8 Tips for Layering Rugs
Warm Up Your Floor with an Extra Rug — or More
You layer your clothes and your bed (an extra blanket, please!), but the floor? Oh yes. The last great layering frontier has been conquered, thanks to designers willing to think outside the box when it comes to rugs. Mix them, match them, and create instant interest with this new-found trend going on below your toes. Here are 8 ways how:
Fill in the blank. When you seriously love a rug but it doesn’t quite cover the area you need it to, it’s prime for layering. Stick a simple rug underneath in a natural material (jute, rattan or seagrass work well) to cover the difference.
Protect, protect, protect. Replacing wall-to-wall carpet is a pain. Swapping out a rug? Far easier. For rooms prone to random stains (think nurseries and kids’ rooms), an extra rug can prevent stains from hitting the carpet… or cover up some that already made their mark.
Play areas, heavily trafficked sections and under the dining table could all use an extra rug as a buffer over more permanent wall-to-wall carpet.
(This rug is far too pretty to chance it, but you get the idea.)
(This rug is far too pretty to chance it, but you get the idea.)
Create contrast. Most of the furniture in this room would get lost against the similarly hued carpet. A rug on top breaks up the sea of ivory.
Look! Two hides together make one normal-sized rug.
Reach for sheepskin. For an extra spot of warmth, layer a small sheepskin on a patch of floor. Their size makes them perfect for layering and moving with ease.
Find the perfect sheepskin rug
Find the perfect sheepskin rug
Define an area. Focus a larger room into separate spaces by clustering seating around different rugs. In this example, the bottom layer of rugs match, keeping the areas separate but cohesive.
You can even delineate the space simply with a slight change in texture, as shown in this sitting area.
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Oriental Rugs Beyond the Living Room
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More ways to decorate with rugs:
11 Area Rug Rules and How to Break Them
Oriental Rugs Beyond the Living Room
Go Bold (and Green) with Eco-Friendly Carpet Tiles