ROOMS

I am working with a  local client to decorate a down stairs family room.  When I begin putting together a design for any room, I have to figure out where to start. As you can see from the floor plan below, the room is quite large and needed 4 rugs.  I decided to make the rugs my starting point.  Before I started looking for rugs, I discussed with my clients what colors they were interested in and what their style was.  Because the rugs are such a big part of the room, I wanted my clients' input.  I always strive to make sure I am putting together a design that is tailored to my clients' tastes.  To do this, I emailed them two different groupings of  rugs to pick from: My clients picked 'Option A'.  The next step was to figure which rug was going where.  I emailed them two floor plans with the rugs placed in different places. My clients decided on 'Rug Arrangement A'.  However, they wanted to put a ...

Thinking about incorporating a rug into a space in your home?   Excellent!  Rugs help anchor the furniture & add color, personality, and warmth to a space. If you need help determining the correct size for an area rug consider these guidelines: First off, know the standard sizes of rugs before you go shopping.  Common sizes are 3x5, 4x6, 5x8, 6x9, 8x10, 10x12.  Also, it is helpful to have paint & fabric swatches with you as you shop for a rug. {DINING ROOM} *  Rug should extend 2 ft. beyond dining chairs.  No legs of the chair should be off the rug when pulled out. *  Try to leave at least 18" of bare floor around the perimeter of the rug for the room to feel better proportioned. * If your table is rectangle go with a rectangle rug; if your table is square go with a square or round rug; if your table is round go with a round rug or a square rug. *  Consider if you really want a rug under your dining table.  ...

Before moving out to S. Carolina I worked as a designer/sales at a modern & contemporary furniture store in Salt Lake City.  My favorite rug line that we carried was Surya . Today, I was looking though their online Fall 2011 Catalog .  Here are a few of my favorite rugs that looked like new designs added (among many) that I hadn't seen before. link link link  link link link They have pillows too: link link link Also on a completely different, non-design related subject, I rented this book from the library today... Hilarious so far.  I love Ellen.