Boring Patterns on Larger Rugs

Just because you’ve invested in a larger rug for your home, doesn’t mean that it has to have a boring pattern. In fact, choosing a large rug with an exciting, vibrant pattern can help to add warmth and cosiness to a large space which would otherwise feel cold and empty.
Large rugs look great in traditional Victorian terraced houses, which often have high ceilings and wooden floorboards. A huge rug in the centre of the room can really add style and character to these homes, not to mention being warm and comfortable underfoot, as well as a great surface for the children to play on without getting cold.

Traditional patterns such as oriental style and Kazak rug designs look particularly stunning on dark wooden floors in these types of homes. But you don’t have to stick to a traditional style – why not be contemporary and choose a rug with a bright floral pattern in vivid shades of azure and sky blue. If the rest of your room is neutrally decorated, a boldly patterned large rug could be just what you need to inject some colour and style into a bland and boring space.

A patchwork style rug, where each square is a different colour, can be a truly stunning addition to any room, but works particularly well in otherwise neutral spaces. Patchwork rugs can combine crazy clashing colours or complementary shades, with each square hosting a different pattern.
Of course, you could choose a plain large rug for your sitting room, but with so many exciting styles and patterns available, who would want to? A bright lime green striped rug adds colour and a fresh feel to any room, and it’s said that green also represents good luck and tranquillity, so what better colour rug to have in front of your sofa or on the floor by your bed?

Wavy patterned rugs in bright lilac and pink hues might be girly, but they are definitely never at risk of being described as boring. Great for children’s rooms and also said to represent health, pink rugs are a delightful addition to any room where some warmth and vibrancy is needed, as well as a little feminine flair. Or why not opt for a floral rug with red and black flowers and foliage? Choosing two colours which contrast so dramatically adds a touch of elegance and mystery to your home, ensuring that nobody will ever describe your home as boring or bland again.

Gorgeous Green Rugs To Make Your Day

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Some people think that green is unlucky but when it comes to decorating with it there are few colours as accommodating to mixing and matching as green. Because it is a mixture of blue and yellow it goes with either of those, of course, but it is also a classic partner for a nice clear red as well as toning beautifully with all the naturals from deep brown through to white. Adding green rugs to any room will immediately make it fresh and clean-looking; a pink bedroom which is beginning to look a little childish for a growing girl will immediately take on a sophisticated look with the addition of a fresh apple-green rug.

Gorgeous greens are easy to find – possibly the main problem is choosing which one. Green is one of those colours which you can buy off the peg without taking swatches and colour pots with you to the shops, because you won’t get a clash. All you need to do is decide whereabouts your rug is going to go, the size, shape and pile and then just wallow in all the options. Sea-greens are really good at cooling a room down but for a real accent in a neutral room you can’t beat a bright apple or teal.

For a child’s room you can get their imaginations going with a green rug. It can be a farm, a football pitch or anything they can think of. Green is a good colour for a child’s room anyway because it will grow with the child and will bring a touch of colour to a neutral room if you are decorating for a baby and have chosen not to find out its sex; pale greens can easily match in with blue or pink afterwards and can still be doing a great job in brightening up the room years later.

A green rug is a natural choice for a bathroom and looks wonderful against gleaming white walls and bath. As the only colour in the room it looks clean and yet quite sumptuous and of course goes with any number of bath products, which seem to be in shades of green more often than not. To really complete the picture, apple and leaf smells are often used in bath foams and soaps, so your senses will be together in imagining a fresh spring meadow whatever the time of year.