ID8’s Top 8 Reasons for Why You Need a Rug in Your Life

If you are looking for a way to make changes to your space, but can’t afford a full renovation, a rug is the perfect accent that can make a huge impact on your space. Does your current carpet make you cringe every time you look at it, but it’s not in the budget to replace? Cover it up with a beautiful and affordable rug! We promise it ‘s not weird to put a rug over carpet, especially if it’s helping you to love your space a little more. Another great thing about a rug is that it can be easily replaced for a low budget. This comes in handy for high-risk areas such as a basement, (let’s get real, flooded basements are a thing in Brookings) or high traffic areas like a living room. It’s way easier to replace a rug than wall to wall carpet if it gets damaged or worn out.

A rug is also the perfect way to set the tone of a space. What feeling do you want your space to portray? Do you want your living room to have a more formal appearance? Or do you want it to feel cozy and casual? For example, if you want to create a more formal look you may choose a more traditional pattern and neutral toned rug. If you want to create a casual look, you should choose a rug with brighter colors and patterns or more texture.

Rugs can also be used to define spaces in an open plan. When choosing a rug you should think of how it flows from one area to the other areas in a space. For example, if your open space includes a dining room and living room area, you can use rugs and furniture layout to define those specific spaces. Rugs are also helpful in defining spaces that perform several functions such as a study area in a bedroom.

In a room with primarily hard surfaces, a rug can add comfort and warmth to a space. Nobody wants to curl up on a hard floor by the fireplace, but family movie nights, kid slumber parties, and game nights are actually more feasible and enjoyable with some warmth and softness underfoot.

Just like an embellished wall or piece of art, a rug can be used to create a focal point in a room. The right rug can complement or enhance your accessories, focusing attention to itself. Grouping your furniture inward toward the rug helps anchor the furniture in the composition of the room, rather than having all of your furniture hugging the walls and corners like middle schoolers at their first dance. 

Another thing we love about rugs is that they help improve acoustics in spaces, big and small. A rug can absorb sound to help reduce noise in your home. This is especially helpful if you live in a high density building or have kiddos running around.

Looking for a fun way to incorporate pattern and texture into your space? Get a rug! A patterned or textured rug is the perfect way to liven up or cozy down a room and add your personal style and visual balance to a space. Also, don’t be afraid to mix patterns in a space, we’re huge fans of using multiple patterns as long as they work together. Like a large patterned rug with smaller patterned pillows in the same color scheme. LOVE! 

Many people think of a rug as a “finishing touch” for a room. However, Angie says “I enjoy starting by choosing a rug to provide a composed color palette to start.” A rug can serve as the inspiration that links to other colors used in the space.