5 Important Features to Look For in a Rug to Make Your Room Look Fabulous

Hunting for the best runner rugs that will complement your room won’t be so hard once you look for the following features: color, texture, size and shape, material used and design.

Rugs are excellent room/floor decorators. But, searching for the right rugs seems like a chore for there are so many kinds to choose from. This shouldn’t be done in a hurry if you really want the best ornament for your home. The features below will serve as a guide to help you find the perfect rug you've been looking for.

Color

The first feature to look for is the color of the rug. It shouldn’t clash with the hue of the walls itself. The flooring should also be taken into consideration. Bear in mind that the color of the furniture should also be counted. Colors can play tricks in one’s mind such as choosing bland and pastel colored rugs to give off a spacious vibe. Darker and deeper colors endow are room with a cozy feeling, a warm atmosphere and a sense of relaxation. On the other hand, if you prefer rugs decorated with bold patterns with intricate designs, this would best fit with simple and monochromatic furniture. To avoid putting your guest into confusion, take the stated guides into thought.

Texture

Another way to affix a certain kind of feeling is through the texture of a rug. If you prefer a soft and cozy feeling, a fluffy-looking rug in pastel colors would fit this specification. Then again, some prefers a sophisticated look. This can be attained through choosing a rug with elaborate patterns. If you fancy a mod style of room, a rug of monochromatic hue will suit best.

Size and Shape

The size of a rug should depend on the area you want to cover. You don’t want to make you room look packed. A room should always have a welcoming vibe, not a suffocating one. Modern area rugs come in different sizes and shapes. There are ones for a long hallway, for round tables, to name a few. Don’t lose hope because there is always one out there that would be perfect.

Material used

Before purchasing a rug, check on the material used with a keen eye. Hand-woven rugs are of the best quality since each strand is tightly interlaced. Also, examine the back portion of the rug. If the pattern at the back is seen, then that rug deserves a thumbs-up. Reversely, if the back portion is covered with a cloth-like layer, expect that it wouldn’t last long because after some time, it will leave a cotton-like residue on the floor. Good looks plus quality equals perfect choice.

Design

There are loads of runner rugs to choose from. The advantage of modern area rugs is that each one is not exactly identical to the other. A distinct way to reveal your true personality is how you decorate your home. Styles like Persian rugs and Oriental rugs pose a great deal of choice. The appealing plus to rugs is that you may settle in two or more so long as it will match the natural ambiance in your room.

Gaze at your room for a few seconds and think about what areas you would like to focus on. What’s unique to rugs is that each perspective gives a cool vibe.

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Home is where the art is

Now this home really is where the art is. Forty-something couple, Lynne, a fashion & textiles expert and Del, an art teacher met as students at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design in the eighties and now live in rural Sussex with their 11-year-old son, and Custard the Cat. The couple take a make do approach to interiors, most of the artwork here is second-hand and furniture has either been handed-down, or salvaged and recycled. Del plays art swap with friends when he's looking for something new to hang on the walls, creates stuff for the home using found objects and makes his own pasta (though apparently, Jamie Oliver's cannelloni with semolina flour is a 'fucking arse ache' to make). The screen for the fireplace is made from an old chest of drawers. Obviously they have a better class of skip down in Sussex:



Every surface is dotted with carefully curated doodahs. On the mantlepiece in front of the vintage French mirror sits a ceramic jug by Japanese potter, Takeshi Yasuda, a selection of family photos and a wooden statue bought off a beach artist in Jamaica, 'I asked for one that was unfinished, ' says Del, 'I like it because it's a work in progress.'



Whitewashed walls and neutral carpets make the perfect blank canvas for an interesting mix of artwork and antiques. And proving that less really is more, this ceramic bird cost one pound from a charity shop and the painted metal candlestick holder was picked up at a garden centre.



Second-hand fifties mirror, and mobile from the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum in New York.



As a child growing up in the seventies, Lynne shared a pink-walled bedroom with her younger sister. Their grandma, a devout Catholic, often presented the girls with religious memorabilia - statues of patron saints, plastic plaques, rosary beads - which they displayed on the mantlepiece. 'We had this horrible seventies decor and all this religious stuff including holy water. It was mad,' laughs Lynne, 'The other day I thought blimey, I'm doing it again. I made the connection but it's not a religious thing at all, I'm an atheist! I suppose it's a comfort thing.'

Del tends to take the same approach to artwork as to interiors, with the emphasis on creating something modern from rescued cultural relics. As is evidenced by his latest collection, a series of collages made from old Penguin book covers. And, that's my picture happily sitting on the settee at That's Not My Age mansions so don't get any ideas! Besides, there's an exhibition coming soon.



To contact Del about his artwork: email P-DELLER@sky.com