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whitespike
(@whitespike)
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18/12/2009 7:07 am  

Is it just me, or are rugs perhaps the only interior design element besides paint color that drives people to hysterics?

Every rug seems to be too something.

too plain.
too contemporary.
too traditional.
too neutral.
too loud.

There is almost never the perfect rug.

A rug has an important role. VIsual boundaries and groupings. An anchor. It sets the tone underneath every last piece of furniture on it or directly around it.

How could you pick just one?

I thought we could discuss your rug decisions.



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SDR
 SDR
(@sdr)
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18/12/2009 7:10 am  

I suspect
that many such choices are made more difficult because one hasn't decided if the object is to be a "background" or a "foreground" element. You know -- figure or ground ?


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(@teapotd0meyahoo-com)
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18/12/2009 4:39 pm  

The chinaman peed on my rug
It really tied the room together.


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jesgord
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18/12/2009 6:11 pm  

Hell, just get yourself an...
Hell, just get yourself an Edward Fields, V'soske or an Ege rya, hmmmmm maybe a flokati, or long haired Italian goat hide rug (Fornasetti's favorite)..... hey your right this ain't so easy.


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Antonella
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18/12/2009 7:05 pm  

I have this one
I have this one in England, while in Italy I don't have one.


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Lunchbox
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06/01/2010 10:24 pm  

SDR makes a good point as is normally the case...
However, I've never understood the "foreground" approach. In my past adventures of bringing home, returning and repeating I've found that "background" is really the only proper approach. Even the most interesting, impressive floor coverings are unsuccessful in application if they can't fade into the landscape, a backdrop if you will.


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