Add a rug to a room that lacks excitement and problem solved.
Using rug to define space in great room.
Then place all of the furniture.
Use a different rug for each seating area.
A rug can anchor a room define it add warmth and help layer a room s decor.
Set off areas for different uses with different rugs.
For larger rooms loloi suggests getting a bigger rug like a 9 by 13 and using it to frame your space.
It is ok to use matching oriental rugs in an open plan great room as illustrated by this double height space in a home in manhattan s tribeca neighborhood by ad 100 designer thomas britt.
Britt heightened interest by using the colors taken from the rugs in different parts of the the two functional areas of the room.
A soft colorful rug can create a comfortable upbeat kids space in the room.
Then place all of the furniture completely on the rug.
When we think of room dividers we usually imagine screens shelves or some other kind of vertical partition but horizontal planes can just as effectively define rooms within a larger space.
You might even say it completes a room by tying all the different pieces together visually.