A Guide to Styling Rugs in Your Home

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If you’re curious about the proper way to select and style rugs in your living room and bedroom, take this opportunity to experiment with us around rug placement in your home.

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How to Style Rugs in Your Home

1. Be Picky!!

Before you go rug shopping, make sure you measure the room you are planning to outfit with a rug and shop for the correct size rug. Rugs come in all shapes and sizes, just be sure you know what dimensions you are looking for! Depending on where you want the rug, it should be between 6” and 24” from the walls. Whether it is too big or too small, the wrong size rug will not help you achieve your space’s full potential. Refer to the guide to see what sizes will work in your room.

2. Get Creative!!

As you are shopping, keep in mind the color palette that you have chosen. Your rug can either bring out an existing palette or create the palette and set the tone. There are so many options, keep in mind that you have a chance to play with color, go bold! Or go neutral! Do the unexpected! Or the expected! Whatever you do, make sure it is adding to the joy you have in your home.

3. All About the Placement!!

Wahoo! You have picked out your rug! But the work isn’t over. When you are placing your Nordic Knots rug in your space, be sure to frame the space with the rug. Picture the room from an aerial perspective, choose the placement where the rug will provide maximum function, beauty, and coziness beneath your feet.

4. Add Your Furniture!!

Most rugs in a room should be large enough to place your furniture either partially or entirely on the rug. Play around with different orientations and arrangements of your furniture on the rug until you have achieved the look and feel that you were dreaming of and enjoy!