Designing Your First Home? Should a Rug Be Your Starting Point?

The realm of decor and interior design is a creative one. While there are no strict rules regarding creativity, a few unspoken guidelines must be followed. The sequence that you decide to set up in any space influences the final output. One of the major discussions in the sequence is the placement of the rug. Should it be placed at the start or the end? This decision is never an easy one. However, we at Obeetee carpets have always said that a carpet sets the base of your home. Thus, how you wish your home to look from the inside, it can be interpreted by selecting a rug and matching everything else accordingly. 

Starting with the rug sets the foundation of the design. A rug’s pattern, make, material, and colors will assist you in setting up the entire space and placement of elements. Whether you want a minimal or maximal visual, would the theme is traditional, transitional, or contemporary, the color palette should be dense or boast a bright summer vibe, all these questions will be answered by placing the rug as the foundation. This practice allows for adding definition to the space. While styling the entire interior is daunting, placing a rug in each room would allow you to sort the space on the basis of its purpose. A tufted, high-density rug can be placed in the living area to support the high footfall and usage, while a dhurrie in the bedroom would lend it the finishing touch. Runners can determine the appearance and usage of the corridor, and a runner on the stairs would lead the way to the duplex. 

However, there are 2 sides to every coin. Yes, we support the placement of the rug during the initial stages, but we respect the opposing point of view. Art adds life to evry space. Laying the foundation allows you to keep everything in sync, while placing the rug at the end would permit you to be creative.  You can add multiple decor elements in the room of different categories and get a rug to bind them all. A multicolored option with a minimal design or a monochromatic accent will do the trick. With a rug set as the foundation, you might not get a chance to explore various color palettes and textures, but when placed at the end, a custom rug can be purchased, or something that will tie the whole place together. 

Ultimately, whether to choose the rug first or last depends on your design priorities, visual preferences, and practical applicability. Both approaches have their pros and cons. However,  the best choice may vary as peer the requirement at hand. Some professionals or decor enthusiasts setting a clear vision of the final output might be cincernig, thus, laying the foundation is important. For the ones with a versatile and flexible approach, selecting the rug last offers versatality  opportunity to adapt the design as it evolves.

The decision is purely personal. Factors like the use, practical application, and the owners/clients/professional’s vision may factor into it. At Obeetee carpets, we not only have a rug for every space but also a customization service. You can either get a rug designed and manufactured to the foundation or, at the end, an option that blends in with your home. From hand-knotted to hand-tufted, we have a collection featuring every design, motif, and material. A rug of every category, that's how diversified our portfolio is. For more information, you can visit any of our stores spread across India across 7 major cities or our e-commerce platform- https://www.obeetee.in/.

You may buy carpets online for your home decor at Obeetee.