Eclectic Design Is the Versatile Answer to Evolving with the Realities of Life as It Develops: Discussed by Bucks County Oriental Rug Store Brandon Oriental Rugs - www.BrandonRugs.com - Discusses

     
There is no need to throw everything out in an interior design makeover if you can get existing possessions to coexist with new acquisitions. Afterall, waste is frowned upon in the "green" world that is blossoming around us. 
     Perhaps the best method for marrying an old style with your new is through the use of properly selected oriental rugs. The right rug can refocus and direct seemingly discordant room elements toward a shared, harmonious integrity energized by communion around the rug.   
     We maintain a board on Pinterest "Designing With Rugs" , dedicated to demonstrating the unassailable merits of using REAL handmade oriental rugs in ANY room, ANY design project, and for the purpose of bringing together ANY collection of collectibles.

     Here are some recent revelations we think might allay misconceptions about just how versatile these enduring treasures are; and what a great fit they can be for your design and redecorating projects. 

Fine quality, hand-knotted, antique Persian Sarouk design rug is the beautiful and
traditional foundation supporting a room that unfolds in an eclectic style around it.
Chrome legs with an antique rug? Who would've thought? But the result looks great.

Handmade rugs and art: non-judgmental cohabitation permitted for centuries.

     We're great believers, of course, in the merits of handmade rugs as authentic works of art -- a belief shared, apparently by collectors in noteworthy venues who have advanced proof of their faith (See: Rare Persian carpet sold for $33.7 million in New York City and Wall Street Journal Recognizes Potential For Rug Collector's Market Developing). We've even invited the jury of the public to consider if, perhaps, a gross error in judgement is being made when assessing the relative value of anonymous textile artworks (i.e. rugs) versus that of renowned paintings (See: REAL VALUE: ABSTRACTLY EXPRESSED ).

     Of course, the too often underappreciated value of fine hand-knotted rugs and other hand-woven textiles is in how much they accomplish for a room while being quite often the least costly of large room accessories. More simply stated: rugs offer a "big bang for the buck". And they are a resounding "bang"; capable of enduring the wear and tear of years, and outlasting many changes in taste and style. On that last point, you could say "eclectic" is a built in feature of any oriental rug.   

Collections on display; and in the midst of the exuberance,
a modest little oriental rug is quietly looking up at it all with admiration.

Here is a formal, hand-knotted Persian rug -- floral, medallion, intricately detailed --
in what amounts to a casual (informal) room. We're beginning to think that maybe
it's impossible to go wrong with any REAL oriental rug regardless of your style.

Which comes first. the love of color in every place which says "Hey, the floor is a
place too", or the awareness of color and pattern in a handmade rug that says
"This seed must grow and spread its branches everywhere."?

A fine hand-knotted Serapi-Heriz style rug, leather furnishings, books,
artworks: a lot is getting mixed together in this room, but there is
NO confusion. Even in crowds, individuals keep their separate identities.

(BrandonRugs.com) Traditional hand-knotted oriental rugs in modern
spaces with contemporary furnishings. Well done. ( from NYTimes.com)

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