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Apart from the stunning headboards in these bedrooms from House Beautiful I want to draw your attention to the carpets and how well they match and complement these interiors without overwhelming. The true focus of both these bedrooms is the beds and their headboards so the carpet should not be too bold. The black and white carpet in the left bedroom picks up the black and white of the cushions, the grey and black upholstery of the wingback while the black trimming on the bedcovers outlines the bed while the black lampshades & the black velvety throw anchor the scheme. With such a bold coloured bed in this rich red velvet the effect of the rug is to soften and add romance to this bedroom. The bedroom on the right is lighthearted & features a Beauvais carpet in Kanpur cotton and chenille that is a quiet geometric repeat that again softens the lines in this bright bedroom and carries the blue of the headboard to the floor. The black nighttables either side of the bed repeat the black trim of the headboard and this is continued with the stool at the end of the bed. Notice even the table in the foreground has black trimming. One last thing, the carpet finishes about 30 cms from the walls leaving a border revealing the wood floor that creates a floating effect and adds warmth to the room. 
for some time now I’ve been debating what to do with my blog – or should I say blogs. I went into blogging in a biggish way some two years ago and I think I’ve had something like, hmm, let me see….7 blogs! yep, you could say I like blogging. thing is, it took up a lot of time trying to keep them up (you don’t say!) well, I’m paring down now and staying with this one here. I’ve been wanting to give it a certain direction, its own particular colour, so to speak. but what I realised is that first of all I have to be more clear on what I, as a person and as a design creative, want to focus on. what am I really drawn to? I’m the kind of person who tends to get involved in lots of different creative activities. however, spreading myself out thinly over various activities has not been very positive in helping me achieve my true potential. well, I’ve been doing a lot of self study and research and I can confidently say that my career is taking a more definite direction in an area where I will be able to combine my love and knowledge of interior design with my passion for graphic/artistic design & colour – that being the fabulously absorbing world of rug design and manufacture. I’ve been super busy developing my designs, a few of which I want to get into production in spring when I visit Nepal. I am focusing on hand-woven wool & silk rugs and, wanting to maintain a high standard of quality in design and manufacture, I’ve been researching various locations for manufacture. hense my visit to Nepal in spring as I want to be on location to meet my manufacturers in person and watch the process from design (my designs) to manufacture. this brings me back to my blog. what this means now is that I will be focusing more on these activities, what I learn about rug design and manufacture, how to incorporate rugs into an interior design scheme, using rugs and art as a focal point in interiors and, of course, colour. I hope you’ll keep me company in my new venture and I look forward to your comments and feedback. when looking for a theme and colour scheme for a room what better source of inspiration can you get than from art……and in this case, street art….an explosion of colour with murals from muralsdirect.co.uk….I would love to design a room around these!
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