Designer Rug Blog - Interior Design Inspiration

Federal rugs, Empire rugs, Neoclassical rugs, Directoire rugs and English Regency Rugs are inspired by the architecture of classical Greece and Rome. These ancient civilizatons and their achitecture symbolized democracy and republican values to 18th century Europeans as well as to the Founding Fathers of the new United States.

The next issue of Traditional Home Magazine will feature the work of Mona Ross Berman  named one of the '10 New Trad Designers' of 2012. I was so impressed by Mona Ross Berman's unexpected, colorful and modern twist on traditional decorating with orange rugs and red rugs that I decided to focus today's post entirely on Mona's refreshing approach.

Last month I predicted that Orange Rugs and Coral Rugs will soon become highly fashionable because these colors were a hot new trend in women's fashion for Spring-Summer 2012 on the January and February runway shows in Milan, Paris and New York. When I made that prediction, I had no idea that just a month after appearing on fashion runways these colors would be dominating the offerings at home furnishings retailer Crate and Barrel. I discovered the speed at which trends are jumping from women fashion to home furnishing last Saturday while taling a casual walk through Boston's upscale Chestnut Hill Mall.

Interior designer Eric Guenther chose the Madeira needlepoint rug because it brings energy and movement to this living room seating area with antique painted furniture.

Patrick Cline and Michelle Adams co-founded Lonny Magazine. Patrick had lived in London so the name combines London and New York. Ruth Fremson/The New York Times image.

An exciting new development at the 2012 Design Blogger Conference I attended  last month in Los Angeles, was the announcement by Traditional Home Magazine that they had recognized the extensive reach, knowledge and influence of interior design bloggers by reaching out to them to "nominate designers whose evolved traditional aesthetic represents that of a New Trad. After pouring through hundreds of amazing submissions, we are pleased to announce both our 10 New Trads and the bloggers who nominated them" wrote Traditional Home. Several of the bloggers who had nominated the "10 New Trad Designers" were present at the Design Bloggers Conference and received resounding applause.

The 17th century Italian damask pattern of this green rug is colored with hundreds of subtle shades so it works as a neutral canvas. I can easily update the decor in the future by merely re-painting the walls and changing the fabrics to focus on different shades of green and different styles using the same damask rug.

Eric Guenther grounded this beautiful pink living room on a flexible beige and taupe Alcazar damask rug. Eric shows clients how to create a high style pink room without getting locked into a pink rug.

The Summer decorator rug was key to restoring this 1937 classic River Oaks home to it's original glory. Owners Jan and Ron Smulcer saved this Houston landmark from demolition and lovingly restored it to win the cover of Houston House & Home Magazine and the prestigious Good Brick Award for Historic Preservation.