Coir Area Rugs

How a Coir Area Rug Can Highlight Your Room Decor

A coir rug can highlight your room’s decor by contributing to the room’s color palette, emphasizing the tone, and expressing your style. Your rug and decor should work hand-in-hand to create your personal style. When you look at it from that perspective, you’ll naturally choose pieces that work towards that goal and bounce off one another well. 

Decorating With a Coir Area Rug

Many people like decorating with coir area rugs because of the material. Coir is a material that is derived from coconuts, is eco-friendly, and is easy to maintain and clean. Aside from the practical aspects of coir rugs, there’s also the variety in size, shape, pattern, and color palettes. So when you’re looking to add a coir area rug to your home, you can choose one that is both beautiful and practical. 

Choosing Which Coir Area Rug is Right for You

When it comes to choosing your perfect coir area rug, there are several key topics to consider. 

Position, Shape, and Size: Coir rugs are commonly used as doormats due to how easy they are to clean and how versatile their designs are. You can choose to position your coir rug right inside or outside of the door depending on which space you want to accentuate. However, aside from the common 2x3 options, there are also other sizes like 5x5 coir rugs. Larger rugs can be used to establish a seating area, serve as bedroom decor, or adorn some miscellaneous space. 

Composition: Most of the time, coir area rugs are 100% coir. Again, the perks of that material are how easy it is to clean, how eco-friendly it is, and its versatility in design. However, if you’re curious about other materials that may work well for door mats, look at vinyl rugs; they are great for indoor and outdoor spaces alike. 

Design: Most of the time, coir area rugs show off some minimal design or phrase. They’re often seasonal so that you can switch them out depending on the time of year. That means you’ll find coir area rugs that are designed for Christmas, summer, springtime, holidays, and so on. Plus, you can also find specific styles like beach motifs, animal imagery, and quotes depending on your personal style. Ultimately, the design you choose should fit into your style and perhaps harken to the style of the rest of your home. 

Color: Oftentimes, coir rugs will show off a natural color like beige or tan. However, the colors can be dyed to fit into whatever their pattern is, so you can find colors like blue, red, black, white, and so on. When you’re looking at what colors to include in your rug, look at the surrounding area and choose a color palette that compliments those other colors. Another sleek way you can design is by choosing to match your rug’s color palette to the rest of your home’s color scheme; that really ties it all together thematically and stylistically.

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