Fluffy Rugs & Layering. {FT. Wayfair}

I wouldn't say I was every particularly, a rug person. I mean, we have had 2 in our lifetime of this house; one in the children's bedroom and one that was in the kitchen, but is now in our bedroom. Having a rug in the living area wasn't anything I ever had in mind as I had designed the flooring so that it went from the front door and just carried on through the downstairs. It is all in the same wood, placed in the same direct with no lips in doorways to create this long flowing effect, as, in reality, it is a small property so I decided to use the floor as the clear bit, the non fussy bit and the bit that just flowed through the house. 

Then, the WAYFAIR opportunity came along and it got me thinking about covering the wood; stopping that flow and creating an area. When we had the fire put in last year we started laying a sheepskin rug down in front of it. It looked nice anyway and we loved to sit on it and have the fire warm our backs. It wasn't big, just your standard size, and when the summer came along it got brushed up and sat on the sofa arm instead. As items for the sitting room began to arrive I started to place them. We got the lovely GREY SHAGGY RUG {similar here} and honestly, as soon as I put it down I loved it and thought it was all that was needed. How wrong I was. I even emailed the supplier to try and cancel the big area rug but it had already gone through so I just thought I would return it and it would be fine. I am so glad that when it came I thought differently because as soon as I opened it and saw the corner I knew it was going to be another perfect piece.

The CoCo Ivory + Grey area rug was an ideal piece for the look I wanted. If I am honest it was the second rug I chose as the first one wasn't right, but I am so glad I opted for a more neutral colour with the grey running through in a smaller way. I love how saggy it is and against the grey sheepskin style rug, layering them for a really textured look was so easy. They were made for each other, a perfect pair and what I have found is that the kids just move it and grab other sheepskins from the chairs and just pile them up. I have never thought using rugs would bring such depth and texture to a space. The table, sofa and chair are very minimal and simple in their shapes so it's nice having all the fluffy texture bringing such warm and cosiness into the space. 

And that's what changed my mind really. I didn't think you could add warmth like that and I felt that it didn't really suit the area but I am so glad I have been able to challenge that thinking. Using this way of layering and covering I have found that it has altered the space, or made it look smaller in anyway; in fact the room seems more open than ever and having the large area rug draws your attention to it so nicely.

Have you had a good experience with rugs?

* The rugs were gifted to me previously by Wayfair.