Posted by Abid Ilahi on Tue, Nov 08, 2011 @ 01:12 AM
Carrier and Company unified this sleek and stylish living room with a pastel striped Oriental rug for the 2011 Elle Decor Concept House. Image courtesy Carrier & Co.
Jessie Carrier and Mara Miller are among three of Elle Decor’s top designers to watch in 2011. The striped oriental rug has blue, greenish yellow, copper, brass and dark brown stripes to pull together all the colors in the room. Image courtesy Carrier & Co.
One of the most elegant dances is the waltz. From the music to the rhythm and moves of the dancers, the waltz conveys a sleek and stylish grace that cannot be mistaken. Carrier and Company create a waltz of their own with the design of this charming living room.
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Posted by Abid Ilahi on Mon, Oct 24, 2011 @ 03:31 PM
Ferguson and Shamamiam chose a subtle tone on tone cream and gold oriental rug as a foundation for this elegant Park Avenue dining Room. Note how the wide border promotes a stately ambience. Image courtesy Ferguson and Shamamiam.
Park Avenue New York has a style and refinement of it's own. At the same time, the owners desire their guests have an enjoyable dining expereince in an environment that promotes lively conversation in comfort. Ferguson and Shamamian have created a dining room that achieves all these goals.
Ferguson and Shamamian assembled fine period furniture, gilded mirrors and silk draperies. There are several key messages conveyed and the cream and gold oriental rug ties all of the messages together in a unified expereince:
Elegance - the subtelty of the tone on tone oriental rug creates a refined background for the room, laying the framework for the artistry of the decor. Just as an artist uses a canvas, the soft background colors of the rug communicate the message and feelings from the beginning. This oriental rug conveys a level of elegance that all other objects in the room echo.
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