Thursday, April 21, 2011

Decorating with Persian Rugs

I received this email from a friend a few weeks ago... 

"We inherited a beautiful - HUGE - persian rug that is filled with beautiful navy blue, deep red, and a little bit of teal with some cream background.  We've placed in the downstairs of our loft-duplex (ie our bedroom, no windows).  Any tips for bedding or decorating around it?" ~Marci in Manhattan

Persian rugs are beautiful and luxurious but decorating with them can be tricky, especially if your style isn't traditional. Here are some great spaces that show different ways to work persian rugs:

Neutral colors & modern classic furniuture...I love the juxtoposition of old and new. 

Furniture that actually matches a color in the rug, with pops of other colors as accents. 

All whites and neutrals, this really shows of the rug if you love the pattern and color of the rug. 

Traditional furniture that is neutral and somewhat matches some tones in the rug. 

Persian rugs are often red and blue- I love the charcoal grey walls with this rug. Fabulous!

This is a rare Persian rug with pinks and oranges...but if you're lucky enough to have a unique palette this is gorgeous. Use a complementary color on the walls like this robins egg blue!

Subtle & tonal. Do something interesting on the walls like a stencil or wallpaper. 

Modern setting with a complementary colored sofa. Again, I love the robin's egg with the darker red rugs especially. 

Bohemian & eclectic with some colors matching the rug. 

Clean, traditional and contrasting. Bright white is always beautiful with intricate patterned rugs. 

Natural tones and textures and interesting shaped furniture. Love this feel. 

Funky furniture and solid throw pillows- an easy way to match your persian rug.

Dusty tones can be really pretty with the more muted rugs. Love the dark teal. 

Elegant and refined...makes perfect sense with a persian. 

Ethnic and matching in all one color- this could work with a multicolored rug as well. 

And one of my own designs- modern classic furniture, block-printed fabrics, matching palette. 

*Tomorrow I'll be sharing Marci's rug and little room design I whipped up!* 

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13 comments:

  1. Vanessa SternApril 21, 2011 at 9:26 PM

    My first job at The Pacific Design Center was at a rug showroom JH Minassian and I was in love with all of the beautiful antique and reproduction rugs!!! Great post!

    xo,
    Vanessa

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  2. Jimmy The Undercover DesignerApril 21, 2011 at 10:12 PM

    Your room is beautiful, so are the other pictures, love rugs and I feel they are strong and bold enough they demand attention that's why I like them with solids most of the time

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  3. Park InteriorsApril 21, 2011 at 10:15 PM

    I love these photos!! Thanks so much for posting them!

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  4. Marci JoyApril 21, 2011 at 10:42 PM

    Caitlin - you are a dream and I love the inspiration you have found so far. Great mix of old and new. Can't wait to see what's next!

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  5. HeatherApril 21, 2011 at 11:23 PM

    It's so funny that even though Persian rugs have so much color and pattern, they almost act as a neutral in a room, and you can do so much with them.

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  6. Heather PetersonApril 22, 2011 at 12:29 AM

    LOVE these inspiration images, and I haven't seen a number of them before. Thanks!

    And this post is timely, as persian rugs seem to be coming back. Feels like a more taditional take on all the sort of global kilims that are popping up everywhere.

    Heather
    loveyourspace.blogspot.com

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  7. Alena: Oh, Its Just Perfect!April 22, 2011 at 6:15 AM

    I love persian rugs and hope to own one someday. I love the images you chose to showcase how to use them. Just stunning.

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  8. travelkateApril 22, 2011 at 8:31 PM

    I just loved all of these examples: these rooms display the placement of a Persian Rug in such different ways but all are unfussy!

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  9. Barbara Jordan DettweilerApril 23, 2011 at 12:32 AM

    Another combo I think looks great with persian rugs is mid-century, which I usually don't prefer but I like it with persian rugs! I loved this post since I have a persian rug and have been trying to figure out what to do next to change up the room. I loved your design with the block print pillows - hadn't occurred to me to do that so thanks for the great ideas!
    http://bjdhausdesign.blogspot.com/

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  10. iconrugsOctober 3, 2011 at 11:39 AM

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  11. iconrugsOctober 3, 2011 at 11:41 AM

    parliWow, Your room is beautiful with Persian rugs. Really I appreciate your work.
    modern rugs

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  12. Cat RayNovember 8, 2011 at 10:46 PM

    These are such nice modern rugs.

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