If your sitting room opens up onto the garden it’s nice to have a proper transition between the two – a practical spot indoors that leads onto the patio or decking that is comfortable underfoot. This is what people often use rugs for. The best rugs to use here are those that contribute great design [...]
When you are shopping around for some comfy rugs for the house it’s important that you understand what the term pile refers to. You will probably come across the term pretty often and it’s easy to gloss over words that seem a little too specific to the textile industry. However, knowing what the word pile [...]
When you have a rectangular rug placed in the centre of a rectangular room and surrounded by bits of furniture, the linear arrangement can sometimes feel a little bit too much can’t it? Too many straight lines can be a bit overwhelming and they can sap a little energy out of the interior design of [...]
Modern homemakers are really drawn by contemporary attitudes to design. They like things to seem clean, cool, uncluttered and simple. At the same time, they do appreciate a few flourishes in terms of design and they want to see splashes of colour that bring the room to life. It’s important to recognise that you can [...]
If you want to achieve a modern look using rugs in your front room, but you don’t anything too bright and you aren’t keen on pastel tints, then it’s worth looking at some of the contemporary rugs out there that using shading and toning in their colour palettes to great effect. Shading is the process [...]
There’s absolutely no reason why kids’ rugs can’t also be incredibly modern and stylish. Just because you want your interior design to appeal to children and to their wild imaginations, that does not mean you have to choose kids’ rugs that detract slightly from the contemporary style you’ve got going on in the rest of [...]
As a buyer, you have to make a number of different decisions with relation to the rugs that are on your radar. Among the choices are things like colour, pattern, style, material, weave, pile and so on. However, there are final flourishes to consider too. Whether or not to pick a rug with a fringe [...]
Now that we’re entering autumn it’s sensible to reintroduce the shoes-off policy that usually gets abandoned through the summer because people wear lighter footwear and often don’t feel like having shoes on in the house at all because it’s simply too warm. Once the cold returns, shoes and boots are once again the chosen footwear [...]
In open plan living arrangements, you are bound to have certain spaces unoccupied by bits of furniture that act as passageways for people to get from place to place. There are no rooms, per se, and no corridors either, but there are zones that take the place of these things and it’s important to make [...]
If you are landlord of a property in an area that is very popular with students then it’s likely you are looking forward to some interest from prospective tenants in the coming weeks. It’s important to make the most of this period to attract the right people. If you take pride in your property then [...]