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Why Choosing the Right Color and Design of your Area Rug is Important to Your Home Decor

An area rug is the centerpiece of a room and has to be such that all the other furniture looks good around it. It can make a boring space attractive and interesting. Therefore a lot of thought needs to go into it before one can purchase an area rug. There are a lot of choices in color size and material that one can consider for an area rug.

How important is the color you choose?

• A lot of things can be considered while choosing a color for the area rug. A congested room can be given an appearance of being bigger by having a light colored area rug.

• A patternless rug will give an illusion of space whereas rugs with patterns can make a room look smaller.

• Another reason why color should be considered is, darker colors like red and orange make the room appear warmer and can be used during winter. Lighter colors like blue, white, etc. make the room feel cooler.

• Colors should be considered depending on what part of the house the rug is used. This is because different parts of the houses have different traffic. The living room being the highest. The living room rug takes on more dirt than say a rug in the bedroom. Darker rugs are advised for rooms that have higher dirt build up since dirt will be very obvious on light colored rugs.

• The color of the rug should co-ordinate with the existing color scheme of the room.

The size of the area rug should be the first thing one should consider. It should accommodate the chairs pulled out of the table and should not make the floor uneven for the chairs. The rug should either have all the furniture on it or only the center table on it. A rug that has only a part of any furniture on it will create a sloppy appearance.

Design and quality of the rug is another important thing that needs consideration. The design of any furniture you own will reflect your personality. Similarly choosing a design that suits your personality and at the same time goes well with the room is very important. Rugs last for at least 10 years so it is important to choose a design you will enjoy looking at. Plush, flat weave, looped and shag are some of the textures that one can choose from. Patterns are available with central medallions and without. Patterns can also be asymmetrical which give the place a modern look. A person looking for a good rug can choose from a wide variety ranging from modern contemporary rugs to traditional rugs like European, Persian and Oriental. Whether you want an area rug with borders, flowers or whether you want the design to be traditional or modern, the market is wide and as long as you have a clear picture in your mind it is not difficult to find the perfect area rug.

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