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...]
Boteh Paisley Motifs
Modern day interpretations of a classic boteh paisley pattern in rugs and fabrics. The boteh, commonly known as paisley, is a familiar motif in Oriental rugs. There are various translations of the word and what exactly the pear shaped symbol represents; however, descriptions usually refer to a pine cone, flower or teardrop. In rugs and Kashmiri shawls, where the boteh was … [Read more...]
Vintage Polish Kilim
Retro colors and artistic composition are uncommon Polish kilim features. I’ve seen a lot of kilim rugs. Most have the customary tribal motifs and dark colors. I will admit I’ve never been a fan of flat-woven rugs, especially kilims. The style has always been a bit too, I don’t know…rustic for my taste, which most would find surprising because my home decor is on the rustic … [Read more...]
Striped Area Rugs
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...]
Jonathan Adler’s Mod Beach House
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
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...]