Is a carpet in the living room still in fashion?
How to choose a carpet for your living room and enjoy it for a long time - find out some effective tips!
What 2024 Trends Say About Rugs
Carpets continue to enjoy great (and even growing) popularity. 2024 is the year of freedom and creativity. The trends include various motifs, but the emphasis is on refined elegance, says Yulia Tychino .
What also matters is the pleasant color, which ranges between beige and sun-dried brick-red orange.
Purple is perfect as an accent color. The trendy carpet is called glamorous, vintage and even art deco.
The most popular products are those made from natural or recycled fibres. The idea is not to produce more plastic, which is not biodegradable. PET bottles, for example, are converted into new material that, if processed correctly, can be turned into furniture elements or plastic carpet fibres.
Trends 2024 expand the concept of eco. Now, next to natural materials, there are those that are 100% made from previously produced raw materials.
As for the size of the rug, it doesn't matter. If you have a baby, the rug can fill the entire floor in the living room.
How to choose a carpet for the living room - its advantages
The right rug can transform an ordinary living room into a place for exciting conversations, interesting games and a unique living space. That's why it's so important that it meets your requirements.
Additionally, the carpet in the living room performs the following functions:
- softens steps;
- affects the acoustics of the room;
- warms the apartment (literally and figuratively);
- has great aesthetic value;
- combines different styles into one coherent arrangement;
- designates areas for rest and eating;
- is a luxury accessory that everyone can afford.
The carpet has a number of advantages, so it is worth choosing the best option for yourself.
Some valuable tips to help you choose a rug for your living room
Start with the basics, which may seem trivial. However, once you are in the store or start browsing the endless selection of online carpet stores, these basic assumptions may escape you.
Write them down on a piece of paper and refer back to the recommendations whenever you feel like you've "lost the thread" during your search.
What you need to consider when choosing a rug for your living room:
- size – it doesn’t matter whether you want the rug to cover the entire room or just part of it. Write down the approximate dimensions of the rug you need;
- color. If you have no idea what color the carpet should be, choose one of the colors of 2024 called Lovely Beige. This is a universal color that will suit any color palette;
- pattern - solid or striped, floral or geometric? Pattern can bring chaos to the arrangement, so it needs to be well thought out in advance;
- style - abstractionism, glamour, vintage, industrial style, Scandinavian style... there are a lot of them!
Before you go shopping, it's worth clarifying which style suits you best.
No matter what rug you choose for your living room, it will optically be the focal point of the room. It will also highlight the appearance of wooden furniture in industrial, vintage or boho style.
Carpet and wooden furniture
The carpet can match the unique pattern on the wooden furniture.
Irregular shapes, artistic spots, abstract concepts will match the irregular texture of solid wood.
In addition, interesting facade decor (for example, grooves or herringbone) will harmonize with a properly selected carpet.
However, if you choose Japandi, Wabi-Sabi, Boho or Classic styles, a beige smooth rug will beautifully highlight the wooden furniture. Then it will become a wonderful background for high-class wooden furniture.
How to choose a carpet for the living room and how to clean it effectively
In the past, thoroughly cleaning the fibers was a difficult and time-consuming task.
Today you can use both traditional cleaning methods, natural, chemical or mechanical.
One thing is for sure: having a carpet does not provide a source of bacteria and germs that (it may seem) are hiding in the hard to reach fibers.
Traditional carpet cleaning methods are the same as more eco-friendly ones. You can do this with a solution of vinegar or baking soda. Pour the solution into a spray bottle (available at any home improvement store) and spray the mixture onto the carpet. Once dry, vacuum the carpet with a vacuum cleaner.
Likewise, you are working with chemicals that you simply need to spread into the fibers and then vacuum them up. Remember to keep children and pets away from the cleaning foam when cleaning your carpet.
The easiest way to keep your carpet clean is to use special cleaning devices. Once available only to professionals, today you can order them in a specialized online store.
What to Avoid When Choosing a Living Room Rug
First of all, you should avoid patterns that cause crazy optical illusions. They may seem funny at first, but in the long run they are tiring and can even cause anxiety.
Please note that any patterns that curve the floor or simulate a hole will negatively impact children and pets who cannot tell whether it is real or not.
When it comes to thick (shaggy) carpets, avoid placing furniture that is constantly in use on them. The legs of a chair, armchair or table will quickly become imprinted on the thick bristles. Constant changes in position can cause unsightly defects in the fibers.
Also, avoid busy patterns. Remember that the rug itself is an eye-catcher, so make sure it is an additional element of the space, not the main one.
Previously we talked about creating a loft-style bedroom .
Expert: Julia Tychino
