Rug ideas - contrasting colour sofas
Hi everyone.
I'm part way through re-doing the decor of my living room. It's very much a work in progress, but I've taken the scary plunge of going for contrasting colour sofas - and created a rod for my own back in terms of soft furnishings lol. Can you please advise what rug colour/ design would help pull it all together? Many thanks for your help!
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pjdklm
2 years agominnie101
2 years agoI’d go for something soft and neutral against the carpet. Ignore what I've used but I’d try and add a bit more of either the green or gold so you don't have equal amounts
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Sonia
2 years agoAs you have a lot of colour already, I too would suggest something gentle and neutral.
Becci C
2 years agolove your furniture, I would never think to put those sofas together but looks great!
personally would go for a mix of neutrals with bit of black like the cushion image below. (would also go for similar cushions). spotty rug below could work if you want something bold but neutral tones. 2nd image below would pick up on the yellow sofa, or go bold and link the 2 sofa colours together through the rug like the last image.
Jen
2 years agoJen
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PROThe Kitchen Lady UK
2 years agoHi Jo,
LOVE the use of colour! I have teal sofas at home with black and white hounds tooth cushions as well as plain golden yellow velvet ones. Big fan of textures! I think having all the natural wood furniture as well as all the wood accents for the windows, doors and frames has made the room really warm and homely.Normally I would always advise to go bold with a rug but I think for your home in particular a large rug with softer pattern/detail would be a great way to add texture but also keep the room soft and homely feeling without losing the impact of the vibrancy of the sofas.
I'm thinking a large mottled rug similar to these images would be a great - or if you like the feel of adding in a small amount of pattern then a light vintage style rug would add some soft personality.
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2 years agoThanks everyone for your ideas. That's great and really useful. Like the rug ishanson.
It's looking like either a neutral (but contrasting against beige carpet) or a colour based rug would work equally well, depending on personal preference. We have double doors from the living room into our dining room which has black & white check curtains - photo shows the view through. I'm wondering whether a black and white/ivory rug would connect the rooms together from a design point of view? Saying that I think a rug that pulls the colours together would look good too.
1shanson
2 years agoHi - love your choice of sofas and think my suggested rug would look fab and it ties in with your framed print in your dining room. This might be brave but how about changing your check curtains to something like this. They would link with your black chairs and the greenery of your plants as well as your sofas in your next room.
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