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Wooden floors or Oriental
furniture?
Try a Russian
Kazak-style carpet.
This woollen Russian Kazak-style carpet
has a geometric design that features
tribal ethnic motifs and earthen shades.
“It’s ideal for those who are not drawn to
floral patterns, and it works very well with
wooden floors and Oriental furniture,”
explains Peter Hedger of Hedger’s
Carpet Gallery.
His advice is to experiment with colour
and patterns. “Nowadays, many people
decorate their home with contemporary
modular furniture. When the fabrics
are plain and in neutral shades, and
especially if they’re matched with
neutral curtains, a carpet can add
some softness and texture to the
room.” Some people stick with plain
and neutral designs for their carpets,
but, as Peter points out, these can be
the most difficult to take care of as the
slightest spill is noticeable. “A carpet
with a pattern and a bit of colour works
well in most rooms, and it also gives a
bit of life or ‘zing’ to the space.”
Hedger’s Carpet Gallery, 15 Dempsey Road, #01-09
6462 0028 | hedgerscarpetgallery.com.sg
Open-plan living space?
Try an Afghan Chobi carpet.
The Afghan Chobi carpet is hand-knotted in wool, and sparsely patterned without
a central medallion. This means that a coffee table can be placed anywhere on the
carpet; it doesn’t have to be centred. With a sofa in a neutral shade, there are many
other carpet colours that would work well, along with a few cushions to tie it all in.
For both of these suggestions, instead of lining up the sofa with the edge of the
carpet, Peter has chosen a slightly larger carpet. “Putting part of the sofa on the
border of the carpet would visually take away the outline of the carpet on the floor.
This way, the room looks larger and has a softer, more relaxed look.”