Decorating can sometimes feel a little mysterious, a tad confusing and unfortunately sometimes a little overwhelming.....so to cut through all those potentially intimidating emotions lets just start somewhere - most of us here at Sunrise will always shout out, "Start with the RUG!"....
If you are lucky enough to get to do a room from scratch then we say go from the ground up gals and guys! Simply stare at the room shape, with an idea towards very basic furniture placement.
If the room is rectangular you will most likely want a similarly shaped rug, obviously, NOT a round or square rug! One way to determine the size you need is to decide on how much floor you want showing and then come in from the walls the same amount all the way around the room. If your room is 12 x 15 and you want about a foot of beuatiful wood floor to show you should be shopping for a 10 x 13- ish rug.
Keep in mind that the hand made rugs have varying sizes while most machine made rugs will be truer to size. Basic rug sizes are: 2x3 4 x 6 5 x 7 6 x 9 8 x 10 9 x 12 10 x 14 and so on...
Once you have fallen in love with a rug you can "pull your paint color" out of it and then you are good to go. With a well coordinated rug/wall color you can simplify the process of furniture fabrics immensely.
So - GREAT NEWS! I just returned from one of the very very very best rug buying trips EVER!
We have a wonderful collection of rug "corners" - (the newest and easiest way to try out rugs for your home) - Stop in and see our wide, creative, beautiful collection of rug options for you to choose from.
You have to start your decorating project somewhere - start it at Sunrise!
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