How to Ground a Room with a Rug
While there are many gorgeous ways to create a floor, whether it be bamboo, slate, terrazzo, or a funky retro linoleum, sometimes a vast room needs a good rug to break it up. Whether it's an absorbent bathmat for your wet feet post-shower, or a big old bearskin (oh people, I tried to find a funny example of this on flickr and I just couldn't do it to you!); a small throw for under the kitchen sink or a lovely hand-knotted wool rug to curl up on in front of the tube, some areas just scream for a rug to ground the room.
Rugs can add warmth, delineate different programs within a larger space, serve as the only source of color and pattern and provide a contrast to the flooring below. Here are some examples of where the rug just makes the place.
Rugs can add warmth, delineate different programs within a larger space, serve as the only source of color and pattern and provide a contrast to the flooring below. Here are some examples of where the rug just makes the place.
Wow! look closely at those incredible old parquet floors. I love the scale of the pattern, and this purple and white rug is the perfect contrast.
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