Designer Rug Blog - Interior Design Inspiration

I have always marveled at this mysterious phenomenon- a design idea suddenly appears in my thoughts, seemingly out of nowhere, and much as I question it, it persists- and then a few days or weeks later I see the idea in interior design magazines or fashion runways. This has been the case with Art Deco rugs. Regular readers of this blog know that I got quite carried away by Art Deco rugs, and wrote four blog posts in quick succession in the last two weeks, ignoring my more judgmental self which kept saying-" Is this not a little too much for your readers"?

The 15 best celebrity interiors with decorative rugs from the pages of Vogue magazine stand apart from any you see in even the very best design magazines.

In two recent blog posts How to Decorate with Art Deco Rugs- 12 Celebrated Interiors and  Art Deco Rugs in Thierry Despont's Fabulous Interiors we studied stylish interiors with modern versions of Art Deco rugs. Today we will look at some famous antique Art Deco rugs made in the 1920's and 30's and get a sense of the high prices they have been fetching at Paris auctions at Christie's and Sotheby's.

If you are searching for ideas on how to decorate with Art Deco rugs, you should look at the Art Deco interiors of Thierry Despont the multifaceted French architect, inter designer and artist whose dazzling 45 Park Lane Hotel in London was featured earlier this week in How to Decorate with Art Deco Rugs- 12 Celebrated Interiors.

The most beautiful Art Deco rugs are also the simplest. I have avoided the over embellished in selecting these 12 favorite Art Deco interiors. I hope you will enjoy looking at them and they spark ideas for your interior design work.

Contemporary grey rugs offer excellent decorative possibilities as you demonstrated by these 14 stunning interiors by some of the most cretive American and French interior decorators.

Michael Smith's interiors exhibit the aesthetics of a person who is well travelled, likes to mix rare antiques and art from different periods and cultures with pieces from lower price points. He achieves comfort, sophistication, modernism and classic traditionalism all at the same time.

Why Savonnerie Rugs are once again the height of fashion

August is when many of us repair to the country to be healed, refreshed and soothed by nature. John Pierpont Morgan recognizing how essential vacation is for creativity, said "I can do twelve months work in eleven months, but not in twelve months".

Geometric Needlepoint Rugs Inspired by the Geometry in Majolica