Decorating With Area Rugs

Decorating with area rugs had become an art that is only limited by your imagination. Area rugs are being used in new and exciting ways to add pizazz to a room and can be found as accents to an existing room’s décor in the most unexpected ways.

Using an area rug as an accent on the floor in a space with a furniture grouping is still a very effective and complimentary way to beautify a room. As an accent, area rugs come in so many differing patterns and color combinations that they can be used to draw the eyes into the space as a bold, delightful accent to the color palette of the room very effectively. Often times, using an area rug on the floor with bright, bold colors can add a dramatic element and can bring everything else in place in the room.

If you use an area rug to accent a room in a softer, more muted way with the color palette, it will add to the room's ambiance by blending a combination of colors that tie the room's overall palette together in a generally less domineering way.

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Area rugs have been used in more open areas by combining a series of different colors and patterns providing an eclectic, whimsical note to a room. Using the layering effect not only adds to the coloring effect of a space but it also adds to the textures present in a room. It is a great way to accent an entrance way or to bring a child's room to life in a very playful, fun way.
If overlapping and layering a variety of area rugs does not suit your taste, you might try laying of a series of area rugs side by side on the floor can add the same effect in a smoother way. It also allows the decorator to create unique shapes and sizes,which adds a unique element to any space.

Area rugs are also used as intrinsic wall coverings from playing the role of a mural to forming a simple element of texture and color to a wall in place of a flat picture. A grouping of smaller area rugs can add a diverse effect to a larger wall much as it does when they are laid side by side on the floor. The result is unusual shapes and designs that are strong enough to serve as the focal point of a room.

Area rugs can be placed in doorways or in entrance ways to create a welcoming feel, and can lead into a particular style of design in the room beyond. Accent rugs are very popular when used in this manner as they truly add a touch of an accent to what already is happening in a particular area in the home.

Area rugs can also be placed on a hearth. This adds to the warm feeling emitted from the fire and adds a touch of coziness to a space meant to add that bit of comfortable ambiance to a room. It is important, however, when placing an area rug in such a location, to be sure that it is flame retardant as sparks or embers may pop from the fire and land on the area rug. Danger!
Another use for area rugs is to use it to cover unsightly places that detract from a room's appeal. For example, you can easily cover damaged or discolored walls with an affordable, beautifully decorated tapestry rug.  This adds a beautifying, colorful element to an otherwise unattractive focal point in a room. You can also take care of expensive or temporary floor or carpet damage by laying out your new rug.

Creativity is the key to decorating with area rugs; and the only limit is what you choose is likable in any given space. Go ahead - play with area rugs and see what you can come up with to make them work in your home.