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Anyways, I just moved in to a new place with light stained hard wood floors everywhere and the walls are a dark/warm red color when you first enter. I want to get a runner rug for the entry area/hall that opens up into the kitchen/living space. My problem being is that I have no real design sense.
Recommendations por favor? I'm a fan of intricate designs, but don't know much from there. Nothing that looks like animal print please. That's just tacky in my opinion.
Why match carpet to the drapes? I'd match the drapes to the carpet if I tried to match them at all. Why not go for something in the same family? What color are your drapes?
What style is your house and furniture? There are millions of rugs, so are you contemporary, traditional, or what? Will the rug connect visually more with your kitchen or your livingroom? Will the rug be getting wet? If so, rule out any of the grasses, like jute, or coir. What ever rug you choose; don't try to match the red on wall for the main color, just find one that has a touch of that color in it. Pay attention to the other colors in the room, like the ceiling, the floor and the trim. I think people always forget things like the fact that the ceiling is probably the most prominent color, but yet they disregard it.
HomeDecorators.com online has a good selection, too.
Last edited by gentlearts; 08-07-2010 at 09:06 AM..
The windows currently have just regular blinds on them but I'm looking to add light colored drapes/curtains (windows are about 12' in height, tall ceilings).
Furniture is mostly contemporary, sorry just saw your post up there. Also yes the rugs will be within range of the kitchen, guest bath, and entrance so I'd prefer nothing that would get damaged easily due to water.
If you want to keep the wall color, find a rug that has the same tone in it as the walls.
See I like those, but my problem is that I'm worried on how much red to get in a rug. The purpose of the walls being red is that the space is rather huge to begin with (converted industrial space) and I don't have enough to fill it at the moment. The red makes things a bit smaller and more cozy.
I'm afraid that if I get too much that I'll be in a sea of red, but too little and I'll be blending into the light wood floors. You know what I mean?
See I like those, but my problem is that I'm worried on how much red to get in a rug. The purpose of the walls being red is that the space is rather huge to begin with (converted industrial space) and I don't have enough to fill it at the moment. The red makes things a bit smaller and more cozy.
I'm afraid that if I get too much that I'll be in a sea of red, but too little and I'll be blending into the light wood floors. You know what I mean?
A rug with a little bit of red would work.
Something like this would look super. Not too much red, but enough that it pulls the look together with the wall.
Since your furniture is contemporary, go with a contemporary carpet. The following carpet is from the website you listed in your first post.
The carpet has enough red in it to tie together with the red wall color. I'm sure there are enough other colors for it to tie with her furniture, whatever color it is.
I chose these rich beige curtains from Pottery Barn since it ties it all together. But there are endless curtain possibilities with that rug depending on the furniture color.
Since the rug is near many other areas of the house, you can pick up different colors in the rug in different rooms, like the bathroom nearby could pull purples or blues, etc.
Last edited by Hopes; 08-08-2010 at 05:52 AM..
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