{"id":5335,"date":"2016-03-01T16:15:17","date_gmt":"2016-03-01T21:15:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/margaretdonaldsoninteriors.com\/?p=5335"},"modified":"2016-03-01T16:15:17","modified_gmt":"2016-03-01T21:15:17","slug":"decorating-with-oriental-rugs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/box2483.temp.domains\/~urbanar5\/mdi-maradesignco-com\/decorating-with-oriental-rugs\/","title":{"rendered":"Decorating with Oriental Rugs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019ve got a couple of inherited oriental rugs stashed in the attic, it\u2019s time to get them out. Persian and oriental rugs were once a staple of traditional interiors, but over the last couple of years they\u2019ve been making an appearance in every type of design. <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>You may be under the impression that antique rugs are precious and hard to take care of. Actually, oriental rugs are made of natural textiles and dyes that can stand up to generations of wear and tear. Shake your rugs out periodically, or you can turn them over and carefully vacuum the back. Clean spills with water and Woolite, and take your rug to a professional if you have a pet stain or something that\u2019s hard to clean. Otherwise, oriental rugs just get more charming with age.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some our favorite ways we\u2019ve used oriental rugs in recent projects:<\/p>\n<p>We used several oriental rugs in our <a href=\"http:\/\/margaretdonaldsoninteriors.com\/portfolio\/cypress-point-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cypress Point <\/a>house. This home has a clean, fresh white and cream color scheme with <a href=\"http:\/\/margaretdonaldsoninteriors.com\/2016\/02\/decorating-with-black-accents\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">several black accents<\/a>. Look at how the persimmon and squash oriental rugs cheer up the space. We love this one.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5336\" src=\"https:\/\/margaretdonaldsoninteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Screen-Shot-2016-09-27-at-3.56.28-PM-650x428-1.png\" alt=\"Oriental Rugs\" width=\"650\" height=\"428\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5337\" src=\"https:\/\/margaretdonaldsoninteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Screen-Shot-2016-09-27-at-3.57.20-PM-650x372-1.png\" alt=\"Oriental Rugs\" width=\"650\" height=\"372\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5338\" src=\"https:\/\/margaretdonaldsoninteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Screen-Shot-2016-09-27-at-3.57.29-PM-650x372-1.png\" alt=\"Oriental Rugs\" width=\"650\" height=\"372\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Our <a href=\"http:\/\/margaretdonaldsoninteriors.com\/portfolio\/east-cooper-eclectic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">East Cooper Eclectic project<\/a> is a sweet family home where the unexpected is expected. The kilim runner adds depth and warmth while leading you into the sunroom.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5339\" src=\"https:\/\/margaretdonaldsoninteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Screen-Shot-2016-09-27-at-4.03.15-PM-650x432-1.png\" alt=\"oriental rugs\" width=\"650\" height=\"432\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"http:\/\/margaretdonaldsoninteriors.com\/portfolio\/lowcountry-living\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Margaret\u2019s own home<\/a>, she uses a mix of new and old rugs. The antique oriental that greets you in the entry helps define the space and holds together the foyer vignette.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5340\" src=\"https:\/\/margaretdonaldsoninteriors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Screen-Shot-2016-09-27-at-4.07.52-PM-650x464-1.png\" alt=\"oriental rug\" width=\"650\" height=\"464\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019ve got a couple of inherited oriental rugs stashed [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5337,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[102,48,25],"tags":[245,24,138,232,42,49,262,140],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/box2483.temp.domains\/~urbanar5\/mdi-maradesignco-com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5335"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/box2483.temp.domains\/~urbanar5\/mdi-maradesignco-com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/box2483.temp.domains\/~urbanar5\/mdi-maradesignco-com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/box2483.temp.domains\/~urbanar5\/mdi-maradesignco-com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/box2483.temp.domains\/~urbanar5\/mdi-maradesignco-com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5335"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/box2483.temp.domains\/~urbanar5\/mdi-maradesignco-com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5335\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/box2483.temp.domains\/~urbanar5\/mdi-maradesignco-com\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/box2483.temp.domains\/~urbanar5\/mdi-maradesignco-com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5335"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/box2483.temp.domains\/~urbanar5\/mdi-maradesignco-com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5335"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/box2483.temp.domains\/~urbanar5\/mdi-maradesignco-com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5335"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}