Ways to Use Your Transitional Rug

Rugs are an ingeniously simple way to maximize the effect a room can have with hardly any effort at all. It doesn’t matter the intention, whether it’s to brighten the room, add color or call attention to a part of the room, adding the right rug is the easy fix you’re looking for. It’s like an entire makeover without the hassle of paint and renovations.

One great rug that can be used in place of renovation are transitional rugs. These rugs meld the very best of traditional and modern styles to find a happy balance in contemporary settings.  These designs can be utilized in many ways, but it’s important to know how to properly use a transitional rug. Given that so many rugs fall under the broad definition of transitional, how you use the rug is not very limited, however there are times it’ll stick out like a sore thumb.

Regardless of their ease of categorization, they’ve been growing in popularity in recent years, so here’s a brief guide on properly using a transitional rug.

One of the great aspects of transitional rugs is that they work as well on the floor as they do on the wall. The blend of old and new designs are artistic enough to stand on its own as a tapestry. The various colors are enough to justify them standing as a conversation piece or even the focal point of the room.

One way a rug can change a room is if it’s used to transition between two very disparate things. It can be jarring to some to go from vinyl to tile, or hardwood to tile. Adding a rug to link the two can soften the change. And a transitional rug serves the purpose well.

As mentioned, the colors and designs of a transitional rug can certainly call attention to it. That’s why they are ideal to call attention to an area of the room that you want defined. If you have a studio or loft apartment, it can help to  designate open, large areas for specific purposes.

Use your transitional rug to determine a room’s entire color scheme. If you’re having trouble figuring out how to paint your room or how to gather objects of a similar scheme, a transitional rug can serve as the right inspiration. Or, if you already have the scheme, the rug can help tie everything together.

Complex, large areas of space are difficult to decorate, but one surefire way to give such an area purpose is to give it a sense of variety. And having more than one transitional rug in a large area can differentiate the space enough to give visitors the sense that they’re in a welcoming, exciting location.

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There’s no correct answer to how to properly use a transitional rug. If it looks out of place, you’ll know it when you see it, but there are many ways a rug can alter a room.

Published in: Ideas | Author: Stephen