Wool Pebble Rug

Soften up your modern decor with a well placed rug

There s been a backlash lately against the hard, sleek contemporary look of modern interior design. You ve got your boxy furniture in place, you ve got nice discrete colour on your walls, but your room is still missing something. That something is any type of warmth. I always feel like I m being judged as out of place when I step into a room with an austere metallic modern design plan. An easy way to change the feel of any room is by laying down a rug and softening the look of those simple but beautiful hardwood floors. Think of your modern design as a canvas which you can add funky (but small) splashes of colour to. Stripe rugs and runners are great ways to accomplish this since the striped pattern will still fit into the hard lines of your modern design
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Create a perfect sitting space

I often talk about my kitchen and TV areas when telling friends about my flat, but that s only because I like to keep my favourite home location to myself. My reading nook is the perfect place to get away a small and simple space that s low profile but high on comfort. Whether you live in a tiny studio or a sprawling manor, creating a cozy sitting space is as simple as following these few steps: Choosing a seat It shouldn t exactly come as a surprise that the most important component of a sitting room is an actual place to sit. What many people don t realise is that while couches are terrific for watching TV and lounging (my parents have a pair of brown leather sofas that are to die for), they aren t the best for reading. Two much more logical choices are the chaise lounge and the reading chair. Chaise lounges offer the comfort of a sofa with the solitude of a standalone chair. Combing two chaise lounges will not only give you more space to sprawl out, it will also ...
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