A silk persian area rug can highlight your room’s decor by fitting into the room’s overarching style, reinforcing the tone, and accentuating your room’s color palette. Your rug shouldn’t ever take away from your room’s decor; when your rug works together with the decor towards a unified vision, it actually allows each element to shine as a piece of the room’s overarching design..
There’s an air of luxury that comes with both silk and persian rugs, so pairing them together makes that statement doubly powerful. You have options in terms of pattern complexity and color palette as well as the exact composition of your rug. Some silk persian area rugs will be 100 percent silk while others will blend silk with other materials like wool to make the rug have greater durability and ease of cleaning. There are so many different facets of silk persian rugs that you can customize, so no matter what you’re looking for, you can choose a rug that’s perfect for your style and needs.
As you shop for an area rug that’s just right for you, it’s vital to consider some key topics.
Position: Step one is to look at your room’s layout and decide which area would benefit most from a rug. Each room is unique, so take these general guidelines as a starting point.
Living Room: Oftentimes, large silk persian area rugs are used to define your main seating area. You have options as to whether you lay the rug in front of the seats, under the front two legs, or further beneath the chairs. Another idea is to place a smaller rug in another sitting nook or morning coffee corner.
Dining Room: The most balanced way to dress up your dining room is to center a rug beneath the table. The chairs should always be on the rug whether they’re pushed in or out, so leave about two or three feet of extra rug on each side of the table.
Bedroom: If you want to accentuate your bed as a central focal point in the room, layer your rug partway or fully beneath the bed. This works well if the bed is centered in the middle of the room, but if that’s not the case for your room, try placing your rug in the center of the room or along the side of the bed.
Kitchen: 2x3 and 3x5 silk persian rugs are often used in kitchens where you just want to add style/comfort in front of your sink or stove. If you have a galley kitchen or a kitchen with an island, a silk persian runner rug can establish a comfortable path and provide comfort for those stations.
Bathroom: In a bathroom, you can use small silk persian rugs in front of the sink, but you can also place them by a tub or shower. Alternatively, a runner can be used in front of a double vanity.
Size/Shape: Once you know the ideal layout, you can finalize the size and shape of your rug. Some small sizes have been listed above, but for medium to large spaces, check out 5x7, 8x10, and 9x12 rugs. At the end of the day, you should choose a size based on how much you’ll layer it with the furniture and how it fits into the room’s overall size. As for shape, that’s also impacted by how you layer it with the furniture. Choose your shape based on what will layer well and appear balanced in the room.
Pattern: Not all patterns are equal within silk persian area rugs. For example, some rugs will have a border while others don’t, some will feature one central medallion while others use smaller imagery to establish a consistent pattern, and so on. Be sure to choose a pattern that fits the tone of your room and isn’t too busy or too basic for the space.
Color: Color is key in establishing the room’s tone. Within silk persian area rugs, there’s a wide array of colors like beige, grey, blue, white, green, and others to choose from. Whatever palette you choose, make sure it reinforces your existing color scheme with similar colors and that these colors convey the same tone.
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