Whether your room needs a finishing touch or you need to cover up an ugly mark or stain on your flooring or carpet, there is a rug out there to suit your needs perfectly. Rugs also create warmth and cushion the feet on hard floors.
When you need a rug that will suit your room perfectly there are a few factors to consider. Firstly, look at how the room is used. Do a lot of people pass through? If so, you probably don't want to spend hundreds of pounds on a rug that is going to get a lot of wear and tear quite quickly. Patterned rugs are great for areas such as hallways and living rooms as they tend to stay looking good for longer even with lots of feet walking over them.
If you want your rug to have the wow factor, look at the colours in your room and either pick out an accent colour or choose a contrasting colour. A colour wheel is a great way to find colours that go together or you might like to completely shake things up and go for bold colours that clash. Anything goes with rug colours and there is so much choice on the market.
A rug is also a good solution if you want to completely cover an area such as a wooden floor or a carpet. Rather than replacing an entire carpet because you have gone off the colour or the carpet has worn, you can purchase a large rug for a fraction of the price and the effect can be amazing. If you are looking to create the illusion of more space, lighter colours can trick the eye into thinking a room is bigger. Cream and beige rugs are perfect for neutral rooms whilst pastels will look great if you want to add a splash of colour. For living rooms and bedrooms, darker rugs an create a feeling of cosy warmth. Nothing can beat the feeling of sinking your bare feet into the pile of a luxurious rug.
Think about material and texture too. There are some amazing materials on the market today including cow hide and sheepskin rugs that need to be seen to be believed. If you are looking for something totally different, how about a reindeer hide rug? These large and luxuriant rugs really create a focal and talking point and especially look good against wood floors.
Rugs are also perfect for a child's bedroom and will give them a safe place to play especially if they have wooden floors in their bedroom. There are some really fun designs on the market now featuring characters from TV and the big screen. Children will love choosing their own rug. You may want to choose some rug grips to stick to the underside to stop the rug from slipping or moving.
