Whether you are redesigning a room or want a quick decorating refresh, a new area rug is a good option! Area rugs are an economical way to change the look and feel of any room.
Review the following questions before making a purchase:
- Is this a high traffic area?
- Are there pets and kids in the house?
- What style would best reflect my personality and ambiance in the room?
Here is an excerpt from RugsToMyDoor.com on how to deal with high traffic areas and types of rugs to select:
If you are looking for a luxuriously soft and silky elegance underfoot; look no further than wool. This fiber is resilient, flame resistant, and renewable. Wool rugs do have a few pitfalls. They include a greater likelihood of staining, and a duration of fuzzing for the first several months after purchase.
An ideal balance of form and function is found with advanced Nylon area rugs. They oftentimes look like wool – but have a stain resistance that is beat only by one fiber.
Polypropylene rugs are by far and away the most stain resistant on the market. A polypropylene rug can take red wine, grape juice, even ink and see it eliminated in minutes. So what is the drawback with a fiber such as polypropylene? It does not retain its texture as long as its counterparts – and it responds very badly to an oil spill (i.e., olive oil, etc.)
The advantages of an area rug:
- Converts a plain wood floor and makes it a warm and inviting room.
- Cuts down on noise on wood or luxury vinyl floors.
- Not a big investment easily changed with tastes and seasons.
- You can completely change the décor of a carpeted teen or child’s room with an area rug.
Home Decorator Collection offers a fun online tool to help you find the rug to match your shape, color, style specifications, click here to view. The hardest part is choosing which rug would fulfill the look you are trying to accomplish. To help you with your search, here’s another website that allows you to find a rug based on a specific designer, click here to view.
One last tip, be sure any store or online site has an agreeable return policy in case the rug you choose does not complete your vision! Happy decorating!
For more information on how Redesign Right can help you with your decorating projects contact us at debbie@redesignright.com or 610.955.8202.