If you are looking to add an effortless and refreshing spin to your living room, there’s no better place to start than with living room carpet. Carpet draws all the pieces tightly together in a more conversational pattern. A sense of “warmth” is evoked with the addition of a carpet, along with the wonderful feeling of walking on a softer, more luxurious surface. In any house, it is important to brighten up the living room a little. We give you all the inspiration you need to make your flooring a focal point. Regardless of whether you appreciate natural materials or love to make a statement with patterned boho-chic, there’s a rug for you!
Create a coastal vibe
Enhance your space with a beach-inspired living room carpet
The living room holds the distinction of being the place where the whole family comes together. Bring the themes of the seaside into your living room and channel coastal chic with soft furnishings in calming whites, washed-out denim and cool shades of blue. There are carpets featuring free-flowing patterns depicting oceans, beaches, waves, and everything associated with them. Choose an airy living room carpet with ocean blues and a light neutral colour such as beige, grey or white. These rugs may not replicate the salty breeze, nor the tenderness of sand, but they sure can add serenity to the surroundings.
Add tropical-inspired living room carpets
Are sunshine and the tropics your calling?
Don’t we all wish that a sunny, tropical holiday never comes to an end? Now you can easily create a vacation retreat without leaving your home. The tropical lifestyle is all about relaxed living, comfort, ease. The vibrant colours and big pattern strike the right tone on the floor. They cheer the room with light and beauty, tropics are just a step away by the way we decorate the floor. Think lush foliage, bright flora palm leaves, fauna. This set up will ensure your home looks fuller, warmer, and more colourful. It’s also a style that works well with other things from wooden cabinets to heavy velvet chairs, it mixes effortlessly and adds a bit of playfulness Adding a new carpet can easily change the look of your living room.
Monochrome
Living room carpet with a monochromatic statement
No matter what the theme or colour scheme, you can always make space for monochrome to complement it. Choosing a monochromatic rug depends on the room’s decorating scheme and establishing a balanced look of the living room. Carpets are wonderful for pulling rooms together, they establish a relationship by pulling all the furniture of a particular space within. If you want to create a serene environment, opt for matching decor pieces and upholstery to build a uniform theme within your living room.
Natural rugs don’t have to be boring!
Living room carpet by using natural materials.
If bold hues and patterns are not your style, opt for living room carpets in earthy texture. They also speak to the desire to make a more sustainable choice for home furnishings. Common natural rugs include cotton, leather, silk, wool, sisal, jute, hemp, abaca, seagrass, bamboo among others… These are eco-friendly natural fibres so they are sustainable and biodegradable. They are super durable and of course stylish, relaxed vibe. Their durability makes them a practical choice too. Earth tones and neutrals are a rage this season and this combination can do style wonders.
A traditional carpet with a contemporary twist
Living room carpet by using traditional carpets
Traditional carpets have always stood the test of time. Their impeccable craftsmanship and intricate designs enrich a room’s sense of place in history an easy way to decorate with timeless style is to choose decor with a modern vibe. Find them in many forms–from light basis to dark colours, they blend with the furnishing of modern space almost seamlessly.
Go Minimal
Living room carpet by adding neutral shades to the living room
This colour choice is ideal to make your home welcoming and inviting. Contrast your natural tones with few splashes of colour. It makes visually appealing. Neutral carpets can be excellent home décor tool when it comes to creating a cohesive look. While they help tie together mismatched furniture pieces, they also pull attention towards the decor or artwork. Neutral living room carpets are a great way to help drive home a feeling of calm throughout the entire home.
Play with geometry
Energize a space with geometric living room carpets
Geometric prints are of the classic decor staples that can fit anywhere with ease. The geometry of carpet design is used to express certain concepts with a focus on the idea of unity in multiplicity. In other words, geometry is a visual language that stems from the worldview of the artist or architect and it leads to the production of a work of art that expresses certain artistic perspectives. From contemporary circles to traditional trellises, and everywhere in between, the beauty of geometry is that it’s both vivid and subtle. This keeps the energy levels up in the space without compromising colour choices. In a pale-neutral setting, a boldly coloured rug with large-scale geometric design packs a vivacious punch.
Moroccan-inspired
A gateway to using Moroccan-inspired weaves for living room carpet
Moroccan carpets are the weaves, carpets, and textiles that have been traditionally hand-woven in Morocco. You may have seen many of these images popping up in the most stylish homes on social media. Moroccan rugs have exploded in popularity, gracing interiors with their plush textures, earthen tones, and geometric patterns. The colourful scraps of wool, nylon, and cotton clothing into extravagant, whimsical patterns. A practical, affordable solution to the problem of chilly floors the rugs are now popping up in homes. You could easily build your colour scheme around a statement rug like this, or add it to your living room as an on-trend accent piece. It builds an authentic element, instantly makes a space feel curated and unique.
Boho-chic
Enhance your living room carpet with a steady mix of colours and textures
Bright colours, eye-catchy prints are an easy solution to bring life to any muted space. Bohemian or ‘boho’ decorating is for those who want their homes full of life, culture, and interesting items for all the world to see. This aesthetic finds its face in modern sensibilities and embraces the carefree, the relaxed, and memorable. The bohemian style combines objects, colours, and patterns, with the right attention to details. Opt for metallic accents to complement your living room carpet for a refined boho-chic appeal.
Feature: Nitija Immanuel & Suchita Jain
