How to choose the right rug style for your space

Home interiors used to be very well defined. The room was either very modern or ultra traditional. In recent years however home interiors have evolved into an ecclectic assortment of pieces that may range themselves from modern to traditional. With all this going on with your home interior, how do you know the right rug to go with?

It is easier than you may think. With a few easy to remember tips, you will be able to choose new area rugs that are so stylish that your neighbors and friends will be asking you for home design advice.

Tip number 1

If the patterns of your other textiles are large, go with a small patterned area rug or a solid color rug. If the patterns of your textiles are small, then go with a larger patterned area rug.

Tip number 2

We call the most common mistake in area rug selection "matchy-matchy". This is where in an effort to be safe, a rug is selected that almost perfectly matches the rest of the room, be it by pattern or color or both. Instead, choose a color that you find as an accent in your room and use it as the primary color in your area rug. That way you reinforce the accent color found in the room without being "matchy-matchy".

Tip number 3

Read all about it. Magazines such as Dwell, Better Homes & Gardens, and Architectural Digest are great places where you can flip through and get some ideas on how different color and styling themes go together.

Tip number 4

RugsToMyDoor.com has a large assortment of rugs in their "Casual" gallery. The Casual rugs designation means that the patterns will usually go with either traditional or modern (or contemporary) interiors.

Tip number 5

Make a style book. I have often ripped home interior ideas out of magazines and just placed them into a hatbox. When I am considering reworking a room of my house, I refer to all those pages I tore out. Surprisingly there is a commonality among them, and by flipping through all those magazine pages, I realize what it is that appeals to me, and then I can recreate it in my own home.

Tip number 6

Last but not least, the customer care team at RugsToMyDoor.com is ready to help answer any questions you may have.