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Julea Joseph

Julea Joseph
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A stylish home shouldn't be out of your reach or cost you a fortune. From entertaining to decorating, home should be celebrated and your special place in this busy world. Join me on my adventures to enhance, celebrate and appreciate all things home.

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Rug Rage - Size Does Matter




Shall we say "Scale" issues?
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  I'm having Rug Rage!  Time and time again I see ill-sized rugs being used in Home Staging projects and 99.9%  of them are too small for the space or the furniture collection it's anchoring.  And don't get me started on materials -  I've seen a bath rug under a cocktail table..

Why is this happening? Where can this this size dilemma  and faux pas placement stem from?

1. Home Staging Inventory Issues?
2. Lack of Education?
3. Complacent Stagers?


Lovely Rug by Horchow
 How do we solve this size issue? Well, by simply educating the faux pas rug placers.  Here's a double duty educational tool from our friends over at Over Stock.  Why double duty?  Over Stock is an awesome place to shop for rugs, so a great source to build your inventory & for educational home decorating articles. They slip you just the right info to foil your size dilemma and faux pas placement issues.
How to Size Your Room for an Area Rug
How to Place an Area Rug
How to Determine the Right Size Area Rug

And for those that offer both home staging and styling services - A fabulous post by a designer and blogger: Area Rug Rules and How to Break Them

Hopefully with these gentle tip, Rug Rage can be resolved.
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Margaret Oscilia said...

Yes - I see this often as well and have reduced our inventory of rugs smaller than 6x9 -- they just don't have many uses for our staging business. There are times when nothing at all is better than a tiny rug which only distracts from the room - wonderful post!

Julea said...

Margaret, the smaller rugs can be used in monster master baths, in kid's spaces, as one of two to make a larger anchor, or to bridge a bed to conversational seating in a master.

Anonymous said...

My staging instructor strongly emphasized not creating a "placemat" look with a small rug under a coffee table in the living room. Ideally, the front two legs of the sofa should
rest upon the area rug. She recommended using at least a 5X8 depending upon the size of the room and the furniture grouping used.

Julea said...

Wish all instructors taught that!!