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Eco Chic Carpeting

Comfort, sustainability and functionality are at the forefront of most homeowners minds these days, which makes sense considering just how much time we’ve been spending at home. Eco-friendly area rugs and carpets are a simple way to incorporate coziness into your home decor while keeping your space environmentally friendly. As we continue into 2021, sustainability and wellness are two major trends that will be interwoven throughout popular design themes. Finding natural, renewable fibers like organic wool, sisal, jute, seagrass and bamboo to scatter throughout your home can easily add elegance and warmth to your overall design. Eco-chic carpets tend to do better in low-traffic areas of the home, as their natural materials can be less durable than their synthetic counterparts, but still, these sustainable options are a wonderful flooring solution to make a green-statement and personalize your decor. Below are a few suggestions on how to invest in eco-chic carpeting this season.

Sustainably Sourced Area Rugs

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Nowadays, many carpet brands are selling green collections made from recycled materials such as recycled water bottles, recycled synthetic fibers, and more. For those who want take a completely natural approach to their flooring solutions, jute makes a good heavy-duty rug with it’s thick, tightly woven material and durability best suited for low-traffic areas. Coir is another great natural alternative for area rugs coming in an earthy beige. Composed from the husks of coconut, coir makes for a long-lasting, tough carpet for high traffic areas of the home like your entryway or mudroom.

Barefoot Organic Wool For Soft Appearance

Cocoparra in Antique Lace by Dabbieri Naturals

A growing trend in bedrooms and living rooms is deep-pile carpets in undyed organic wool as they are super soft underfoot. Investing in a wool carpet is incredibly sustainable, as it is rated well for resilience and with the proper care and maintenance can outlast synthetic fiber carpets. Our exclusive line of Dabbieri Naturals here at International Design Guild is crafted from the most durable, responsibly sourced wool and comes thousands of designs, patterns and color schemes.

The Elegance of Sisal Herringbone

Herringbone patterns have seen a rise in popularity throughout the year and the herringbone sisal trend is just a subset off of this. Sisal, which is composed of a rope-like structure, is actually highly durable and can withstand heavier foot-traffic. When combined with a herringbone pattern, sisal can elevate a space and give it homey, uniquely personal feel. Whether you’re looking for a wall-to-wall carpet or a small area rug, sisal herringbone is a classic choice and will create soft earth-tones to complement your existing home decor.

Using Earthy, Grounded Shades to Bring in Outdoors

While this time of year can feel a bit drab and uninspired, one great way to lighten up your home is by bringing in some grounded outdoor elements and placing them centerstage indoors. Incorporating natural materials, colors and fibers into your home decor can actually increase your productiveness by signifying stability and assurance which gives your mindset a positive boost on the dreariest of winter days.  Create a tranquil space in your home by using earthy, grounded shades that mimic nature in your design elements.

Rich Dark Hardwood

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Install a dark-toned hardwood, for instance, a rich mahagony throughout your home to give you the sense of being outdoors amongst the trees and the dark earth. Dark hardwood is the perfect choice for anyone looking to elevate a room in their home as it seamlessly fits into almost any exiting decor whether traditional or modern. Hardwood is a timeless appeal, known for it’s long life span and versatility. If you already have a dark hardwood in your space, spruce it up by adding dry flower arrangements that complement the dark tones in your floors —maybe place a sprig of lavender on your nightstand or scatter some dried pampas grass along your coffee table to keep encourage green growth all year round.

Honey-Hued LVT

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Luxury vinyl planks are a convenient way to mimic natural hardwood throughout your home and provide a waterproof, petproof surface for your active home. While honey-hued luxury vinyl planks in shades of white oak marry well with contemporary design themes, light maple can easily slide into a more traditional home setting. Both can help to bring some warmth to your architecture. These lighter hues also open up your rooms, giving you more natural light and providing an illusion of more space. Honey-hued LVP can contrast really well with darker shaded walls, so if you’re looking to paint a room a grounded earthy green or redoing your cabinets in a teal blue, turn to light luxury vinyl planks for the best flooring match.

Naturally Neutral Carpets

With spring right around the corner, what better way to freshen up your home than with a luxuriously natural carpet. Choose soft shades of brown, neutral beiges and richer grays this season. This trend not only brings in natural tones but also provides a nice canvas for other colors to show off. Of course, being sustainable and minimalist is at the top of many designer’s minds these days and while purchasing environmentally friendly carpets can be a big investment, their long-lasting benefits outweigh the costs. Most green-selected rugs and carpets are made from recycled polyester or nylon plastic and are more durable underfoot. Selecting natural fibers like wool, sisal and jute is also a perfectly acceptable design route as these materials come in muted shades that are created from natural elements.

Making a Cottagecore Statement with Area Rugs

This year in home design trends we’ve seen a big return to romantic inspired western agricultural life, otherwise known on TikTok, Instagram and Pinterest as Cottagecore. Cottagecore is an aesthetic centered around simple ideas that are environmentally and naturally friendly while also promoting cozy comfort. If you’re nostalgic for the old ways of life and looking to reconnect with nature, Cottagecore home design is perfect for you with it’s timeless, homey appeal. As you look to incorporate this trend into your home decor, think about adding some Cottagecore-inspired area rugs around your house.

Fun and Floral

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One easy way to hop on board with Cottagecore is simply finding a minimalist space and sprucing it up with a fun floral print area rug. Dress up your bare floorboards in the bathroom next to your clawfoot tub (which is also very on theme) or decorate your bedroom with a beautiful array of French-inspired florals in a plush pink rug to sink your feet into. If floral isn’t exactly your cup of tea, try a more botanical-inspired design in muted greens and browns that will still highlight the natural aspects in your room.

Adding Hygge

The Danish ways of hygge are very much a part of the Cottagecore trend as hygge encourages quality time in comfortable spaces. Find an area rug that holds some sort of meaning to you —maybe it reminds you of something your grandma used to have or it’s an heirloom rug passed down through the generations. No matter what style rug this is, if you let it infuse your space with its design, influencing other decor in similar shades and patterns, it will lend a comfortable glow to your room. The surrounding aesthetic will surely be a place for good conversation.

Au Natural

Photo of Chadwell in Tundra from the Dabbieri Naturals Collection

Sustainability is one of cottagecore’s biggest values, so picking out a rug that’s both aesthetically pleasing and environmentally friendly is key. Find something composed of natural materials like sisal or jute. Or, if you prefer a softer area rug, shop greener by checking where your rug is sourced from —many nylon rugs now days can be made from recycled plastic and even mimic the texture of real wool. 

Plaids and Patterns

Photo of Landfair in Espresso from the Dabbieri Collection

Plaids lend a timeless appeal to almost any room in the house, whether its in a throw rug at the base of your fireplace or a blanket hanging off the rocking chair in your living room. Plaids, gingham, checked-patterns and Tartan-inspired area rugs are a wonderful way to infuse Cottagecore throughout your home while also making a bold statement. These patterns give your home a quaint, nostalgic feel. If you aren’t ready to commit to a full black and white plaid rug, opt for a softer palette of neutrals that can tie in beautifully with your existing furniture and floors.

How to Incorporate Color of the Year

This year, Pantone didn't just choose one color of the year, but they gave us two! Illuminating Yellow and Ultimate Gray have been deemed 2021’s trendiest colors and will make headlines not just in the fashion industry but in the home design arena as well. While incorporating trendy colors isn’t always a simple process given that they’re constantly evolving, we’re here to provide you with easy inspiration that allows you to blend these fashionable hues into your existing home design themes.

Using Hardwood Floors as a Canvas

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With spring right around the corner, now is the perfect time to upgrade your old floors with the elegance of hardwood. Pick out hardwood floors that complement cool gray tones or warm yellows, as these will work well as a backdrop to your bolder design colors. Hardwood makes for a great canvas as its neutral hues allow it to marry well with almost any color blend. Hardwood floors are a timeless option that will give any room in your house a refined appeal so before you install them, make sure that they also work well with a number of color schemes so you can switch up your decor as trends change. 

Neutral Carpets to Coordinate With

This year, soft surfaces are seeing a return with natural carpets at the forefront. Cozy rugs in muted neutral hues are easy to coordinate with when it comes to picking out paint swatches and furniture. By updating your worn out rug in the bedroom with a plush beige or white saxony, you make plenty of room for your bolder decor items to shine. 

Laying a Base with Ultimate Gray

Bring ultimate gray into your home design by choosing a focal point in one of your rooms. Perhaps it's the dining room wall or a large loveseat —use gray to lay a base for more colorful designs to pop on. The best part about this color is that gray will never go out of style, making it the perfect option for wall paint, large furniture pieces and even area rugs.

Bringing in Illuminating Decor

Choosing where to tie in a bright yellow swatch isn’t as hard as it sounds, especially with busy patterns and luxe traditional styles making a comeback this season. You can easily add a spot of illuminating yellow to your kitchen or bathrooms by installing a tile backsplash or even bright wallpaper over the sink. Buy new end chairs in a yellow suede for your living rooms or add some yellow throw pillows to your couch to give a splash of color to your room. If you aren’t sure about committing fully to a yellow wall or solid yellow furniture, find patterns that tie this sun-filled color into their design with fun florals prints or geometric area rugs.

As we continue to quarantine indoors, tying in natural elements throughout our homes is important to maintain a healthy life-balance. Lean into ultimate gray and illuminating yellow this season as both natural colors that can provide a bit of sunshine and earthly grounding to your design dreams.