The classic interior designers’ maxim is: start with the rug and design a room from the floor up. While some designers do and some don’t (this writer, for one, selects the rug dead last), a statement rug will tie a room together in the best way. Here are a few of our favorites.
Art for the Floor
In interior designer John Rufenacht‘s home, a Brady Legler-designed rug from The Rug Studio anchors the shades-of-blue living room.
City Slicker
A cowhide rug doesn’t have to read country. In this sophisticated living room by the designers at Nest Interiors, a pieced-cowhide rug lends a subtle graphic touch.
Color Pop
In this Westside house, a foyer filled with neutral hues gets all the drama from a brilliantly colored vintage Chinese Khotan rug from Knotty Rug Co.