Decorate Your Home With A Cleopatra Touch
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Cleopatra, the great Egyptian queen is well known for many reasons; one of which was her creative use of rugs. Of course, we all know the story of how Cleopatra had herself wrapped in a large rug and delivered to Julius Caesar who was in town intent on taking over her country. She saved her country by forming an alliance with Caesar, later continued with Marc Anthony after the death of Julius Caesar. The rest as they say is history; all because of the creative use of one rug.
Rugs today usually don't help make new friends but it can be used to decorate our homes. You can shop online or at your local stores for an area rug that can be ready in just a few days compared to Cleopatra who had to wait around a year before she got hers.
Modern day area rugs come in all shapes, colors, materials and sizes. When you decide to use a rug in an area the first step is to determine how large a rug you will need. You also need to realistically assess how much foot traffic the rug will subjected to so that you can make a good choice of fabric for your rug. Decide what the real purpose of the rug is; will it be a decorative focal point, only for utility purposes or a combination of both? What style of rugs would complement the room where they will be used? What about the light in the area, is it a light area or a dark one? Once you have answered these questions, you are ready to shop.
Today you have access to rugs that can fit into any budget. You can shop online or in a store. This will help you find the most practical choice for you. So you don't have to just settle for a rug, get what you want.
If you are looking for a rug to focus attention on one area or particular furnishing, choose a small sized rug. If you have a room that you would like to see more coordinated and blended, use several small rugs of the same color scattered about to tie the room together. Conversely, if you have a room you would like to appear as divided into sections, rugs of differing colors placed around the room effectively "partition" a room. The same applies to whether to choose one large or several small rugs for a room. One large rug most definitely unites and blends a room as do several small rugs of similar color. To "divide" a room requires several small rugs of various colors.
You can't just throw the rugs down and call it a look. You want to make sure that you place the rugs properly in your room so you get the look you want.
It's a good idea to pre-plan the look of your room so you will get it right the first time.
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