Capitol Purple Rug

Design Tip of the Week: The Colour Purple

Purple has historically been the colour of royalty. It's luxurious, rich colour has symbolised wealth and power in most of the world for a long time because purple dye is hard to obtain and expensive to produce. While historically it has been a popular colour, for awhile purple seemed to fade into the background. Not many artists or designers used the colour in their work in past decades, but lately things seem to be changing--at least in the realm of interior design. Rich, dark shades of purple retain an air of luxury that many interior designers are starting to incorporate into their designs. Because the colour is so rich, too much purple can have an overwhelmingly heavy feel. Purple is a perfect accent colour and most designers choose to complement a bland room with a deep purple rug
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