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Carpets And Modern Rugs For Interior Décor

admin — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 03:17:04 +0000

Once you have finished your interior decoration with beautiful furniture, door and window curtains, elegant wall décor and artefacts, ample and well-placed lighting, you can check on area rugs or modern rugs for the floor. Wall to wall carpeting is one choice and area rug use is another choice. Both add distinction in their own way making the room vibrant.

There are natural fibre carpets and man-made fibre carpets which make up modern area rugs decor. Though today, carpets made of synthetic fibres and jute rugs are more prevalent and more popular than natural fibre carpets. Synthetic-fibre carpets come in many colors, styles, thickness and value and are easy to maintain, durable and much-more longer lasting than the natural woollen fibre carpets.

Most of the color-fast carpets are made of nylon fibres which come in a stunning array of colours and patterns. They are sturdy, soil resistant and spill proof. They do not fade much due to the indirect sunlight and are easy to clean and stay well. Polyester is another fibre used for luxurious-looking lush-looking soft-feeling thick carpets that look very elegant.

Woollen carpets are the epitome of classic luxury. Olden times, woollen carpets were the symbol of comfort and style and used extensively in cooler climates. But today pure woollen carpets are very expensive and need care and attention – especially hand-crafted woollen. Wool blended with synthetic fibres carpets are very popular and much in demand for the discerning.

Today handmade rugs are made with blended fabrics for a beautiful and unique texture. Viscose as soft as silk are blended with wool to give a shiny look to the carpet. Traditional patterns are passé and today bold floral and stripes or mosaic jungle patterns are popular with the people. Today vivid looking greens and blues are very much part of carpet color palette.

With the innumerable colours and patterns that make a carpet look distinctive, you can match or contrast the cushions and the tapestry and drapery colours. The throws also sometimes so beautifully match the carpets making a bold statement repeated under the feet as well on the chairs adding to the beauty and ambiance of the room.

Here are some beautiful handmade rugs from Company C. Distinct looking earthy hues, cool zebra stripes, and caramel browns, and orange colours – all make the carpet look vibrant and beautiful. The bold designs and rich colors will add a nice touch of spice to your home.

Simple Looking Color Palette

Shiny Shimmer Print Rug

Pretty Looking Garden Design

Paisley and Floral Pattern

Multi Color to Go with All Cushions

Bright and Arresting Floral Pattern

Beautiful Looking Floral Pattern

A Fall Season Landscape

Luxury Redefined – Beautiful Wooden Floorings for Classy Interiors

admin — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 03:12:51 +0000

Buying a home is perhaps the most expensive and valuable investment all of us make. For most of us, it is a once in lifetime venture and no wonder we do all in our power to enhance the value of the property every way possible. Any makeover is aimed always to add more value to the home and also make it more beautiful and pleasing to you, your family and your guests. Flooring is an important part of home décor. Innumerable choice of styles, materials, textures, colors and finishes are available and each gives a distinctly different look and environment to your house due to their diverse characteristics. Some give a warmth and coziness like wood, some give a formal and cold look like stone, and some can give a posh and elegant look like marble. Since time immemorial hardwood floorings have been in use giving a rich warm look to the interiors. Oak, cherry, mahogany, maple are some of the hardwoods used for flooring. They are long-lasting and can add immense value to your home. With proper care and refinishing – done as and when required – wooden flooring looks gloriously rich, alive and very classy.

Other floorings that can be as durable and classy are stone, granite and marble floors. They last for centuries retaining their elegance and cold beauty, giving a regal touch to the environment and décor. But today it is an expensive option – almost as expensive as hardwood flooring and installation has to be done professionally which adds to the cost. There are some alternatives like tiles, vinyl flooring, and laminate flooring as well as more economical alternatives to hardwood flooring like engineered wood, fibre-board, hardboard, bamboo and cork floorings. With modern state of art technology, there are finishes available which make them as good as hardwood or stone in looks and service. There are many advantages with wooden flooring. Especially during cold weather, wood can provide very good insulation sealing in the warmth. All the three types of wood flooring – plank, strips and parquet are popular. Today modern technology aided professional installation reduces their susceptibility to temperature and humidity and make them even more long lasting.

Here are some beautiful flooring patterns from Mafi. Look at the classy look of wooden flooring giving a look of spacious and warm interiors. They have a wide range of designer collection from ‘classic dark toned woods, through to contemporary blondes’. Check them out!

Wonderful Looking Wooden Steps

Sophisticated & Spacious Looking Room

Pretty Looking Dining Room with Fireplace

Elegance Redefining Décor

Different Floorings Panels for Uses

Classical Dark Toned Flooring

Beautifully Finished Teak Wooden Flooring

Italian Ceramic Floor And Wall Tiles By Refin

interiorarcade — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 03:58:46 +0000

Ceramic wall and floor tiles are becoming a better option of flooring because they are very easy to maintain, long lasting and add a beautiful effect to the room. Refin is an Italian manufacturer famous for ceramic floor tiles with some amazing concepts and new designs in their showroom. They have divided their range of tiles into modern, classic and natural style tiles and each of these hosts a lots of innovative ways in which tiles are laid out. After having a look at the flooring and wall tiles below you surely would want to have them for your home too. Other than these tiles marble tiles are also a good option but they are very painful to install and maintain and are much more expensive. The advantage of ceramic floor and wall tiles is that they are not too expensive hence you could even change them often if you get bored of some particular design.

Wooden Looking Ceramic Floor Tiles

Modern And Attractive Looking Ceramic Floor Tiles

Wooden Looking Ceramic Floor Tiles

Brown Ceramic Floor And Wall Tiles For Bathroom

Ceramic Floor Tiles For Outdoor Use

Black Ceramic Floor Tiles For Living Room Interiors

Maroon Ceramic Floor Tiles

Great Flooring options of classic wood and stone

interiorarcade — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 07:16:03 +0000

Spacia is a collection of classic woods and stones primarily used for exquisite flooring. Spacia Contour is an unique alternative to ceramics & natural stones. The designs are stylish, rich, practical, hard wearing and easy to maintain. These products are suitable for all areas of the home. Get some great inspirational ideas for your flooring from these images showing the products in bedroom, hall and living room. Some tips that will help in selecting a flooring option. Light limestone and sandstones are among the popular tiles because they are ‘neutral’ tiles and hence very versatile. You can use them to create a subtle collage for a light and airy scheme based on a light palette. Get more info at Amtico.

The flooring that you select for your home can completely transform the look of your living spaces and choosing the right flooring will be an exciting although bewildering exercise considering the plethora of designs in the market. Therefore, the flooring has to be chosen with a great deal of care after a through investigation of the various textures and colors available. If you are scouting around for various flooring options, then you must have a look at Spacia flooring. I promise that you won’t be able to contain your excitement at the prospect of getting started with Spacia flooring for your home. Spacia Flooring is the result of a through investigation of the flooring industry by the design experts at Spacia who came out with this unique collection of wood and stone flooring available in a dizzyingly varied range of colors and textures. Spacia’s flooring comes in Bois, En Pierre, Stone, Wood and Abstract textures which are available in a many variations of colors and hues.

Spacia flooring is a product of the design house, Amtico International which has over 40 years experience in the design, engineering and the manufacture of flooring. The incredible range of colors and textures of Spacia flooring has been developed by Amtico’s design team after years of research and travel to the interior design, furniture and textile shows all over the world for ideas and inspiration. This relentless pursuit for ideas and inspiration has borne fruit and Spacia’s collection of woods, stones and abstract products is truly extraordinary — whether you are looking for traditional, classic or contemporary, Spacia has it all. If you are confused or undecided about which texture of color will suit your home, then browse through Amtico International’s site for ideas and inspiration. Go to the
“Get the Look” and the “Hints and Tips” section for invaluable information on the various color schemes, tones and textures and decorating ideas that can blend with the Spacia flooring of your choice.

Of course, the flooring that you select for your home is contingent on many factors such as your lifestyle, climate, budget, comfort and style. First, narrow your choices down to these factors and then you can proceed with your search. As far as your lifestyle is concerned, if you have a very energetic schedule and you are fond of entertaining a lot, then your flooring will be subject to a lot of wear and tear. Therefore durability is the key, so opt for a flooring that is low in maintenance. If you have a lot of visitors, children or pets in the house, the flooring in your house should be easy to clean. If you have allergies, then don’t go for a flooring that traps dust, mites, pet dander or molds.

Cool Wooden Floor Tiles for the Bedroom

White Striped Ceramic Floor Tiles

Grey Striped Floor Tiles Living Room

Grey Floor Ceramic Tiles Living Room

Dark Wood Floor Tiles Living Room

Dark Wood Floor Tiles For Bedroom

Attractive Home Interior Ideas Using Rugs And Carpets

interiorarcade — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:47:38 +0000

Shown below is the collection from Dhesja which consists of cool modern rugs and carpets of different colors, shapes and designs. There are creative patterns such as beautiful floral patterns, animal skin patterns and a lot more which will change the interior of your home into a warm and comfortable place to live in. For the interior of teenager rooms colorful and lively rugs and carpets should be chosen where as more classical rugs should be used to enrich the interior spaces and make it cozier and warm. Before selecting a rug you need to think which room interior are you buying it for. Be it bedroom interior, kitchen flooring or living room interior depending on this you should make a choice.

Attractive Interior Designer Carpets And Rugs For Flooring – Single Color Carpets

Attractive Interior Designer Carpets And Rugs For Flooring – Red And Green Floral Pattern

Attractive Interior Designer Carpets And Rugs For Flooring – Thrown Away Green Floral Rug

Attractive Interior Designer Carpets And Rugs For Flooring – Grass Type Carpet

Attractive Interior Designer Carpets And Rugs For Flooring – Custom Made Carpet

Attractive Interior Designer Carpets And Rugs For Flooring – Circular Patterns Carpets

Attractive Interior Designer Carpets And Rugs For Flooring – Brown Floral Carpets

Designs For Carpets And Rugs And Fabrics By Kyle Bunting

interiorarcade — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 13:14:30 +0000

If you are looking for a contemporary look for that overdue makeover for your home, here’s an incredible variety of designs that will blow your mind away. If you’ve not heard of Kyle Bunting, you don’t know what you’ve been missing. Kyle Bunting is not the designer for you if you are of a staid and conservative mindset. His cowhide designs come in such an incredible variety of patterns, motifs, colors or shapes that you will be stunned by the sheer creative energy. His repertoire is eclectic which includes rugs, flooring, mats, carpets, hides and fur.

Kyle Bunting’s passion is hide and that is clearly evident in the quality of his work which is leaves no room for below average craftsmanship. Every piece has been lovingly worked on to create a dazzling repertoire of cowhide designs which are
unmatched in the industry.

Kyle Bunting’s designs of floor carpets, carpets, throw away rugs, flooring rugs and fur rugs and fur carpets are a unique amalgam of chic elegance and contemporary which will spice up your home like no other accessory. The vibrant colors of the cowhide furniture from Kyle Bunting are guaranteed to take your breath away. Besides the fact that they look fabulous, they are durable and have been designed to last a lifetime. The cowhide rugs, upholstery, wall
coverings and furniture panels for interior decor and architectural applications can be customized in any color, pattern to suit any requirement.

In the words of the famed architect, Le Corbusier, “Color belongs to our being: maybe each one of us has his own”. Color speaks a universal language and Kyle Bunting’s splash of colors will stimulate your senses, enrich the ambiance of your home and lift your spirits. Explore the range of design accessories from Kyle Bunting and then decide which design connects with your unique color palette.

Kyle Bunting’s carpet and rug designs span a wide spectrum of tones and hues and you have to determine the perfect color palette that will enhance the ambiance of your living spaces. The right colors will imbue your home with a positive energy and nourish your soul. Choosing the colors from Kyle Bunting’s cowhide designs will be an exciting journey of discovery. You can choose Kyle Bunting’s cowhide designs in yellow, the happiest color of the spectrum or you can opt for the exhibitionist orange, the hottest color in the spectrum, redolent of a carnival.

If you are an extrovert who loves entertaining, then orange and purple make a vivacious team. Bring out the fun and frivolous side in you to the fore and choose Kyle Bunting’s designs in bright pink, a positive, happy color. Make your home a serene retreat to soothe your soul and take your pick from Kyle Bunting’s range of blues, sky blue or shades of dove grey.

Rugs Carpets And CowHide Designs for Home

Rugs Carpets And Throw Aways Designs for Home

Rugs Carpets And CowHide Designs for Home

Rugs Carpets And Furnishings For Flooring

Rugs Carpets And Fabric Designs for Home

Floral Floorings – from Transparent House

interiorarcade — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 18:27:34 +0000

The floor you walk on in your house speaks a lot of your personality and choice. The impact a high quality designer floor can have on someone is far more than any other furniture in your home. Hence you should be very enthusiastic about your flooring. Floral floorings from Transparent House are a big hit currently in the US specially San Francisco. These floral flooring floorings consists of hard wearing polish made of concrete. They have floral designs carved on the concrete. These designs are light-hearted and look extremely lively with the right kind of light. These floorings can be used as a substitute for end to end carpets. These are extremely easier and cheaper to maintain than the carpets.

Floral Designer Flooring For Home Interior Design Ideas

Leather Carpets – From Pachamama

interiorarcade — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 17:55:34 +0000

Pachamama with the help of Cell DSGN released the new Eclipse Collection of carpets and rugs. This group was inspired by a circle which is a representative of many heavenly bodies and inaugurated 15 new designs all of them concentrated around the concept of circle. The eclipse collection of carpets and rugs are truly the modern art for the floor. They are formed by interpreting colors from the 50’s era.

Modern Designer Leather Carpets

Modern Designer Leather Carpets By Pachamama

Modern Attractive Designer Leather Carpets

Modern Contemporary Rugs Designs

interiorarcade — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 13:03:32 +0000

These gorgeous rugs and carpets from Ariana are the new in style ‘Square’ and ‘Square Compressions’ trends. They form colorful geometric patterns which matches with any form of interiors because of its confident color combinations. There are wide varieties to choose from. Like you could choose from either different sizes of rectangular or square pieces or you could just have runners all along the length of the room.

Each of these rugs is art made in hand hooked cotton or hand tufted wool. These rugs were inspired by older centuries American Art.

Modern and Contemporary Rugs And Carpet Design

Modern and Contemporary Designer Rugs And Carpet Design

Modern and Contemporary Rugs Designs