Over the past two weeks I have been working on ideas for our new {old} house. We move in this weekend and we could not be more excited. One of the first challenges I have faced (amongst many) is the wall to wall carpet. It’s brand new and actually has a texture that I really like, but it’s still carpet. Most might question whether or not you should put rugs over carpet, but for me the answer is easy. YES, YES and YES! Of course you should! Rugs are usually what pulls a room together, so how can you go without one?
So now that we know rugs on carpet are allowed, lets take a deeper look into some of my guidelines. These aren’t “official” rules, but they should help lead the way.
If you have a high pile carpet (or carpet with a shag type of texture) I recommend using a more flat woven rug. A tightly woven wool rug works best in this type of situation and helps contrast with the shag texture. A jute rug will also offer the same contrasting effect.
If you have a low pile rug, a textured shag rug will be what you’re looking for. You can also use a low pile rug but you still want to make sure the texture is different than your carpet. Basically you just want a rug that offers the opposite texture as the type of carpet you have in your living space. I would also suggest choosing a color that doesn’t blend in with the carpet too much. If your rug has the same texture and color as your carpet, then whats the point? You want to pick something that will compliment the space and not blend in too much.
Here are a few examples I found of some great layering. Enjoy!
No, it can provide color & dimension to the space.
If you like "the layered look" in your clothing, it's a yes for your home as well. Some will disagree, but it can be done tastefully.
I got only one page of photos searching for rug over carpet:
http://www.houzz.com/%22rug-over-carpet%22
We use area rugs all the time with clients who have existing wall to wall. As mentioned above by Prime Walls, it can provide the division of space and allow for furniture grouping and as mentioned by motherbear, it provides color and dimension usually necessary with wall to wall. Our clients are always happy with the results.
The only issue we have ever encountered is a slight tendency for the top rug to 'creep' along the bottom rug. It is up to you to decide if you choose to use the light tack strips available for holding the top rug more securely in place. Not really a glue, not a rug pad, sort of a tacky double tape for the backside of the top rug.
Please see the attached Houzz links for several different versions of layering carpets (I particularly like the last one and have added it to one of our own Ideabooks so thank you for the inspiration!):
So now that we know rugs on carpet are allowed, lets take a deeper look into some of my guidelines. These aren’t “official” rules, but they should help lead the way.
If you have a high pile carpet (or carpet with a shag type of texture) I recommend using a more flat woven rug. A tightly woven wool rug works best in this type of situation and helps contrast with the shag texture. A jute rug will also offer the same contrasting effect.
If you have a low pile rug, a textured shag rug will be what you’re looking for. You can also use a low pile rug but you still want to make sure the texture is different than your carpet. Basically you just want a rug that offers the opposite texture as the type of carpet you have in your living space. I would also suggest choosing a color that doesn’t blend in with the carpet too much. If your rug has the same texture and color as your carpet, then whats the point? You want to pick something that will compliment the space and not blend in too much.
Here are a few examples I found of some great layering. Enjoy!
No, it can provide color & dimension to the space.
If you like "the layered look" in your clothing, it's a yes for your home as well. Some will disagree, but it can be done tastefully.
I got only one page of photos searching for rug over carpet:
http://www.houzz.com/%22rug-over-carpet%22
We use area rugs all the time with clients who have existing wall to wall. As mentioned above by Prime Walls, it can provide the division of space and allow for furniture grouping and as mentioned by motherbear, it provides color and dimension usually necessary with wall to wall. Our clients are always happy with the results.
The only issue we have ever encountered is a slight tendency for the top rug to 'creep' along the bottom rug. It is up to you to decide if you choose to use the light tack strips available for holding the top rug more securely in place. Not really a glue, not a rug pad, sort of a tacky double tape for the backside of the top rug.
Please see the attached Houzz links for several different versions of layering carpets (I particularly like the last one and have added it to one of our own Ideabooks so thank you for the inspiration!):
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