Persian rugs are long lasting, elegant and give your home a great look. Due to their high prices and designs, many people wonder how they should place furniture on them. If you have just bought an oriental rug, here is a guide on how to put furniture on it:
Keep heavy furniture off the rug
To avoid damaging the rug, you should ensure that the heaviest areas of the furniture don’t touch it. This calls for you to place a heavy sofa along the edges of the rug, but it shouldn’t be on the rug.
If you have to put the heavy furniture on the rug, you should place padding under the rug in order to absorb the compression caused by the heavy furniture. To prevent the rug from sliding on the floor, you should go for a firm pad.
If you have a silk Persian rug you should avoid a thick pad—you should go for a thin rubber pad. You should note that thick cushioning causes the foundation of the rug to stretch thus causing tension on the delicate weave.
There are padding materials made from wool fibers; however, they aren’t good for you if you have pets and children as you will always be worrying of spills and accidents.
Show the design
When arranging the furniture, you should ensure that the design of the rug is easily shown in a way that it complements the room. As rule of thumb you shouldn’t cover the center of the Oriental rug. The best way of going about it is arranging the furniture around the edges.
Don’t overwhelm the rug
Oriental rugs are elegant looking and should be the center of the room. To avoid overwhelming the rug, you should buy furniture that comes in simple designs. This calls for you to avoid furniture with a lot of pattern and decorations.
In addition to this you should leave enough room so that anyone can step on the rug. You to avoid boxing in the rug with walls and furniture.
Conclusion
These are tips on how to put furniture on a Persian rug. Even with great care, it’s common for the rug to be compressed. For the rug to retain its elegant look, you should decompress the rug using your fingers. You should be cautious when decompressing rug in order to avoid damaging it.
