Area rugs can aid with many design/décor ideas however they do have an important factor in our rooms of today in aiding with sound. In our homes of today we have gone back predominantly to the use of hardware flooring rather than carpet throughout. What this means is that we have added another hard material to our home. Materials such as hardwood, laminate, tile, stone etc… do not absorb sound.
What does this mean? Have you ever noticed that more echoes in your house presently? This is due to the fact that there are not enough soft furnishings to help absorb sound in your home.
An area rug can help to buffer sounds within the house.
They can however in the decorating world make your space much more exciting!!
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An area rug can become the main focal point or art within your room. Whether you use as it is meant to be on the floor or as a wall hanging the pattern, color and textural qualities a patterned rug can bring will help to enhance any room.
With our very monotone spaces of today an area rug can bring in a pop of color. A brightly colored rug can aid in defining the space and helps to offset a plain fascade. This rug can become the centre of attention and set the tone of the room. It also helps to anchor the room and is another textural and colorful layer to your décor.
An area rug can also help you pull a room together. Look around your space and if you feel that something is missing or your choices don’t feel cohesive, a rug can bring it all into perspective. If you source an area rug that brings in all the colors around the room, it can help in creating the balance you may require to bring the four walls together. In this case the rug completes the room by tying all the pieces together visually.
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Area rugs most definitely bring with them comfort. It is much nicer to have the softness of a rug under foot than hardwood or stone.
Get excited about the materials used and patterns available in our rugs of today and complete your room(s)!