3 Top Tips when using Flooring Rugs

Rugs are a great way to bring a new lease of life to a tired looking room. However, before you make your selection you should consider these three tips, as rugs can be used in many different ways in a home or office.

1. Placement:
You'll need to think about where you place flooring rugs if you want to avoid trips and falls at home or in the office. Irrespective of which room you place a rug try not to have the corner in the middle of a door opening as this can lead to a potential tripping hazard. It is a good idea to use rugs in high traffic areas just so long as the larger part of the rug is in the doorway.

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2. Sitting Areas:
You can create an inviting sitting area in a room simply by placing a sofa and chairs around a rug. Pale or light colours, with a low-key design offer a more intimate space in which people can sit and talk. Circular or hexagonal shaped rugs are also ideal for cosy seating areas. By placing the front feet of chairs and sofa onto the edge of the rug, not only will you be reducing any potential trip hazards, you'll also provide sufficient rug surface for people to have both feet on the rug itself. This will help to make people feel more at home and at ease. You could also place a flooring rug under a coffee table to create a central focal point in the seating area.

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3. Open Areas:
One of the most fashionable ways to use flooring rugs is to place them in areas which have no furniture, such as in front of the fire-place or in the middle of a room. Placing rugs in open areas can help add a new dimension to a room more especially if they are a contrasting colour to the flooring; they can provide a different texture which will give a room more personality and help ground a colour scheme.

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UK Flooring Direct have an advice centre where more information on where to place rugs and the styles which are best suited to heavy traffic areas for homes and offices can be found.

*disclosure: this is a sponsored post from UK Flooring Direct

Maude Decor's Patricia Baun: Floors With Flair

When I fist learned of Maude Decor and Patricia Baun (shown above), she simply had fabulous hand-painted canvas rugs which were first introduced in 2002. Those alone were worth a blog post. However, now the range has greatly expanded to include silk, flax and wool rugs, art prints, wall hangings and more-- all graphic and colorful and unique. Even unusual collections inspired by Canadian Mountains and Constellations.

Maude Décor’s canvas rugs can be crafted from any design in their collections – or custom made to the design of your desire. They are available with non skid backings and look great in commercial or residential spaces, kitchens or living rooms.



They are kid and pet friendly, keep your feet cool, easy to clean, fade and stain resistent...what more could you want from a rug?



Below are some of the canvas rugs. Keep in mind that each is available in several different color combinations and well as sizes. Patricia is so prolific and has so many designs, collections and options that I am not showing all of the products, so be sure to visit the Maude Decor website.

2005 Collection:







2006 collection:





zig zag series:

Letterbox series:


b&b series:


colour bars:

patches:


Just a few from her Star Quest series (like having little galaxies on your floor):






Her Canadian Mountain rugs (based on topographical images of the actual mountains):







below are just a few uses of her rugs.





Their rug designs are also available in made-to-order hand-tufted or hand-knotted wool, silk, flax or combinations thereof:






Since her rugs really are 'art', it's no wonder she offers them as prints too.





Above: Art prints of her Star Quest Series

Above: Art prints of her Canadian Mountains Series

Above: Art prints of her 2006 Collection

Above: Art prints of her 2005 Collection

Available on paper, the prints come in two sizes (6” X 9” or 8” X 12”) and can be selected from any of the options displayed in their gallery. For more information and pricing details click here.

And finally, she has just released this stunning rug, a collaboration with artist/designer Michael Staniszkis. Caaw is available exclusively at www.66degrees.com for a limited time. Only 20 will be created. Finished size is 8'x12'. Each will be hand-painted, signed and dated.


Buy it here.

Don't forget, there's more to see at Maude Decor.

Maude Décor
405 - 128 West 6th Avenue
Vancouver, BC
Canada V5Y 1K6