Round area rugs are a home designer’s best friend!
Looking to update, improve or bring new life to your living space? Then decorate with one of the numerous round area rugs available to make your drab-looking room fabulous. Not only do they beautify your room, they are area also an ingenious way of creating a new focal point by creating an area of interest in a busy room.
Unlike any other design accessories, round area rugs provide warmth to cold, harsh floorings like tiles, stone, or concrete. What’s more these wonderful new additions will add extra life to hardwood floors by protecting them from wear and tear caused by foot-traffic, spills, and stains.
Round area rugs can be used in your family or living room, bedroom, hallway, even kitchen, and patio. No matter where you plan to put it, there is always a round area rug for you. And unlike wall-to-wall carpet which is best kept at neutral, adding an area rug provides you with the opportunity to experiment with colorful and bolder designs and patterns. Since they are just used for focal points, the effect is rather pleasing and not overwhelming.
Another bonus for choosing round area rugs is that you can change them at your whim, as frequently as the season, or your mood changes. Plus, they don’t collect allergens as much and are easier to clean and maintain compared to regular carpeting.
But before you buy that rug, read the following first for some valuable tips:
A Simple Guide to Choosing Round Area Rugs
Size
The correct size for your new area rug is very important.
It should not be too large for the room because then its shape will be lost. Rather than creating an atmosphere of openness, having too large a rug may pull away other elements like furniture in the room creating an impression of division rather than cohesion.
On the other hand, if it’s too small, other things in the room may drown it. And it gets lost and unnoticed.
Design
When you are choosing round area rugs for your home, it is important to consider the rug’s color and pattern. Remember that you want your rug to blend well with what you currently have, not over power or drown them.
You can choose a bold color or pattern so long as it fits in its surroundings. If you have mostly neutral colors in the room, then this should work.
If your room is already busy with patterns and colors, then a simpler and subtler area rug is more appropriate. You may also like to consider round wool area rugs to add a touch of the classic look to the room.
Material, quality, and price
If you are looking for the most exquisite round area rugs then consider those which are hand-knotted and made from the finest natural materials like wool and silk.
Hand-tufted rugs come next in terms of quality and price.
Synthetic materials which are machine made are widely available too. Common materials are nylon, polypropylene and acrylic. Most have UV and stain resistance, are easy to maintain and clean, durable, and best of all cheap!
Any room deserves to have an updated look. And what better way to do that than by adding round area rugs!