Area Rugs as Art

Most of us when thinking about art think of paintings, sculptures, photographs, etc. but rarely do we think about area rugs as art pieces - after all they'll be trampled on time-and-time again!  But area rugs can in fact add not only an architectural edge to your room, but they can also inject colour, texture, imagery, and emotion - the same way art pieces in your home already do.  You can hang rugs on your walls (typically called tapestries) but why look at it up high when you can appreciate it right under foot.  Area rugs can really pull a room together and it is also an easy way to pick up on colours to coordinate your space with - which you'll want to do anyway.  If you have an area rug that you love, but can't seem to make it work or have seen one that catches your eye but thought "that's never going to look good in my space" you couldn't be more wrong!  In fact I challenge you to think outside the wall-to-wall carpet/hardwood and conjure up that artist within to be bold and daring with a beautiful area rug to make your space sing.  I've put together rugs based on colour and style to help inspire you:

Blue Tone Area Rugs

Blue + Brown Tone Area Rugs

Colourful + Patterned Area Rugs

Neutral + Black Tone Area Rugs

Red Tone Area Rugs

How amazing are those area rugs!  It was really hard to choose only a few to sample for you but these give you a really good idea about how to see area rugs as works of art.  I've selected area rugs that are playful + fun, linear + architectural, floral + romantic and brightly coloured to neutral and any one of them (or more) can be wonderful additions to your home.  Don't be afraid to add a bit of daring into your area rug selection, you can really work it in as long as you accessorize and select your furniture to coordinate with the colour(s) in the rug you really can't go wrong!

Happy Shopping!

Courtesy of:

IKEA

Pier 1

Crate and Barrel

Structube