Rugs are the New Wallpaper

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There are many ways to redecorate a room. You can paint the walls a different color or add some decorative trim. You can steam off the old wallpaper and put up a new pattern. You can change the furniture or rearrange its positioning. You can put up new drapes, add a valence or hang some unique window shades. As for the floor you can strip and re-stain the wood or pull up the wall-to-wall carpeting and lay down a new color.

All of these tasks, as you are well aware if you have ever attempted any of them, take a tremendous amount of planning, time and work. They can also be extremely expensive, especially if you don't do the work yourself.

Or...you can add an area rug. The hardest part of doing this is simply selecting the right rug! And wouldn't you rather spend your time shopping than doing extensive manual labor?

To many interior designers, area rugs have become the new wallpaper. Instead of replacing the "permanent" items in a room, you can easily place a rug on the floor to invigorate or revitalize the room's look and feel. You can even use multiple rugs to divide the room into smaller sections for a more comfortable, cozy environment. Try doing that with a paintbrush or curtains!

So before you start climbing ladders and drilling holes, think about what an area rug can do to make your room new and exciting. It could be an affordable, easy solution that gives you options not available any other way.

For idea-starters, visit Rugs Direct. You'll find over 60,000 area rugs in dozens of styles from the world's top manufacturers and importers. Plus Rugs Direct has an extremely liberal Risk-Free In-Home Trial. Put the rug on your floor for up to 30 days to see how it works. If you're aren't happy with the way it transforms your room, simply return it for a full refund and try something else. Hopefully you won't have to resort to buying new furniture, repainting the walls and stripping the stain off the floor! Try a rug first. You've literally got nothing to loose!

Comments

[Nicole]

I was wondering if I can match my beautiful pleated blinds to a rug? I'm thinking of emphasizing even more my window treatments with the help of a new rug! What do you thing?