Sunday, August 09, 2009

Help Me!
I took up the rest of the white wall to wall carpeting in my living room which is attached to my dining room. I have no idea what kind of rug, or color to buy.
Any ideas?
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8 comments:

janice said...

I don't know either....but those hardwood floors look great!

8/09/2009 9:41 AM
Malott said...

Janice,

Thanks. Do you think a patterned rug would look bad next to the couch?

8/09/2009 11:38 AM
Bekah said...

I'll have to ponder the rug question but good GRIEF you have great floors! Mom and Dad and i were just talking about me taking up the carpet in my house - which a carpet guy recently called "granny carpet" - but we are scared about the condition of the floors underneath. If only I could know they look like yours I'd rip it up right now! I'm very impressed.

8/09/2009 12:58 PM
Christina said...

The floors look great! I'm impressed.

Just off the top of my head, I would say a medium to navy blue rug would work. (Of course this all depends on if my computer colors are showing your furniture colors accurately.) A darker rug would be easier to keep clean too.

I think I would probably opt for a solid color or a very small pattern. I'll give it some thought.

Andrew (who can't be bothered to type this himself) has weighed in and says "Given what I know of his personal preferences, I would suggest a lovely shade of pink."

All his words, not mine. Aren't you proud?

8/09/2009 1:59 PM
SkyePuppy said...

I'm with Christina (not Andrew). Use the couch as a color source. Get a solid blue area rug the color of the blue in the couch, with a border the color of the cream in the couch. Possible design here (the colors (and texture) are wrong, but it gives you an idea of the design I have in mind.

Just my two cents...

8/09/2009 4:02 PM
Grammy said...

Go to Lowes and Home Depot and just look at the gazillion area rugs they have hanging. One will strike your fancy. I like the others ideas. With a coffee table in front of the sofa you can get away with patterns that might not otherwise work, like a large block pattern of blues and tans or just tan. The wood floor is fabulous!

8/09/2009 8:54 PM
Bryan Alexander said...

If those were my hardwood floors, no way I'm putting carpet over them.

8/10/2009 6:10 AM
Tsofah said...

Malott:

A blue square rug would be good there. It would "define" the area as well as accentuate the blue in the couch. It would also be a room brightener without being overly so.

I love the floors. The rug would be a good accent.

8/10/2009 8:18 PM

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