Tips From The Trade: Start With A Rug

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglcGgPPW9y5QwB25OFCEHHKZXQ311VeOxYuL63knjoPlxugUT2wnjBcL0lgBf1LCyRmRWChCblM6IUY9_G77wyzNe16g4J9xAXmFsZHkZoWA4o0o38kYgoeU48vuyID0gvQ7UsJXIhwXo/s1600/fretwork-10098.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglcGgPPW9y5QwB25OFCEHHKZXQ311VeOxYuL63knjoPlxugUT2wnjBcL0lgBf1LCyRmRWChCblM6IUY9_G77wyzNe16g4J9xAXmFsZHkZoWA4o0o38kYgoeU48vuyID0gvQ7UsJXIhwXo/s1600/fretwork-10098.jpg" /></a></div>Today finds me contemplating area rugs and all the amazing, different designs available.  I'm getting ready to start decorating the dining room in our vacation home in Florida.  It's literally a white box. It seems the possibilities for this room are endless.  This can be a bit daunting...but, having worked with several different professional designers on our home through the years, I've picked up some great tips. One of them, is to start with a rug. All the colors and inspiration for a room's design can be pulled from a really beautiful rug, and, since I've no other pieces for this room, a rug seems a good a place to start as any.  What better place to check out some fabulous examples than <a href="http://www.therugcompany.com/" target="_blank">The Rug Company</a>. So tell me, when designing a fresh new space, where do <i>you</i> start?<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyRHNUEZHG1tsPeyfvpfMhKy9me3ihbeWKGBKj4N0hyQI6d3CYbgF3K-Ct94hZ-K-E-KLm1J3e6_7tBKjnTXb_BD1gj9M7erBGF3t964TRmoATdbupwqQ7LzFWx8k41Z_xi7n1FpujsH0/s1600/freya-white-10020.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyRHNUEZHG1tsPeyfvpfMhKy9me3ihbeWKGBKj4N0hyQI6d3CYbgF3K-Ct94hZ-K-E-KLm1J3e6_7tBKjnTXb_BD1gj9M7erBGF3t964TRmoATdbupwqQ7LzFWx8k41Z_xi7n1FpujsH0/s1600/freya-white-10020.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUu339qGZ3eic2j4aMe1HPNJakneNgLt1LN34vxSzKP5-VeCAmQYn8_rMHN7SgSzKL5g4iN24jq57PnIDOSukeDwS5Kqki-WDu35Qm8y2ezlO3k6zDN9Ntaw0yeFWQmIolLJZbH9r5fL8/s1600/DC_MARNI_COCOA_R4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUu339qGZ3eic2j4aMe1HPNJakneNgLt1LN34vxSzKP5-VeCAmQYn8_rMHN7SgSzKL5g4iN24jq57PnIDOSukeDwS5Kqki-WDu35Qm8y2ezlO3k6zDN9Ntaw0yeFWQmIolLJZbH9r5fL8/s1600/DC_MARNI_COCOA_R4.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfZzTlVoSlPVHSzwxIrnSS-d4fGQc8tV3IztqcpJlbsp_yRhLl-lJ3e-xsg9j2bSNYFrwd53ml1Sv8_yZxBxrPfin3p_7lCh5MOMGRw-MroMpqnVKnBP_2S9YXXcq6DEhFCgrUrPqUd9M/s1600/platinum-10109.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfZzTlVoSlPVHSzwxIrnSS-d4fGQc8tV3IztqcpJlbsp_yRhLl-lJ3e-xsg9j2bSNYFrwd53ml1Sv8_yZxBxrPfin3p_7lCh5MOMGRw-MroMpqnVKnBP_2S9YXXcq6DEhFCgrUrPqUd9M/s1600/platinum-10109.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqaStOxb2Rk2lLnqr9oEwJyBktq7p9YyLBOVRMSHVVJY2PNBAt8VWmVN8dri12it8cMjK7Wz7cOMwcrrqe5pnRa5Jog7iwhB4AMGrS3yZpD-sQ2kQ9cYHSwKOBIp6DVupjPTJXl1gNOrw/s1600/berber-10102.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqaStOxb2Rk2lLnqr9oEwJyBktq7p9YyLBOVRMSHVVJY2PNBAt8VWmVN8dri12it8cMjK7Wz7cOMwcrrqe5pnRa5Jog7iwhB4AMGrS3yZpD-sQ2kQ9cYHSwKOBIp6DVupjPTJXl1gNOrw/s1600/berber-10102.jpg" /></a></div><br /></div>

Tips From The Trade: Start With A Rug

Today finds me contemplating area rugs and all the amazing, different designs available.  I'm getting ready to start decorating the dini...

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