The carpet can become a stylish and functional addition to the interior - the main thing, to choose it correctly and enter into space. Our detailed guide will help to cope with both tasks with a bang.
How to use a carpet in the interior
1. Bright accent in the room
One of the easiest ways to add brightness and life to the monochrome interior is to place a bright carpet and "support" it in the room with several pillows in a similar color scheme. This technique will work well in the living room or bedroom.
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Also, with the help of a contrast carpet, you can divide the room to the functional zones. A bright accent will be the focal point of the interior and will not remain unnoticed.
2. Color supplement
In almost any interior you can choose a carpet of calm shades, the main thing is its combination with tissues in the selected room. The shade must be slightly different to the accessory not "lost" in the interior.
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3. Visual effect
Using a carpet, you can create a visual illusion and adjust the size of the room. Light carpets are capable of visually expanding the space, and dark - reduce it. Mountain coatings can affect the perception of the room only with color saturation: calm and cool shades visually increase the space, and saturated and warm tones create an opposite effect.
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Carpets with large drawings and prints focus on attention. With the help of small carpets, it is possible to divide the large area on the zone, and in small-size, create a visual center of the room.
4. Wall decoration
How appropriate the carpet on the wall? If you remembered Soviet times or a typical interior of the 90s, forget. Modern designers offer a variety of wall carpets that look stylish and decorate the interior. It is important that the color and texture of the carpet are combined with decoration and selected design style.
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5. Combination of texture
Why not use one carpet over another? The solution seems to be non-standard, but will definitely allow you to create an unusual composition and make a spectacular accent in the interior. Stick up a few rules if you choose this option:
Figure or background of carpets must complement each other;
Such a decision must correspond to the style of the interior, it will especially be especially impressive in oriental subject;
Use different textures: for example, a thin carpet at the bottom, and from above - a dense woolen carpet with a pile.
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How to choose a carpet texture
The texture of this accessory is no less important to create the right interior than its color. The choice should be based on where you will raise the carpet. So, in rooms with high passability it is better to choose dense carpets with a wear-resistant surface (entrance hall, kitchen). In the bedroom you can afford carpets with a long pile of natural materials. The choice of carpet for children should be due to the child's allergy, it is better to pay attention to the items with a short pile, they will be easier to wash them.
Cotton and jute accessories look at the kitchens and bathrooms, as it is beautifully contrast with ceramic, marble and wooden floors. Acrylic carpets can also be seized in the bathroom - they are resistant to the appearance of mold.
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How to place a carpet in the room
The location for the carpet is worth choosing with the same attentive as the color and texture, since the correct location of this accessory relative to the furniture will play an important role for the interior. Take advantage of several tips.
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Do not stood the carpet of the transition of different floor coatings.
In the dining area, the carpet should be equal to the table and chairs, even a little more, so as not to interfere with moving chairs.
In the living room, small carpets are better plugged under the sofa by about 15 cm, and on large carpets, upholstered furniture should stand on one side or in the middle.
Well, when the carpet line will be parallel to the wall, doors, a closet or a fireplace.
In the bedroom, the carpet must be 15-20 centimeters clarified under the bed.
How to choose a carpet under the style of the interior
Matching carpet style interior is one of the most important factors in choosing. We have collected several tips from designers.
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For modern and minimalist - choose carpets in strict monochrome tones with geometric patterns.
In the interiors of High-tech carpets - rarity, but not violation of the rules. Do not spoil this style will help a monophonic carpet of a cold color scheme.
The classic interior is suitable carpet with ornament or monophonic.
For the style of Country, you can safely choose carpets with floral patterns, wicker options or in the technique of Patchwork.
For the loft, an unexpected, but a stylish solution will be aged "Babushkin" carpet of dark red. It is perfectly combined with a boardwalk.
Art Deco or Eclectic Style will support animal patterns on carpets or bright options in the color of furniture and accessories.
Modern style is suitable carpet with abstract pattern, fabric carpets or ordinary minimalistic versions with a pile.
The Mediterranean style will emphasize the carpet in juicy orange, blue-green tones, and romantics can be added with a white and blue carpet and a mosaic pattern.
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