START FROM THE FLOOR UP!
Published in New Hampshire Magazine
By Diane Kelley
Want to decorate a room but don't know where to begin? Let the rug do the ground work for you! A strong foundation is the cornerstone of any solid design. The rug sets the stage - the opening act before the curtain(s) go up.
Start with something you like, a rug that reflects your personality, your lifestyle. This can inspire a design theme to help your room take shape. The rug will define your style through color, texture, pattern, size and scale. Here's a profile of three companies whose rugs can do the ground work for your next decorating project!
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Company C!
PERSONALITY!
Company C plays reveille with a rich range of robust colors! Offering a colorful display of handcrafted wool rugs, furniture, bedding, fabrics and textiles, these products are designed for people who live colorfully and love adventure. Co-owner Chris Chapin, who also performs as Design and Creative Director, says "The color can make or break the design", yet she skillfully mingles several different color combinations in most every design.
The options for decorating around these rugs are wide open, much like the color palatte itself. A textural mix of regular yarn, super chunky yarn and rag rug petals create fascinating dimension. Furnishings should be bold pieces full of character and strong enough to stand out against these powerful rugs. When decorating, select interesting and whimsical items. Mix it up with chunky rustic or contemporary accents. Add some wrought iron for contrast and painted furnitre for an additional splash of fun. Company C makes it easy to bring it all home with a tantalizing line of coordinates.
Design around a rug you like and everything else will follow suit. Stay true to your personality and your home will be a beautiful reflection of you!
Pars Oriental Rugs
PRESENCE!
After 28 years of selling high quality carpet to discerning shoppers, co-owner Mohsen Ahadi's best advice is to "Select something you love." Pars' loyal, educated clientele understands value and quality. These exquisite rugs, with their intricate designs and rich jewel tones, have powerful presence and can be viewed as an art form. Pictured below, a Kerman rug.
An oriental rug sets off a fine antique, like a velvet pillow displays a diamond in the jeweler's showcase. When choosing companion fabrics, the color and scale of a pattern should complement, not compete with the carpet. Potted palms, ceramic lamps, inlaid mahogany tables and gilded mirrors beautifully embellish these rich carpets
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PERFORMANCE!
Other options that are both practical and pretty are natural and synthetic wall to wall carpets!
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They are available in a fabulous assortment of colors, textures and patterns, so many in fact, that rendering suggestions for decorating tips would be too general. This is truly a custom product!
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Providing professional installers insures a custom fit. While there has been a long standing trend toward natural fibers, there are situations where synthetic carpets, which won't rot, may perform better. User friendly for tumbling tots, wall to walls also provide great sound insulation and better acoustics, ideal for home theaters.