California Home Design Winter 2013

Instant Makeover: Art at Your Feet

This dining room from the Winter 2013 issue of California Home + Design looks like a work of art.  It features vintage Gio Ponti chairs, wall art made from 1970’s fabric design, and even a Tony Duquette Sunburst chandelier that was literally assembled one spear at a time:

California Home Design Winter 2013
California Home Design Winter 2013

But am I the only one who thinks “Better not touch anything here”?  A good room should not just be a museum, but a place where people feel comfortable.  The right rug could do exactly that for this dining room: Enhance the decor of the room, while letting you kick off your shoes and savor the wine, dessert, and company.

For example, Dash & Albert’s Icelandia Grey Hand Knotted Wool Rug is made from a soft tufted wool and has subtle gradations of grey to channel the modern and sophisticated look of the room:

Dash & Albert Icelandia Grey Hand Knotted Wool Rug
Dash & Albert Icelandia Grey Hand Knotted Wool Rug

This Safavieh rug by David Easton has a geometric pattern and colors that play with the pattern and tones of the art on the wall:

Safavieh David Easton DVE173A Rug
Safavieh David Easton DVE173A Rug

Finally, a Safavieh Oushak rug, like this one, could balance the room’s modernism with warmth and history:

Safavieh Oushak OSH145A rug
Safavieh Oushak OSH145A rug

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