Laura M, referencing the eighth edition of Making it Yours, recently made a request for the next round.
I love your blog and am a long-time reader but first-time commenter. If you are thinking about the next in the series, can I suggest as (selfishly-motivated) inspiration a Making it Yours with a big red oriental rug? I recently inherited such a hand-me-down rug from my parents. It’s a really nice lovely rug and it was really generous of them, especially since I’m a grad student and could never afford something that nice on my own. However, its a bit more traditional than my usual style – I’m definitely into more modern style with clean straight lines and funky pops of color. I really love the rug itself and hope it will last a long time but I’d love some ideas on how to use it without ending up with an entirely traditional space.
Excellent suggestion! The Making it Yours series (MiY) is all about using furniture (or a rug, in this case) and making it work for you and your style. I’m taking on Laura’s request and basing three different looks around this traditional red rug.
In this edition of MiY, I’ll begin by using the rug in a living room, which I’ll be posting tomorrow. I’ll then design another living room look, followed by a home office/library. It will be a fun exercise for me because the rug is much more traditional than my usual style, and I hope you’ll enjoy my take on it.
Let’s do this!
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23 responses to “Making it Yours 10: A Traditional Red Rug”
I always look forward to these! How fascinating that you chose a traditional red rug, unexpected! Can’t wait to see what you choose to mix it up!
xo
Kate
I had this same experience right after I bought my house. I’ve found, though, that it almost acts as a neutral, strange as that sounds. It’s so traditional that it grounds the room and allows me to do a lot of eclectic decorating in that space. I love it!
The time has come to revisit the traditional rug. I can’t wait to see what you do with it!
Awesome! Can’t wait! I have been loving kelims in Nordic homes, I so look fwd to your take on traditional rug!
This is such a cool series… I’m looking forward to looking through all of them!
Love this series!! Lots of folks have rugs like these and they can look great in modern rooms. Looks forward to seeing your spin!!
I’m so excited to see this play out! I think we all can relate to getting a piece passed down that has value and sentiment to it but we just don’t know how to incorporate it in.
Love that you are steeping out of you comfort zone! Will for sure check back tomorrow!
Yay, I’m excited to see your ideas! We redid our flooring and kitchen last year, and at the time, I had beige slipcovers on our furniture. I bought a lovely, traditional blue wool rug from Rugs USA, and it worked really well with everything. Eventually, I removed the slipcovers and got more modern curtains from West Elm, and now it’s a mix of styles, but it works for my young family. I’m hoping this series will be something similar!
This is so awesome!! Thanks for taking my suggestion Nicole and I’m so excited to get inspired!!
Like everyone else, I’m really looking forward to this one. My mom has a bunch of very traditional rugs and she recently ( and morbidly) asked me what I’m going to do with them when they’re mine. Like the Laura M., my taste runs more modern.
PERFECT timing! I have a completely lovely hand-me-down red oriental rug that is completely not my style. I’m also closing on my first house in about three weeks! Looking forward to seeing what you do with this.
Can’t wait!
Yay! This is extremely timely for me, as I recently inherited a very similar high-quality Persian carpet from my grandparents. (Mine has a wide crimson border with a cream background in the center.) The only room where it will fit is my bedroom, so I’m redesigning the room around the carpet, trying to balance the stuffy traditionalist rug with my more modern tastes.
Can’t wait to see what you do!
I’m really excited to see what you come up with. My grandparents house is covered in these type of rugs, which if I am interested, I can take my pick at. Looking forward to your ideas!
Great idea! We are in a similar predicament with a hand-me-down red rug. I like it fine but it is a little traditional for my tastes as well. (Apparently this is a more common predicament that I thought!) Can’t wait to see what you come up with.
[…] basing three different looks on a single rug for this edition of Making it Yours, per a reader’s request. She wanted to know how to incorporate a traditional red rug with her […]
I am taking notes! I’ve been struggling for a long time with my big red oriental rug. On the one hand it’s a beautiful piece that adds so much to the space, but on the other nothing seems to go with it! Love this MiY.
[…] basing three different looks on a single rug for this edition of Making it Yours, per a reader’s request. She wanted to know how to incorporate a traditional red rug with her […]
Love that you’re doing this! I have a similar situation, so I started a pinterest board a few months ago with photos of red persian rugs in modern settings. (http://pinterest.com/melindapedia/red-rug-red-rug/)
Can’t wait to see what you come up with!
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