Ten Tips About Rugs By Home Designers In Los Angeles
Matching doesn’t have to mean blending in undetectably from the carpet that is already down there. Far from it, but it needs to gel with it. This would mean trying to get elements of the carpet – and where possible, the rest of the room, to co-ordinate. If your carpet is patterned, then it might be best to go for a plain rug, and vice versa. Similarly, a carpet with a short pile may be juxtaposed better with a thick, fluffy rug than woven rug. The same applies to color, of course it is up to you, if you want a very colorful room or a completely neutral one, but in general, we would advise mixing it up between your carpeting and your rug. I.E. a bright rug on a beige carpet...
Continuing on from the stylistic debate about placing a rug on top of a carpet, there is also the issue of using one rug over an area rug. Our home designers in Los Angeles have seen many great examples of this in homes up and down the region and they have also seen some less than great examples! Generally, the advice would be to use the smaller rugs sparingly and ensure that they co-ordinate well with not only your area rug, but the surrounding furniture. Sometimes, all it takes is one or two small elements to make that match. Say for example your smaller rug is pink, merely changing your cushion covers to match it could be all it needs to work...