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All You Need To Know About Living Room Rugs
I’ve seen a whole lot of rules on how to go about styling with a rug. Over time I’ve realised that I have liked spaces where the rules have been followed, as also spaces where they have not. I myself have broken some of these rules where I thought appropriate.
And done far more boldly with bright pops of colour in this living room.
(1) Coloured Rug With Neutral Furniture:
Rugs are a great way to add colour to a room. The colour is understated in this living room. The blue from the rug has been picked for all the accents in the room and ties everything together. The orange has not been repeated, so you have a bright burst of colour, yet not overdone.
Even though the rug in this room has also been teamed up with neutral furniture, all the textures used make the space look much brighter. The beaten brass table, patterned leather pouf and black and white planter, the weave of the black accent chair, the baskets on the wall and the whole bunch of plants… all these add to the bright pattern and colours of the rug to make the space more full of life.
(2) Coloured Rug With Coloured Furniture:
This, according to me, is the most difficult to pull off right. You might have too much of one colour, or too many colours, colours clashing with each other, too many patterns and too many different styles and a room that ends up looking more like chaos than anything else.
So I suggest you try this out only if you have a really good sense of colour and are confident of using it.
Because if you get it right, the result is only stunning! Sarah’s living room below is all the proof you need!
Try Different Things!
Once you’ve got your basics, don’t be afraid to get adventurous with your living room rugs. Try using more than one rug, or rugs of different shapes and styles.
(1) Runners:
You have an odd length of space where a regular sized rug doesn’t work? Runners look great in these. See how the runner below ties in all the furniture along the length of that wall.
We had this odd no-man’s land kind of area between our living and dining spaces. We added the runner to help define it, demarcate the two spaces and add some warmth and colour to that large expanse of cold marble floor.
(2) Use Multiple Rugs:
In a larger space, using multiple rugs helps to define the different areas. Take, for example, the living room below. One rug grounds the main living area while another marks the reading corner. It helps demarcate the two areas visually and add warmth and texture to the floor.
In my living room too, we have one rug ground the main seating area while the runner separates it from the dining space like I showed you above. I am still looking for a third rug to go under the smaller seating area.
(3) Layer Your Living Room Rugs:
You could also use multiple rugs in the same area by layering them. This can be done very simply, using a smaller rug on a large one. In this case you would usually use a plain base with a patterned rug above it, or vice versa.
Or you can take two similar sized rugs and place them side by side, overlapping the main body.
Or take an irregularly shaped rug and layer it on top of a regular rectangle.
And you can layer your multiple rugs, multiple times!
When layering, be careful of how you’re mixing patterns. A plain rug layered with a pattern is a safe bet. Use a common colour to tie them in. Or a neutral rug with a coloured one.
There are endless ways in which you can mix, match and team up your living room rugs and furniture to make yourself a space you love. Taking tips from this post should help you start. I hope you’ll find these guidelines useful.
Any questions you have in mind? Any tips of your own? Do write in and share with us the comments below.
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