10 Remedies for Your Home...Spatial Effects

Rugs have such an impact on the feeling a room gives off.  Whether you want to make a large, cold room feel cozy or a small apartment feel larger, a rug can help.

To make a room feel cozy try using a rug with dark colors and bold geometric pattern.  Your eye is drawn to the rug so it appears to make the room smaller.

Use a light colored rug with subtle or minimum pattern to make a room feel bigger.  Because your eye doesn't focus on the rug but moves about the room, the room appears larger.

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Posted on Fri, February 24, 2012 by Cindy Aplanalp filed under

2 comments (Add your own)

1. Guilherme wrote:
Hi Jessie! I'm new to your blog (thanks to your feature on 6th Street) and I am love, love, LOVING eivhytreng about your home!!! I've been dying to create my own chevron rug and I reeeally like how yours turned out. Just one quick question though did you paint the white portions or just leave them? I see that the rug itself was white to begin with so I'm just curious if it was white enough to leave or if that portion needed to be painted too. Thanks for your help and congrats on such a great feature! Meg

Tue, May 29, 2012 @ 10:15 AM

2. Rodolpho wrote:
Hi Elaine!Thank you We absolutely adore this rug. We didn't use a stenicl, although if possible I would advise anyone else attempting this DIY to get their hands on one. The by-hand process is incredibly tedious, but can be done! The diagonals are 9 inches in length and 6 inches wide. I used the same measurements for both colors although I've seen variations used and they can look quite nice too! Hope this helps.Jessie

Wed, May 30, 2012 @ 11:20 PM

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