Mid Century Modern Bathroom Rugs

How a Mid Century Modern Rug Can Highlight Your Bathroom Decor

Mid Century Modern design is a style that is flexible enough to reference the past and fit into today at the same time. So when you’re decorating a bathroom to fit into that overall scheme, adding in a mid century modern rug can highlight your decor by carrying the theme from floor to ceiling. Plus, using the rug can serve as an opportunity to add in color, set a pattern that will bounce off other textures in the room, and firmly establish your design scheme. 

How Can I Make My Bathroom Look More Mid Century Modern?

When you’re looking to make your bathroom feel more mid century modern, there are a few ways you can go about it. Overall, this style loves to play with shapes, lines, and curves, so adding in these patterns in your rug, wall art, knick knacks (pots, containers, towels, etc) goes a long way in making your bathroom look more mid century modern. You can also add in wood like teak wood or other wood tones to help sell the style. 

Choosing Which Mid Century Modern Rug is Right For Your Bathroom?

Narrowing down your search for the perfect mid century modern bathroom rug may seem like a daunting task, but fortunately, there are several areas you can think through that will help guide you through the process. 

Position/Size: One of the earliest steps should be establishing where you’ll be placing the rug. Oftentimes, a 2x3 mid century modern rug can be placed in front of a sink, next to a tub, or in front of a shower. Sometimes you can even do two 2x3 rugs in front of a double vanity, with one in front of each sink. The other option for that scenario is to decorate with a mid century modern runner rug in front of the vanity so it’s comfortable to stand on and connect the style of the rug to the vanity. If you have another narrow path into your bathroom, you can always use a runner rug along that way as well. 

Pattern: Mid century modern bathroom rugs come in a ton of different patterns, and each one can set a particular tone. You can choose a busy pattern with lots of detail, or you can choose one that is a larger, simple pattern. You can choose a pattern that uses sharp lines or one that uses more curves and waves. The pattern you choose can set the tone as more rigid and structured or loose and relaxed, so find a pattern that conveys whatever tone you want it to. 

Colors: When mid century modern design was initially established, the color scheme was quite bold and vibrant. You’ll find many mid century modern rugs still fall into that color palette so that they are true to the original style. However, if you’re looking to use a mid century modern bathroom rug that fits into the here and now, look at rugs that have more subdued color palettes or use neutral colors like black and white. Mid century modern and contemporary rugs both use geometric shapes, lines, and curves, but it’s the color scheme that differentiates the two. So, if you’re looking to blend the two, choose a color palette that fits your desired era and strikes the tone and mood you’re looking for.

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