How to use (or not) rugs.

This is for my friend Kat, whom I promised a rug post many moons ago...and my mom can also see how my house is, kind of, decorated.  

So there is the big living room rug, here, with the couch firmly plunked on one end... And peach chairs not really on the other...

This rug was actually inherited from my grandparents....I like the size, it could be just a bit bigger... Definitely not smaller...next we come to the dining room, where I just switched out the rug with the one now in the guest room.  This rug actually makes the room look bigger.   And yes, I am looking for the right piece of art for over the buffet.

Next we have the hallway and office/library...  And no, I'm not afraid of color.  Most of the following rugs were bought at IKEA, because color...

The other thing this shows is that I don't do matchy matchy.  The chair above actually matches the couch, but it just was not working seating wise.  Now the ottoman provides a nice spot for my computer snacks....

This is my don't.  The rug really needs to be longer.  Although I adore the color.  No one seems to make hall rugs anymore, as you can also see in the upstairs hall, where it just needs to be a little bigger...

Then we have two bedrooms, the guest and the master...