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Rug with busy wallpaper?

3 years ago

I am updating this room in our new home to be a cozy reading area and just finished the wallpaper. I am trying to find a rug and keep coming up empty handed because I'm nervous I wont like it. I'm open to any and all ideas (plain and simple, colorful, designs that wont clash). Thanks so much!

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JudyG Designs
3 years ago
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Julie Martin
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3 years ago
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Heres the room! Couldnt get the pic to attach to my question.
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suezbell
3 years ago
Usually would want either the wall or the rug to be a solid color, especially if the rug is to be a large or room sized rug; however, if you're choosing a rug with two shades of the same color and that color or those colors are in the wallpaper, that could work. With that wall paper, you might consider a muted shade of green for your rug.

However, and this would be my preference, IF this is a lady's room and IF the lady likes pink, you might consider a smaller, elongated oval braided rug for beneath the wing back chair (and a very small foot stool) with a muted pink in it, perhaps with a beige/tan color of the adjoining wall or even a pale neutral gray. If there are other colors, as long as they are muted colors or the overall effect of the mix of colors is a muted effect so they compliment and work with the wall paper rather than compete with it for attention.

This could work by or beneath the chair:

https://www.overstock.com/Home-Garden/Safavieh-Hand-woven-Reversible-Red-Green-Braided-Rug-5-X-8/6688763/product.html?option=8040980

https://www.overstock.com/Home-Garden/Area-Rugs/31446/subcat.html?featuredproduct=14195282&featuredoption=31429647&kid=9553000357392&ci_src=17588969&ci_sku=20791279-000-029&cnc=US&cid=248963&type=pla&targetid=pla-538765374880&track=pspla&gclid=EAIaIQobChMImM3muKnB7AIVibWzCh1-LwyKEAQYASABEgJayvD_BwE
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Julie Martin thanked suezbell
olychick
3 years ago
If you see a rug online that you think might work, send for the tiniest size they have. You can then see the colors with your wallpaper and send for a bigger size. The small ones are easy to return and some websites pay for postage both ways. I've even had some sites tell me to just keep the smaller one because it's more cost effective than them paying for postage and handling.
Julie Martin
Original Author
3 years ago
I love those!! It is most definitely a ladie's room. I am also about to put in a dark pea-colored vintage sofa along the back wall and think those would look great with it as well.

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