Needless to say, the table is stunning and the chairs are beautiful (all from Ethan Allen but not matchy-matchy.) Anyway, the question came up about putting a rug under the dining table.....I hesitated to give my opinion. I flipped through the mental portfolio in my head and thought....hmmm...where do I stand on that issue? I realized very quickly that I don't have a firm stance on that issue: (Washington, here I come!) In some past projects I have used a rug under the dining table and in some past projects I have not. "Ok....time for a little self-analysis" I think to myself.
Sometimes I feel like my design decisions are instinctual: I know what I want but I don't have the explanation for why I want it. At least not at first. Anyway, I started to think about past projects and why I used rugs in dining spaces for some and not for others and it seems I always had a vision in my head supporting my decision.
Which made me curious about my blogosphere....how do you prefer to dine....with rug?
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Or without rug?
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How do you dine?
Without! My space is way to small-and l can't help but feel it would be a cleanup nightmare with a rug-don't known because I never had one :) LOVE that black and cream zig zag one though!
ReplyDeleteWithout...mainly because with small children, it's a lot easier to clean spills from the floor than a rug. Our dining room is a separate room, but if it was a shared space I'd feel more the need to define it with a rug. Your photos show it can be beautiful either way!
ReplyDeleteI removed an old rug (my husband's which I never liked) from under the dining table a couple of months ago. It weighed down the room. Depends on the furniture too. Don't have one under kitchen table, either.
ReplyDeleteI personally love the warmth, color, and the "anchor" of a dining room rug in a space . . . but I've heard and seen different reasons for doing it both ways. Personal taste, really.
ReplyDeleteI personally think a dining table needs a rug. I got one under the casual dining table where my kids make a mess every single day with food spills and art and craft projects remnants. But its worth it; my table and chairs are dark and so is the floor, so the rug lightens it all up and creates a nice contrast.
ReplyDeleteThen in the formal dining room (15'x15') I have a round table (72") with no rug, but its only because I can't find one big enough in my budget. Here is a question to you: Would you follow the square room or the round table when choosing shape of the rug?
I love the look of a rug under a table, but I with three kids, it's just not feasible for us. We had one at our old house and thanks to our dog, it stayed pretty crumb free, but was still not practical. Can't wait to see pictures of your client's rooms.
ReplyDeleteHi - I think you're right in that there is no one rule - each dining room and client has a style and needs that determine what should occur - rug or no rug! I think the two photos you featured prove your point exactly! (Some may not want rugs, too, because of, um, spills from guests!!!!)
ReplyDeleteAm your Newest Follower - love your designs - if you have anything beachy/coastal you would like me to feature, please let me know! I'll be adding you to my beachy keen shops section of my blog later this week...remind me if I don't!
Best Wishes,
Linda
beachside cottage