Get it covered – with Designer Rugs!

It’s not a new concept to cover our floors with carpets.  For centuries rugs have adorned our interiors adding colour and texture to a room.

Rugs have offered a complete luxury finish to a room.  Historically the halls in the great houses of this country had little furnishings.  Floor treatment for practicality, you can imagine, would be hard floors swept by the general traffic of daily life.  As they were  often frequented by horses and livestock passing through, it is little wonder that the furnishings were kept for the wealthy and general court life.  Rugs were made and hung as wallhangings, being too decorative for the floor.

Today our perspective has completely changed.  Through the ages the world has opened up and the influences from abroad bring back the trappings of other cultures and with that our creativity has  taken us into fascinating interiors to match our lifestyle choices.  The beauty of a rug is that it is transportable and so the possibility of introducing the styles of other cultures permeates our little island.

We don’t use rugs just on hard flooring but add rugs into a well furnished room and invariably over fully fitted carpets.  The colours dictating interesting perspectives.  As a designer I love using a rug as a focal point within a room to base and pick up on accent colours.  Teamed with a well chosen colour scheme this will certainly attract the eye.

Many companies have introduced  designer rugs into their choices inviting designers from both the fashion and interior worlds to design a rug for their collection.  This benefits the end user by creating an instant designer feel without trying too hard.  The colours, design and texture are guaranteed to be in vogue.

Is this what has been missing from your interiors?  Why not try it and see!