| Contemporary Rugs - For Every Room In Your | | | | The place for family get-togethers and a |
| Home | | | | gathering of friends, the living room is effectively |
| Adding a contemporary rug can instantly | | | | the centre of the home. A contemporary rug in |
| transform a room set, injecting colour and style. | | | | this room will lend to its feeling of comfort and |
| The harder edges of wood or stone flooring can | | | | warmth, making it the ideal place to entertain |
| be softened by the inclusion of warm colours and | | | | your guests. |
| fabrics. Stark contrasts can be played out to vivid | | | | The use of colour in this room is very effective. |
| effect or the warm tones of furniture can be | | | | A lighter colour will give the impression of more |
| further accentuated. | | | | space whereas a darker colour will help to create |
| Contemporary rugs can work wonders. A | | | | a cosier feel. |
| relatively inexpensive addition, they can form the | | | | Most living room furniture is structured around a |
| focal point of a room or divide a room into | | | | focal point of some kind, whether it be the |
| separate and visually distinct areas. Rugs can | | | | television or a fireplace, a rug can help to further |
| effectively demarcate areas setting them aside | | | | accentuate this focal point, effectively |
| for relaxation or delineate areas showing the flow | | | | concentrating the attention in one particular area. |
| or direction of a room. | | | | Rooms with hardwood flooring can really benefit |
| They can be used to tie in different decor styles. | | | | from the addition of contemporary rugs. They |
| Successfully merging the traditional with the | | | | bring with them a comfort and warmth, a splash |
| modern, the old with the new. Artwork for floors, | | | | of colour if required and they soften the |
| they can be given their own space to make bold | | | | hard-edged feel of rooms decorated in this |
| statements or help to blend colours and finish a | | | | manner, making them more user-friendly and less |
| room. An expanse of carpeting in a room can be | | | | austere. |
| a little overwhelming. The subtle placement of | | | | For The Dining Room |
| rugs can help to soften this effect by breaking it | | | | Even the starkest of dining areas can be instantly |
| up with changes in colour and texture. | | | | transformed with the introduction of a |
| If you decide to invest in a contemporary rug to | | | | contemporary rug. Creating intimate dining areas, |
| form the focal point of a room, try to ensure | | | | rugs can add colour and vibrancy bringing this area |
| that it is the key piece and it's not competing for | | | | to life. The browns of your wooden dining room |
| attention with upholstery or drapes. This will lead | | | | furniture can be contrasted with the colours in a |
| to confusion and upset the balance of the room | | | | lighter rug. Or you could choose to blend in the |
| as the mind tries to decide which piece to look at | | | | colours of your upholstery. |
| first, why and for how long. | | | | When choosing an under table rug for your dining |
| Consideration must be given to the size of your | | | | room, roughly measure out where the chairs go |
| rug. Too small and it will be lost in a room, too | | | | when being used at leisure. In other words, where |
| large and it will dominate it. Size the room, taking | | | | do they go during or after the cheese board? |
| into account furniture items and naturally high | | | | They will be further out, that's for sure. Make |
| footfall areas. If there is a natural route from one | | | | sure your under-table rug extends at least as far |
| side of a room to another, decide whether your | | | | as the rear legs of a chair at leisure. This will |
| rug will cover that entire route or not impinge on | | | | ensure that your guests are not unstable or |
| it at all. | | | | uncomfortable and less likely to fall backwards. |
| For The Entrance Hall | | | | Avoid deep pile rugs in the dining room, tighter |
| A contemporary rug in the entrance hall of your | | | | woven rugs are much easier to vacuum. |
| home is a great way to introduce character, style | | | | For The Bedroom |
| and colour, setting the tone for other parts of | | | | It is difficult to imagine anything nicer that waking |
| your home. You could adopt a colour or theme | | | | up on a cold winters morning and sinking your |
| and extend or contrast this in the other rooms of | | | | feet into the thick pile of a plush rug, so much |
| your home. | | | | more welcoming than the cold of a wood or |
| This area of your home probably endures the | | | | stone floor. Even if your bedroom is carpeted, the |
| highest footfall and it is therefore important that | | | | addition of deep pile rugs adds that little something |
| the rug you choose is hard wearing It is | | | | in terms of luxury and also could add that splash |
| recommended that the rug be of a darker colour | | | | of colour needed to finish off the decor. |
| so as to disguise the high traffic patterns that are | | | | In a room with very little footfall you can of |
| inevitable in this part of the house. Rugs with a | | | | course go for something a little more delicate. |
| smaller, tighter pile are easier to maintain and ideal | | | | Softer, deep pile rugs are very popular in |
| for these higher footfall areas. | | | | bedrooms and they are available to suit any |
| For The Living Room | | | | colour scheme reflecting personality and taste. |
| Accent your room beautifully, bringing together | | | | Most commonly placed at the side or the end of |
| the different aspects of your decor, with a | | | | the bed to ensure that upon waking you alight |
| contemporary rug in your living room. Working as | | | | upon its warmth and comfort, a bedroom rug can |
| a anchor, a rug can create little areas within larger | | | | be seen as practical and functional as well as |
| ones for a cosier more intimate feel. | | | | highly decorative. |