I love rugs…accent, outdoor, area, doormats, runners - all of it! A good rug is one of the key finishing touches to a room or space. To determine just the right rug for your space, think about size (which we’ll get into in a later post), style, and impression.
Style: there are so many design styles that are so fun to work with! What is so amazing about design is that the opportunities for creativity are endless. While the most accepted practice used to be to focus on one style only (i.e. Craftsman or Minimalism), now we can have fun with incorporating multiple design styles into one a single space. I like to think of my present house as really representative of a laid-back, California style. It is industrial and a little modern with mixed metals and simple lines, rustic with repurposed woods and natural leathers, a little boho with lots of black and white patterns that evoke a tribal element, and a little beachy with white tumbled ledger stone and light woods. I’ve also brought in more greenery than I ever have, and I love the earthy, natural feeling that flowers and plants represent in a room. With all of these styles in one space, I also have lots of options for rug styles! I can use a more modern rug with clean lines or geometric shapes and muted tones, a vintage-look rustic rug, a jute or natural fiber beachy rug, or a bolder-patterned boho-inspired rug!
Impression: think about what you want your rug to do for your room. A rug can blend in with the furniture and decor (think a natural jute rug on light wood flooring), be a statement piece (think a bright fuchsia- and teal-toned rug on that same flooring), or unify a space with all the colors of different piece of furniture or decor. When I started designing my living room, I became totally inspired by the bright, worn-looking rugs I was seeing and thought that was what I needed for the room. After purchasing two (yep!) that just didn’t look right, I realized that the impression I wanted to make with a rug here was more muted. My husband and I had just installed a really unique feature wall (photos to come), and I knew the goal should be to let that wall stand out, not the rug. I’ll post a photo of my final rug selection in the space soon…
So, in celebration of cooler weather on the horizon, I’ve found some warm, yummy rugs that would look great in a space with similar style as mine to make a softer impression! And I’ve included some that are more colorful and lively because they are super fun, too. Message me for details on any of the rugs below. :) I gathered up these darlings from Wayfair, West Elm, and CC + Mike. All are in currently stock and most are under $300 for an 8x10 size! (Note: I am not compensated for any of my opinions for this post.)
