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When decorating your home, I would bet that you give the least amount of attention to your floors. You agonize about wall colors for hours, blinds, curtains, and where to hang your art. But when it comes to floors, you either live with what you have or choose to replace your floors with newer versions of what you have.

I realize that this may not be true for every home, but given the price of flooring, whether it’s hardwood, tile, or carpeting most people play it safe. This can be a great choice. However, neutral-colored quality flooring should be treated as a blank canvas.

One of the most dramatic ways to treat this “canvas” is with area rugs. You certainly can shop at a house wares store and there’s always a furniture store somewhere going out of business hawking Orientals at blow-out deal. But if you want something truly special, I advise you to consider Tibetan wool rugs. These handmade works off art are made from high quality wool. I have an amazing supplier who sells 80 knot and 100 knot rugs. There’s a nice discussion of the history of Tibetan rugs on the blog Oriental and Tibetan Rugs: http://1000sofrugs.com/Oriental-Rugs/.

I own several of these beauties and have decorated many homes with them. Tibetans come in an amazing array of sizes and patterns. I like them better than traditional Turkish and Orientals because I find may of the designs to be more contemporary.

The rugs I want to share with you today are striped. They are all the same style but each rug has 10 different colors in it making each rug look different. Through my supplier I can even have a rug custom-designed for you.

Striped Tibetan Rug

10 color rug for endless design options

How to decorate with a Tibetan rug

First, remember Tibetan rugs are more than comfy floor coverings.
Use a rug as a back drop for furnishings, window coverings, etc.
Use the rug as a color anchor and pull out one or two colors to create a color theme or tie a room with many different elements together.

Think big. You want a rug to fill a space. It’s o.k. to put a rug over wall-to-wall carpet as an accent piece. Consider it as an investment. The design value of these rugs is that they are so complex and well made that the same rug in two different rooms or different houses will look like new pieces.

Great Tibetan rug special

My Tibetan rug supplier has extended me an amazing price on his 80 and 100 knot rugs that I would love to extend to you! This isn’t a going-out-of-business rug blow out special. Contact me and let me help you find a handmade treasure that’s perfect for your space and your design needs.

Tibetan rug

Vibrant colors to liven up your space

This is the 2nd in my series on remodeling

Planning for a remodel
Planning for a remodel

The most exciting part of remodeling a room or your entire home is the ability to dream. And while budgets, building permits, and the limitations of the physical space will ultimately pull you back to Earth, don’t let that stop you as you consider your design needs.

Here’s how to begin your ultimate dream redesign

Ideas to consider

Make a list of what is important for your lifestyle

  • Lots of storage
  • Large windows
  • Exit to a patio or garage
  • Soft flooring
  • Hard flooring to better control allergies
  • High ceilings
  • Bathroom connected to a bedroom

What would you like to have?

Next it’s time to dream

In your perfect home, or ideal room, if you could have anything what would you have?

Ideas to consider

  • Wine cellar
  • Hot tub
  • Walk-in closet
  • Sun room
  • Gourmet kitchen
  • Whole house audio/visual system

Many people stumble at this point because they don’t know what is available or have never considered what would be amazing to have. Go pick up some magazines. Pull out pictures that you like and organize them by room. If you already have a contractor, get him or her involved to help you brainstorm. If you are remodeling a kitchen or bath, consider hiring a kitchen and bath expert.

Plan it

With your ideas in hand, start laying out furniture, lighting, and other features in each room. Now is the time to consider the current architecture and your budget.

In my next blog I’ll discuss how to hire a contractor.

If you could have anything in your dream home what would you have? Let me know!

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