Decorating Your Home With Area Rugs – Pt 7
Other Decorative Ideas for Rugs
One of the most unique decorating tips that I know of allows you to get extra use from a rug that may not be suitable to use as a rug any longer. Perhaps, part of it is too faded or worn. Make it into a sofa pillow by cutting out the good parts and using them to cover a pillow or fill material. Adding tassels to the corners of the sofa pillow gives it even more of a stylish look.
The same sort of thing can be to make a floor cushion (like a bean-bag chair) if you have a rug with a large enough section that still looks good.
Rugs As Wall-Art
Some rugs look great when used as wall art. Attach it to the wall with large brads, tacks or construction staples along top edge of the rug, preferably something that won’t show. Note… This may make small holes that need to be patched if the rug is removed from the wall.
Here’s a stylish way to hang a rug. Use a decorative window rod that runs through loops made of upholstery fabric or tape attached in several places along the top edge on the back of the rug. Then hang it between a pair of window brackets. Who says that window rods and brackets are only for windows?
Also, some rugs look good when displayed by hanging on a banister or draped over a sofa.
The popularity of the southwestern style of home decorating has really exploded in recent years. The same is true of other casual, informal decorating styles, such as western, rustic, lodge, and country. You can explore all of those styles at Broadway Furniture. You’ll find lots of pictures of furnishings and accessories that show the wide-ranging variety of items loaded with natural appeal and down-home charm.
This small rug (44in. X 24in.) is being used as wall art.
The picture quality is marginal, so I’ll describe it. On the left is an arched doorway with a plant shelf above. Beyond the doorway is a hallway. To the right of the hallway are stairs going to the upstairs bedrooms. Light is coming through a small window above the front door and reflecting off the half-wall of the staircase (lower left).
Broadway Furniture HAs A Great Selection Of Area Rugs
Behind the wall art is a hallway at the top of the stairs. Part of that hallway juts out over the end of the family room. This part of the house has an open floor plan and several areas can be seen from up there.
It’s hard to see much detail in this picture, but it does show how a rug can be used as wall art in a spot where most other items would not work.
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