Rugs For All Buyers Guide

 

By Rugs For All, Christchurchs original specialist rug retailer.

 

1.0 What to Buy?

Designing a room is a balancing act between colour, texture, and pattern. At Rugs For All, we help guide you through our huge selection until you arrive at the rug best suited to your decorating needs. 

 

1.1 Colour is Key

Select a rug colour from your upholstery, drapes, wallpaper or another dominant colour in the room. For a more dramatic and professional decorated look, match the rug with an accent colour from your décor. Once placed in the room, it will contrast beautifully with your overall design. To ensure colour matches, keep a swatch of fabric, paint swatch or photograph of your room on hand during your rug search. Remember, colours will appear different under varied lighting and samples will aid the eye for a perfect match.

Tip For High Traffic Areas: Select a darker colored patterned rug.

 

1.2 Style is Important

With hundeds of rug designs and styles available, choosing the right rug can be quite a challenge. Know first whether you want a traditional or contemporary rug. This important factor will help you narrow your search.

 

1.3 The Right Size

Rugs add impact by enhancing the rooms décor. Determining where the rug will be placed will have a direct correlation to the size of rug you need. Keep in mind the overall symmetry of the room. When measuring, pay attention to architectural elements (a fireplace, for example, also tends to be the focus in a room) and other details (traffic pattern, floor vents, etc).  It is a very good idea to consider a minimum and a maximum optimal size because that will give you a wider selection of rugs to choose from. . For example, in an entry foyer 3m x 2.4m requires a rug approximately 2m x 1.4m. Any smaller and you lose the pleasing framing effect that a rug creates on the flooring.

Tip For Dining Room: Measure your table, and add two feet (60cm)to all four sides

Tip For Living or Family Rooms: Cover at least the length of your sofa but dont worry if all legs arent on the rug.

 

2.0 Where to Buy?

Build a relationship with a long established recognised rug retailer. Youll find the staff have invaluable knowledge developed over years of helping people choose the right rug. By being established in your area for a number of years, you can rest assured that should you have any queries down the track, they will be there as they have a permanent presence in your city.