Blue Moroccan Area Rugs

How a Blue Moroccan Area Rug Can Highlight Your Room Decor

A blue Moroccan area rug can highlight your room’s decor by adding in some style from faraway lands through unique use of color and pattern. It can also accentuate your decor by using similar colors and designs to accentuate the room’s style and tone. It’s important to connect your rug to the other decor through some of these facets because it really does tie the room together thematically and stylistically. 

Decorating With a Blue Moroccan Area Rug

When you’re decorating with a blue Moroccan area rug, you have your choice of how far you want to lean into the Moroccan theme. For example, some rugs will be bold with both their color palette and their design while others will either go with a simple pattern or a subdued color palette (or perhaps both). No matter what sort of blue Moroccan rug you’re looking for, there’s definitely one out there that’s perfect for your home. 

Choosing Which Blue Moroccan Area Rug is Right for You

As you narrow your search, consider these key areas. 

Position: Early on, you should decide on your ideal layout for the room and where you want to place your rug within that. Here are some general guidelines to inspire you. 

Living Room: Make a statement in your living room by centering a large blue moroccan area rug with your main seating area. Depending on the size of the room, you may place the rug in front of the chairs, under their front two legs, or further beneath them. Another option is to use a small rug elsewhere to establish a separate reading area or social corner. 

Dining Room: When it comes to adding a rug to your dining room, you’ll likely center it directly beneath the table. Be sure to leave about two or three feet of excess on each side so the chairs can be pushed in and pulled out comfortably. 

Bedroom: If your bed is the main focal point of the room, you can accentuate it by placing a rug directly beneath the bed. Many people place the rug either all the way under the bed, under the bottom two-thirds of it, or closer to the foot of the bed. If your bed is off to one side of the room, try centering a rug in the middle of the room itself to add that visual interest. 

Kitchen: 2x3 and 3x5 blue moroccan rugs are ideal for in front of kitchen sinks or stoves. If you have a narrow space in your kitchen because of an island or because it’s a galley kitchen, use a blue Moroccan runner rug to establish a path, add style, and provide comfort. 

Bathroom: Similar to kitchens, smaller Moroccan rugs can fit well in front of sinks, but they also work next to a shower or tub. Runners are also common in bathrooms with a double vanity or narrow walkway. 

Outdoors: There’s no need to limit your style to inside your home; outdoor blue Moroccan area rugs are an option for decks, patios, porches, and other outdoor spaces. For layout ideas, look at similar indoor spaces. 

Shape/Size: After you finalize your layout, it’s time to decide on the shape and size of the rug. For the size, make sure it feels balanced in comparison to the size of the room and furniture. As for the rug’s shape, rectangular, round, and runner are the most popular choices and they work well for many rooms and styles. However, if you feel adventures or have a uniquely shaped room, look at other shapes.

Pattern: Traditional Moroccan design tends to use very detailed, busy patterns to make big statements. However, modern Moroccan rugs may showcase simplified patterns that feature geometric shapes or lines as their primary design. Whenever you’re selecting a pattern, make sure it fits with the style of the furniture and other decor. Also make sure that the rug isn’t too busy or too plain for the room; too busy will make the room look cluttered, and too plain will make the room feel drab.

Color: Just because you’ve narrowed your search to blue moroccan rugs doesn’t mean that your work is done. You still need to decide what shade of blue you want to use, such as navy, royal blue, or some other hue. And then there are the other colors in the rug to consider. Blue works well with many colors, and in Moroccan rugs, you’ll find it’s often paired with orange, pink, red, green, white, or other colors. Focus on finding a rug with a color palette that works with the other decor and conveys the proper tone.

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