What Style or Design is Right for the Room?

Determining the style or design for the rug depends on various factors, but personal taste is a primary issue. Some buyers will like certain types of design and certain colors rather than others. This is subjective or personal, and one can only determine this by putting some time into looking at rugs. Some of us like traditional designs whether these are bold tribal patterns or precise, refined city designs. Others prefer modernist simplicity with simple geometry and no borders. Some of us like rugs with color, others prefer rugs neutral tones that allow the paintings, drapes, and upholstery to provide color in the room. It often proves easier to chose a rug first and to work the mass produced fabrics and the choice of the paintings around it, but rugs with reserved color can be integrated most easily into existing décor. Allover designs also appear to lend themselves more readily to room décor than a piece with a centralized or medallion composition, but this too depends on one’s taste.