In addition to using area rugs to enhance the space you can also use them to divide a larger room into two sections.
How to use area rugs in a great room.
If you re afraid to go bold with color start small.
Area rugs can have many uses in your room.
Then place all of the furniture.
The repetition helps to temper the high contrast pattern so it doesn t overwhelm the space.
Using an unusual rug is one way to avoid that problem.
Matching area rugs can feel a bit predictable and safe.
This air movement helps prevent mildew from forming under your area rug.
They can add great texture to your room when used over hardwood floors.
A tribal rug is a great beginning they go with everything.
When selecting an area rug make sure that it extends under all the key pieces of furniture in the room.
Then place all of the furniture completely on the rug.
For example the entryway from the living room and the hallway from the dining space.
One trick designers use often especially when doing a room from scratch or re doing a room is to start with a rug and pull the color choices from there.
In a living room for instance all of the furniture should be on top of the rug if this isn t possible it s okay to have the front legs of major upholstered pieces on the rug and the back legs off.
This guideline is great in rooms that are enclosed and separate from surrounding rooms such as this room by katie postel interiors as opposed to open concept spaces.
Do extend rugs under furniture.
Rug padding whichever one you chose helps keep the area rug in place not allowing them to bunch up preventing ventilation under the carpet.
Here a bold graphic is repeated on both sides of the room.
Using this rule in a small room is more successful if the 18 inches of bare floor exposed around the rug is reduced to about 8 inches.