• Home
  • Houses
    • Outside
    • Celeb, Show & Historic Houses
    • Our Houses
  • Kitchens
    • Blk&Wht Kitchen
    • Blue Kitchen
    • Gray & Neutral Kitchens
    • Green Kitchen
    • Red, Orange, Purple Kitchen
    • White Kitchen
    • Yellow Kitchen
    • Rustic Kitchen
    • Wood Kitchen
    • Modern Kitchen
    • Kitchen & Cabinet Features
    • Sinks & Faucets
  • Decor
    • Accessories
    • Collecting
    • Color
    • Domestic Details
    • Holiday
    • For Kids
    • Laundry-Utility-Mudrooms
    • For Pets
    • Picture Walls & Windows
    • Rooms
    • Rugs
  • Bathrooms
    • Cottage Bath
    • Eclectic Bath
    • Modern Bath
    • Traditional Bath
    • Powder Room
    • Bath Features
  • Cooking
  • Press
  • About
  • Contact

Atticmag

Home Décor & Home Cooking

  • Home
  • Houses
    • Outside
    • Celeb, Show & Historic Houses
    • Our Houses
  • Kitchens
    • Blk&Wht Kitchen
    • Blue Kitchen
    • Gray & Neutral Kitchens
    • Green Kitchen
    • Red, Orange, Purple Kitchen
    • White Kitchen
    • Yellow Kitchen
    • Rustic Kitchen
    • Wood Kitchen
    • Modern Kitchen
    • Kitchen & Cabinet Features
    • Sinks & Faucets
  • Decor
    • Accessories
    • Collecting
    • Color
    • Domestic Details
    • Holiday
    • For Kids
    • Laundry-Utility-Mudrooms
    • For Pets
    • Picture Walls & Windows
    • Rooms
    • Rugs
  • Bathrooms
    • Cottage Bath
    • Eclectic Bath
    • Modern Bath
    • Traditional Bath
    • Powder Room
    • Bath Features
  • Cooking
  • Press
  • About
  • Contact
You are here: Home / Archives for living room rugs

Arranging Sofas on Rugs

February 18, 2011 by Jane T 2 Comments

sofas on rugs - living room arranged with furniture on the rug - Jay Jeffers via Atticmag

Some useful basic guidelines when placing sofas on rugs along with other furniture. Selecting area rugs for living rooms where furniture layouts include sofas on rugs room with a is not as straightforward as finding the right size rug for under a dining room table or under a bed.  There are more variables involved in determining the carpet size that works best for the seating … [Read more...]

One Rug, Two Room Views

September 6, 2010 by Jane T Leave a Comment

modern rug under glass top dining room table

One rug, two room views shows how the right colors and accessories enhance a rug when it moves. Choosing a rug is a lot like putting together an outfit, which is why one rug, two room views may be instructive.  Years ago I went to a color specialist who draped me in various colors to determine which hue looked best with my complexion and hair color.  It’s one of those … [Read more...]

Vintage Carpets, Comfy Chaises

August 10, 2010 by Jane T Leave a Comment

vintage carpets - Worn oriental rug with chaise lounge and screen from Frank Faulkner via Atticmag

Comfy chaises on vintage carpets are perfect companions for cozy corners in any house. There’s something special about colors in vintage carpets. I love lounging on a chaise and looking out on all the colors. A chaise long is “just-for-one” seating that practically commands you to cater in a few moments of self-indulgent relaxation.  In the conservatory of this home, a wide … [Read more...]

Cotton Summer Rugs

July 6, 2010 by Jane T Leave a Comment

cotton summer rugs - wide stripe blue and white cotton summer rug in bedroom from John Willey via Atticmag

Lightweight and brightly colored cotton summer rugs are a seasonal alternative to Oriental carpets. Take a look at beach house decor and you’ll likely find a variety of striped cotton summer rugs.  Unfussy and cool on bare feet, they’re often the first rug of choice for cottages and seaside homes.  This beach-theme Nantucket bedroom by designer John Willey sports a typical … [Read more...]

Canadian Stone Mansion

May 13, 2010 by Jane F 3 Comments

stone mansion - tour of Canada's historic Maus Park near Toronto - mauspark via Atticmag

Tour Maus Park, a mid-19th c. Canadian stone mansion home to an antiques dealer. A rustic kitchen led me to Maus Park, a mid-19th century Canadian stone mansion and historic home near Toronto. One of my favorite kitchens here on Atticmag, when I originally posted it we all swooned over the combination of luxury and natural stone. Then there was the   oil painting hung in the … [Read more...]

Newlywed Ikea Penthouse

May 6, 2010 by Jane F Leave a Comment

Ikea penthouse - living room with red, white and 3 shades of gray as a color scheme - Craig Paulson via Atticmag

Tour this $3.545 million penthouse furnished for newlyweds completely from Ikea High wedding season is reason enough for a show house dubbed “Newlywed Nest,” sponsored by Bride’s magazine and designed by top New York residential designer, Inson Dubois Wood, using furniture and lighting exclusively from Ikea. The 2,000-square-foot interior space is essentially a two bedroom … [Read more...]

Natural Moroccan Rugs

December 2, 2009 by Jane T Leave a Comment

Moroccan rugs - close-up of a Beni Ouarain Berber rug from Mosaik - via Atticmag

Natural Berber Moroccan rugs are stylish organic alternatives to retro shag carpets. Moroccan rugs are varied and while that country may be known for its vividly colored, flat-weave rugs, another style is so completely different you may not guess it too, hails from Morocco. Vintage Beni Ouarain (the name of the tribe) rugs are pale and shaggy with geometric designs. They … [Read more...]

Striped Area Rugs

November 21, 2009 by Jane T 2 Comments

area rugs - colorful striped wool Sun Kissed rug from Company C via Atticmag

How to find the popular striped area rugs you see in these room décor photos. A recent post on hallway area rugs prompted a response from a reader who inquired where to locate the contemporary rug featured in the first photo of the article. It was a terrific question because it got me thinking how many times I have viewed designer and magazine photos that left me wondering … [Read more...]

More Inspired Design Showhouse

October 30, 2009 by Jane F 1 Comment

inspired design showhouse - white living modern living room by inson, dubois, woods - Atticmag

Tour part two of the Inspired Design showhouse celebrating extraordinary women A large amount of space has been devoted to the Inspired Designs Showhouse here in New York City. It features two apartments full of rooms — nearly 10,000 square feet — created by 15 top designers as a benefit for The Breast Cancer Research Foundation, founded by Evelyn H. Lauder. Each room was … [Read more...]

Jonathan Adler’s Mod Beach House

October 6, 2009 by Jane F 1 Comment

jonathan adler and simon doonan's long island beach house - dining room - Hamptons Cottages & Gardens via Atticmag

Tour the modern Shelter Island, NY beach house of designers Jonathan Adler and Simon Doonan Some years ago, (certainly within the last decade) I clipped these photos of an A-frame beach house on Shelter Island (Hamptons, New York) belonging to Simon Doonan (L) and Jonathan Adler (R).  As a New Yorker, it’s hard not to know of Doonan, legendary Creative Director at Barney’s and … [Read more...]

Chic White Shag Carpets

September 9, 2009 by Jane T Leave a Comment

white shag carpets - mid-century modern living room with white shag rug by Jamie Bush and Co - via Atticmag

Plush white shag carpets are a natural choice for mid-century inspired rooms Synonymous with the Sixties, wall-to-wall white shag carpets were a staple of every household in my neighborhood.  Fast forward to the 21st century, and we find today’s shag is hipper, sleeker and very much back in style. Less is definitely more in the designer rooms featured, where solid white … [Read more...]

Stain Proof Sisal

August 12, 2009 by Jane T Leave a Comment

A flat-woven dhurrie style rug layered over sisal carpet Mrs. Howard Personal Shopper via Atticmag

The popularity of sisal and natural fiber area rugs is far from waning. The sisal look made popular by interior designers years ago is still going strong, if not stronger than ever. Touring the San Francisco Decorator Showcase this past May I noticed most of the rooms had a natural fiber rug as a base floor covering often embellished with an area rug.  Maybe it’s the whole … [Read more...]

Galbraith and Paul Rugs

January 9, 2009 by Jane T Leave a Comment

Galbraith and Paul Warm Zinnia Rug - via Atticmag

Contemporary handmade rugs from Galbraith and Paul create a sea of bright color. I have been compiling a special list of rug designers to share with you, including Galbraith and Paul. These are creative folks who, unlike moi, have the artistic ability to bring their visions to life. Textile artists Liz Galbraith and Ephraim Paul started their business journey as a studio with … [Read more...]

Home Decor

mini two-compartment architectural planter by Vagabond Vintage - via Atticmag

Mini Architectural Planters

September 5, 2018 By Jane F Leave a Comment

linen bed sheets - Italian linen triple hemstich linen bed sheets -Cuddledown via Atticmag

Making Sense of Linen Bed Sheets

May 30, 2018 By Jane F 2 Comments

ready made curtain hack for store bought linen panels - aticmag

Ready-Made Curtain Panels Hack

May 7, 2018 By Jane F 5 Comments

cobalt blue front door - Southern Living via Atticmag

Front Door Blues

May 14, 2017 By Jane F 2 Comments

peony pink - vase of pink peony flowers - Pinterest via Atticmag

Peony Pink Power

April 24, 2017 By Jane F 1 Comment

Recent Comments

  • justin leon on Kitchen Cabinet Pull-Out Ideas
  • Jane on Making Sense of Linen Bed Sheets
  • Sherrie on Unfitted English Kitchens
  • Marilyn on Whimsical Bicycle Vanity
  • ann rattay on Vintage Limoges & Silver Table
Tweets by atticmag

Copyright © 2023 · Magazine Pro Theme on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in