Then place all of the furniture.
Using rug to define space in great room.
While that alone is a good enough reason to decorate with a rug there are many others just as compelling.
It is ok to use matching oriental rugs in an open plan great room as illustrated by this double height space in a home in manhattan s tribeca neighborhood by ad 100 designer thomas britt.
Britt heightened interest by using the colors taken from the rugs in different parts of the the two functional areas of the room.
When we think of room dividers we usually imagine screens shelves or some other kind of vertical partition but horizontal planes can just as effectively define rooms within a larger space.
For larger rooms loloi suggests getting a bigger rug like a 9 by 13 and using it to frame your space.
A rug can anchor a room define it add warmth and help layer a room s decor.
Use a different rug for each seating area.
A soft colorful rug can create a comfortable upbeat kids space in the room.
Then place all of the furniture completely on the rug.
Without creating a physical barrier rugs help to separate living rooms from dining rooms foyers from halls and bedrooms from open spaces the photos above all demonstrate how the scale of a rug.
Add a rug to a room that lacks excitement and problem solved.