Farmhouse Washable Rugs

How a Farmhouse Washable Rug Can Highlight your Room Decor

Farmhouse style is all about creating cozy, welcoming spaces. Decorating with a farmhouse washable rug not only helps you create that type of space, but it also allows you to design the space practically with a rug that stands up to daily life. 

Decorating with a Farmhouse Washable Rug

Much of farmhouse style is about finding beauty in what is well loved and appreciating neutral tones, wood, and plants. Decorating your home with a washable farmhouse rug can help add to that air and also add in a pop of color to what may otherwise be a neutral color scheme. The colors and patterns of the rug can serve as inspiration for the rest of the room and guide you with which blankets, pillows, and other accessories you decorate with.

Choosing which Farmhouse Washable Rug is Right for You

When you’re shopping for a farmhouse washable area rug, there are a few aspects to think about to help you find the rug that’s perfect for you. 

Position: The position and layout of the rug is pivotal in designing the room. Each room has different guidelines, so take these examples as good go-tos and guidelines. 

• Living Rooms: In a living room, a washable farmhouse rug often is placed in one of three ways: completely under the main furniture, under the front legs of it, or completely in front of it. If you have a seating area in a “U” formation or two lines of seating across from one another, your farmhouse rug can look great placed centered between or in the middle of the set-up. 
• Dining Rooms: In dining rooms, rugs often shine best when they’re placed directly beneath the table. Just be sure there’s enough room on the ends and sides of your farmhouse washable rug for the dining room chairs to sit comfortably. 
• Bedroom: Oftentimes, rugs are placed either completely under the bed or underneath the bottom ? of it. If your bed isn’t centered in the bedroom, you can always center the rug instead and show off that rug more, since it won’t be hidden beneath the furniture. 
• Kitchen: Decorating with a machine washable farmhouse rug makes perfect sense in the kitchen, since it is an area that sees a lot of foot traffic and food droppings. You can decorate with a 2x3 rug in front of sinks and other areas where you stand a lot, or you can use a runner along narrow pathways. 
• Bathrooms: Bathrooms also benefit from 2x3 rugs in front of sinks, and a washable farmhouse runner can work wonders in front of a double vanity. 

Size: When choosing a rug, you don’t want it to be too large or too small for the space. You want it to be balanced with the rest of the furniture and furnishings. Aside from that, think about the position you just decided on and which size rug works best with that setup. 

Styling: Most farmhouse washable rugs come in a standard rectangular shape, but you can find other shapes that harken to that style as well. If you’re looking to blend farmhouse/rustic style with something a bit more eclectic, try layering your rug with another. One rectangular rug centered atop another neutral rug can allow you to show off that farmhouse flair while working in something more eclectic. 

Pattern: Washable farmhouse rugs tend to show off Oriental and Persian patterns, since it fits into a more traditional and homey style. However, there are plenty of patterns to choose from, and each can convey a different tone and mood. Some patterns are larger and more simple, which fits in with modern style, while others have a lot more detail and fit traditional molds. 

Colors: In most machine washable farmhouse rugs, you’ll find that the colors are muted and distressed. The combination of colors however varies greatly. Some rugs will use blue, red, and tan, while others may lean into a gray family with silver-blues and whites. Whatever color palette you’re looking for, you can find a rustic washable rug that’s perfect for your style.

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