floors and chairs, this zebra-inspired rug adds a shock of color and becomes the room's focal point.
Colorful Additions
Neutral walls and furnishings allow a bold rug to take center stage. "It is a nice way to add color to a room if you don't want to commit to a strong color on the furnishings or window treatments," designer Jennifer Duneier says. "It warms up the room and can define different spaces within a larger room." The sitting area is separated by an extra-colorful area rug in this spacious playroom.
All Shapes and Sizes
Stuck with a long, narrow living room? Area rugs come in all shapes and sizes, and there's one for every space. Designer Andreea Avram Rusu says that an area rug's shape should depend on the furniture and the shape and size of the room. In dining rooms she suggests using a rectangular rug with a long table, a hexagonal rug with a square table and a round rug with a round table. She uses a rectangular area rug in this living room to mirror the long shape of the space.
Rug Comforts
To designer Amy Bubier, area rugs are crucial especially to one specific area — the living room. "The room that is a focal point in the home, or a room where the most time is spent with family and friends is a great place for an area rug because it adds instant comfort and sound deadening," she says. Design by Lori Dennis
Goodbye Cold Feet
Designer Andreea Avram Rusu uses a neutral rug to tone down the colorful bedding and window treatments in this modern bedroom. Andreea likes using area rugs in bedrooms to "accentuate a sense of tranquility." Designer Jennifer Duneier's favorite spot to insert a rug is also under a bed to avoid hopping onto a cold floor.
Perfect Sizing
Designer Celia Berliner suggests making the size of the area rug slightly smaller than the area covered by the furniture. It should be "large enough to anchor and support the gathering space, yet it should free enough flooring around for the circulation flow," she says. Designer Jennifer Duneier says the size of the area rug depends on the furniture layout. She prefers the front two legs of the sofas or chairs be placed on the area rug.
Bold Patterns
Be daring and break out of your decorating comfort zone. Designer Andreea Avram Rusu believes a good rug can anchor the entire composition of a room. An area rug "can either bring something unexpected or add a jolt of color," she says. "Don't be afraid to use a bold color or rich pattern." Against white walls, floors and chairs, this zebra-inspired rug adds a shock of color and becomes the room's focal point.
Neutral walls and furnishings allow a bold rug to take center stage. "It is a nice way to add color to a room if you don't want to commit to a strong color on the furnishings or window treatments," designer Jennifer Duneier says. "It warms up the room and can define different spaces within a larger room." The sitting area is separated by an extra-colorful area rug in this spacious playroom.
All Shapes and Sizes
Stuck with a long, narrow living room? Area rugs come in all shapes and sizes, and there's one for every space. Designer Andreea Avram Rusu says that an area rug's shape should depend on the furniture and the shape and size of the room. In dining rooms she suggests using a rectangular rug with a long table, a hexagonal rug with a square table and a round rug with a round table. She uses a rectangular area rug in this living room to mirror the long shape of the space.
Colorful Additions
Neutral walls and furnishings allow a bold rug to take center stage. "It is a nice way to add color to a room if you don't want to commit to a strong color on the furnishings or window treatments," designer Jennifer Duneier says. "It warms up the room and can define different spaces within a larger room." The sitting area is separated by an extra-colorful area rug in this spacious playroom.
Stuck with a long, narrow living room? Area rugs come in all shapes and sizes, and there's one for every space. Designer Andreea Avram Rusu says that an area rug's shape should depend on the furniture and the shape and size of the room. In dining rooms she suggests using a rectangular rug with a long table, a hexagonal rug with a square table and a round rug with a round table. She uses a rectangular area rug in this living room to mirror the long shape of the space.
Rug Comforts
To designer Amy Bubier, area rugs are crucial especially to one specific area — the living room. "The room that is a focal point in the home, or a room where the most time is spent with family and friends is a great place for an area rug because it adds instant comfort and sound deadening," she says. Design by Lori Dennis
Goodbye Cold Feet
Designer Andreea Avram Rusu uses a neutral rug to tone down the colorful bedding and window treatments in this modern bedroom. Andreea likes using area rugs in bedrooms to "accentuate a sense of tranquility." Designer Jennifer Duneier's favorite spot to insert a rug is also under a bed to avoid hopping onto a cold floor.
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