Decorating is like showing your personality. The decoration of your home is a reflection of who you are, your preferences and habits, your lifestyle and your discipline. It gives you the opportunity to be creative as it unleashes your ideas, thoughts and emotions. It is also form of relaxation and anti-stress habit.
A decorated home gives a relaxing and warming environment not only to your visitors but as well as to your family. It brings them to a comfort place where they always feel they belong. At the end of the day, your home is the place where you always want to stay. So when people visit your house, they would feel welcome and admire your home. And as the quotation from Charles M. Schutz goes, Decorate your home. It gives the illusion that your life is more interesting than it really is.
But when we decorate our home, we tend to lose a pint which is one of the most important to consider. What is that missing in your home? What else complete a room other than a rug? Yes, we do loose sight of our putting a rug on our floor most of the time. We forget to decorate our home with the use of a rug. Well, maybe you don’t know that a rug in your home could add warmth and helps layer a room design. Rugs are wise investment. It gives additional comfort and pleasure to your feet or shoe and provides service to the floor.
There are four main types of rugs which are dhurrie, bordered, inlaid and oriental rugs. Dhurrie rugs are thick, flat-woven cotton rugs that come in pastel, it’s most popular color. Most of its designs contain shapes, flowers, animals and women. This type of rug fits well with the most types of dcor. Bordered rugs, on the other hand, contains a base color in the middle and some border lines on the edges. This rug is mostly used in cocktail tables, dining tables or in your living room. Inlaid rugs are most of the time a result of one’s combination of ideas, likes and styles. Lastly, an oriental rug is the most expensive type of rug as it symbolizes wealth. They are handmade from wool or silk.
There are also other rug materials. You may choose from bamboo, blended, chenille, cotton, faux silk, leather, natural fiber, silk blend or synthetic. Weaves on the rug may also vary from braided to hand-hooked, hand-knotted, hand-tufted, and machine-made rug.
Aside from knowing the type of your rug and how it is made, the another important thing to consider when buying a rug is the design. Are you going for the traditional or contemporary? We have our own preferences but keep in mind the pattern, color and texture of the rug to mull over. Would you go for the abstract or ethnic elements? There are rugs with black and white colors but the most common ones are gold, indigo, brown and purple. And lastly, the texture of the rug depends on the material and quality of the Rug.
With this information in mind, go out now and seek for the right rug to put into your home. Delight yourself with the style and material you prefer as you refresh the look and touch of your home.
