"An area rug is often a last-minute decision - something you choose to appease your landlord's floor-to-rug ratio, disguise unsightly tile, or to simply add softness underfoot. The thing most people overlook is that rugs set the literal foundation of a room, making them a fun place to play around with microtrends and choose something beyond a basic jute or seagrass."
"For the past few years, rugs boasting all-over patterns have given homeowners a way to go bold with their room's design. This season, however, I'm seeing designs that dial back the wow factor a bit (though that certainly doesn't mean they're boring). Instead, I'm noticing what can best be described as mostly solid rugs framed out with thick borders that may or may not be printed with a decorative motif. Turns out, these aren't totally new, and there's even a name for them: border rugs."
"A border rug, or bordered rug, is an area carpet design framed with a prominent band of color or geometric pattern around its perimeter. These styles are great for adding a bit of structure to a space while more subtly playing with shape and form than an all-over patterned rug. You can find them in a variety of shades, sizes, and silhouettes."
Area rugs frequently serve as practical or aesthetic afterthoughts but fundamentally establish a room's foundation and offer opportunities to experiment with microtrends beyond basic jute or seagrass. Recent seasons favored all-over patterned rugs for bold statements, but current preference leans toward mostly solid rugs framed by thick, often decorative borders. Border rugs are defined by a prominent band of color or geometric pattern around the perimeter and provide structure while subtly manipulating shape and form. Versions range across shades, sizes, and silhouettes. Bordered designs trace back centuries in Persian, Turkish, and Oriental traditions and reappeared in simplified forms during the 1920s and '30s.
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