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Update Your Home’s Interior with a Modern Rug

Modified on February 22, 2017 at 10:26 AM

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With spring just around the corner and with the winter blues in full force, it’s time now to look forward to bringing that much-needed change to the look and feel of your home.

Although there’s no rush to rearrange, it’s always good to plan ahead for spring and summer so that everything fits together perfectly.

Getting the right style for your home takes a lot of thought and time, some parts of your house sometimes get overlooked. A big, empty space in the middle of your room can sometimes take the focus away from parts that you want everyone to talk about. With a modern rug that fits the style of the rest of your home can really bring it all together. Don’t skip out on the basics before moving on to other parts.

If you’re pushed for time on ideas for updating your interior, then here are a few tips that can get you started!

 

Let Modern Rugs Define the Beauty of Your Home

When people think of redesigning their home, their living room for example, not many people start at the rug but starting from the bottom and moving upwards can help keep it all together. The benefit of beginning here is that it gives you a chance to experiment without it being too costly. Picking out a modern rug is easier than ever!

Before going ahead and buying the first modern rug you see, it’s best to see the wide variety available. Many things should be considered like color, size, pattern, design and the material used. Contemporary rugs come in different materials such as Crylic, Heatset Polypropylene and Viscose, etc. with such a wide variety on offer then any can be picked to suit your style. The most popular option is wool, which is always a good go-to material in case of cold nights.

Rugs with striking geometric and striped patterns give a unique look to your open spaces. Bold and bright color trends are becoming extremely popular nowadays. Fluorescent green, olive green, coral, lavender, pearl white and light pink are some of the colors that are being used extensively in home décor so it’s advisable to center your style around them.

 

Picking the Right Wallpaper

Innovations are making their way into our lives with each passing day and that’s the reason why you have hundreds of options in choosing an accompanying wallpaper. For example, gone are the days of standard wallpapers which used to stick to your walls for years, now there is removable wallpaper so that redecorating is that much easier. Nobody enjoys redoing your wallpaper every time you’d like a change of scenery in your house, this makes the job that much easier.

When picked correctly, with everything taken into consideration, wallpaper can bring that perfect brightness into your house.

 

Placement of Furniture    

People often overlook the placement of furniture in their home, but it has a huge effect on the style of your home. A lot of people often prefer to angle everything towards the television, with little thought into how the overall feel of the room is affected. Sometimes, getting rid of a few pieces of furniture can help the room feel more spacious, nothing is worse than a cramped feeling in one of your rooms. Experiment with this by moving around furniture from several rooms and seeing what fits best for you.

 

Throw in a few extra Throw Pillows

Throw pillows are a great way to add a fresh feeling to the room, adding vibrant and energetic colors that complement the furniture and décor. With the same style as with the rugs, geometric and striped patterns work very well. Picking pillows that match the rug style make the whole room come together.

 

Add More Green in The Form of Indoor Plants

Adding a few indoor plants can give the house a fresh look with some powerful green colors that contrast well with several styles. Keeping them well maintained adds another layer to your home décor that people often mix, such a simple thing can vastly help.

All the tips provided in this post are tried and tested so you can easily rely on them when it comes to updating your home interiors.

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on February 22, 2017 at 12:18 PM
Filed Under: Home Decor
Tagged With: for the home, furniture, home decor, indoor plants, interior decorating, living room, modern rugs, throw pillows, wallpaper

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Sarah-Jean Ballard is the Editor in Chief of The Fashionable Housewife blog and Founder of Fashionable Media. Married to a sexy Molecular Biologist, housewife, mom to 5, homeschooler, Certified Personal Nutritionist and entrepreneur who's mission is to help moms just like you look and feel GREAT! Other interests include dancing, yoga, positive intactivism, natural birth and breastfeeding support, babywearing, paleo & gluten-free cooking, and promoting an overall healthy lifestyle to all.

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Thankful that @homedepot has great prices so we could finally afford to do this home reno project! 💪🏻🎉

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Somebody hold me. 😭

I asked him if he could stay 12 for one more year but he didn’t like that idea. 😒 Was worth a shot, right? 

Scroll for the outtakes 😂😂😂

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