This week, the fabulous Cathy Flamingo is here to give you her guide to styling our selection of bright and colourful rugs from Bluebellgray!
I’m never one to shy away from colour and bold patterns so I’m a big fan of the Bluebellgray rug collection. Here are my tips for adding a bold and colourful rug into a design.
Mix & Match
Don’t worry about coordinating everything. The matchy-matchy days are over. The style and colours of the rug don’t need to coordinate with every other element in the space. Your rug might be a contemporary geometric pattern but can still look great next to a classic wingback chair for example. Mixing styles and colours can make the room feel less stiff and add more personality to it.
Vary Your Prints
Don’t be afraid to add more print and pattern into the space. I’m not a fan of too many rules when it comes to interior design but when mixing patterns and prints, I follow two rules. Firstly, distribute them throughout the space so there’s not a cluster of mixed patterns in one area. And secondly, vary the scale of the patterns. So if the rug is a large-scale pattern like this, go with a smaller print in the cushions or curtains and maybe a medium-scale print in a throw.
Go Neutral
If you want the rug to be the star of the show, keep the rest neutral or muted. You bought the rug of your dreams and you don’t want anything else in the room to take too much attention from it. So take some of the colours in the rug and go with more muted tones for the colours of your walls, furniture and other furnishings. Stick with one main colour in a variety of tones to create a really sophisticated yet relaxing space.
Cathy Flamingo is a Cork-based interior designer and the owner of Flamingo Interior Design. She is known for her colourful, retro aesthetic and bold style. Follow her on Instagram and Facebook, or visit her website here.
Shop the full selection of Bluebellgray rugs on our website here, or by visiting our rug shop in Cork, Ireland.
