For warm and refined decoration, the rug asserts itself with style in several rooms of the house. Graphic, ethnic or even classic, many models exist to perfectly match your interior decoration. Play with colors, patterns or contrasts to coordinate it tastefully with your designer furniture.

Why adopt a designer rug?

Rugs bring warmth to interior decoration and fully participate in the atmosphere of a room. Available in different shapes and sizes, they allow you to bring a unique style to your rooms while harmonizing your decoration.

In rectangular, round or rather geometric shape, choose them as a decorative object in its own right or simply to improve your comfort on a daily basis. Play with the tone, colors or patterns to personalize your floors and give them a unique look. Modern, designer or contemporary models will know how to ennoble your rooms in due form. Other styles such as Scandinavian or Berber also meet current trends.

For more comfort in winter, the living room rug comes to warm your floors, especially if it is tiling. Place them under your coffee table next to your sofa, or even in the bedroom for a soft awakening. In the dining room, a large rug will enhance your table and your chairs. In the hallway or at the entrance, they bring a cosy and reassuring aspect.

How to choose a rug based on the room?

Depending on the room and its use, several elements must be taken into account before deciding on the type of model to adopt:

- In the living room, the size of the rug should be at least as wide as your sofa. It will be possible to center it in relation to it or to place it completely offset. Prefer soft and light materials so that your furniture does not mark it or use pads to limit marks.
- In the dining room, prefer a short-pile rug or flat-woven so you can easily pull out your chairs. These materials are also easier to maintain and therefore should be favored in the dining area in case food falls. As for the size, it should be large enough to account for the table as well as the chairs deployed.
- In the bedroom, adopt a small format to place near the bedside. For a soft awakening, favor soft and plush materials such as wool or cotton for more barefoot comfort.
- In the entrance or hallway, use easy-to-maintain rugs to withstand frequent traffic. Materials made of plant fibers such as seagrass will be quite suitable.
-In humid rooms such as the kitchen or bathroom, opt for a model that cleans easily and resists heat and humidity.

What is the difference between long pile and short pile?

The long-pile rug, shaggy style, have been very popular for many years. Their thick and abundant nature brings softness and warmth to your interior to make it even more cosy. Its pile and thickness also help reduce noise levels by absorbing sound.
Very trendy, this model is however more difficult to clean than a short-pile rug. It is also less hygienic: dirt gets embedded between the fibers and it is often complicated to get rid of it. Therefore, avoid placing a large long-pile rug in your living room if you have young children or pets.

Short-pile rugs often have less appeal but have many advantages to give character to your interior. Thinner and lighter, flat-woven models allow you to move your furniture more easily and not weigh down the interior decoration. Easier to maintain, they adapt to several rooms in the house.

What color to choose?

Depending on your floors or the colors already present in your interior decoration, it is necessary to choose a rug that will integrate in perfect harmony.

Light tones such as white, beige, powder pink should be favored in small spaces to offer a sense of grandeur and luminosity. These colors will notably create a peaceful atmosphere, conducive to calm and relaxation.

Bright colors will rather bring a dynamic and warm aspect to your room. If you want a colorful rug, make sure it will integrate perfectly with the rest of your decor so as not to fall into an excess of colors. To ensure a harmonious result, the trick is to avoid combining more than three colors.

Darker rugs such as grays or blacks will bring a certain elegance to your floors. You must choose them wisely, in small touches, so as not to darken your rooms too much and make the atmosphere dreary.

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