How An Area Rug Can Transform Your Home Decor.

Some people seem to think that to transform their home and their decor they would need to do the whole house. They seem to believe that every wall needs to be changed and every colour needs to be adapted. This is simply not true; there are so many more things you could do to transform your home. So many things that can be adapted to any budget and that can be quick and easy to do.

Using an area rug in the home is a great starting point to really give your home the lift it needs. Area rugs are pieces of shaped material that will cover a certain part of your flooring within the home. Area rugs can be used anywhere in the home and can provide great decoration. You use the area rug to ‘dress’ your floors in your home to give the room a unique and interesting focus point. You could pick an area rug that is just one colour or you could go for one that has a multitude of colours within it.


Make sure though when you are choosing your area rug that it does compliment your existing decor within the home. The last thing you want is for the area rug to look completely out of place. You want the area rug to either be a focus point or for it to blend in with the other decor in that particular room.

Follow these simple rules and you too can have an area rug that lights up your home.

* Always get an area rug that matches the decor of the room where it will be. You have two basic choices here; either choose an area rug that becomes a focal point or choose one that blends with the existing decor.

* Always pay keen attention to what patterns you have on your furniture or your walls. If the patterns on your walls or other upholstery are quite dynamic you will need a calmer area rug. If you have a lot of patterns elsewhere don’t add more with your area rug. Do the reverse for bare and plain walls and upholstery; have an area rug that can bring some pattern to the room.

* Colour co-ordination is vital in any home decors; they don’t all have to be the same but they do have to at least go together. The same rule of thumb applies to your area rug; you don’t have to have it the same colour as the main walls in the room; but it does have to match. Why not choose a different shade of the colour that you already have on your walls?

* If you have a small room and you are worried that an area rug will make the room smaller; why not just use a lighter coloured shade and you will soon see how much difference the right kind of area rug can make to your room.

Many people have area rugs throughout their homes; they can be inexpensive and can be an easy way to make your house look like more like a home.

Author : Fifer Hansel writes about home decor and the best way to quickly and easily make a couple changes to turn around a room in your home, resulting in a fabulous look to your room. See how an area rugs can really change the look of your rooms Home Decor at Decor4u.com. Hansel admires this popular website and it's offerings, like this high quality sheepskin rug.

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How To Install Pergo Flooring

Pergo flooring is specifically designed with a unique tongue and groove system to make installation easy and accurate. You can do it yourself or have a professional install it for you. Your retailer can recommend a professional installer. But if you are thinking about installing Pergo flooring yourself, you will probably find following information very helpful.

First, you need to figure out exactly how much flooring and accessories to buy. You can do this by using a room size calculator that will help you determine the amount you will need. Pergo is a complete flooring system and all the items you will need are available to you from the retailer that sold you the flooring. You will need the following:

1. Pergo Glue (the Pergo warranty dictates that this must be used)

2. Installation Kit (includes spacers and tapping block for tight joints)

3. Pull bar (ensures tight fit in difficult spaces)

4. Under layments (evens out irregularities in sub-flooring and provides sound insulation and heat)


5. Floor clamps (simplifies installation and makes finished floor stronger)

6. Pergo Sealent (secures gap between floor and wall; ensures moisture resistance)

7. Pergo Putty (mends damage that occurred during installation)

8. Installation straps (not required to install Pergo, but simplifies the process).

Pergo floors are for indoor use only and must be installed as a floating floor. The flooring must be installed with sufficient space for movement around the perimeter and must not be fixed to the subfloor. The degree of movement in relation to staircases, pipes, walls and fixed objects must be taken into considered with regard to changes due to humidity and temperature. The expansion difference in normal climates is 1/4”. This is important above all in corners, angles, and openings in doorways, archways, etc.

Pergo products should be acclimated in unopened cartons in the rooms where they will be installed for not less than 48 hours. Allow at least four days or 96 hours for very dry or very humid climates. For acclimation before, during and after installation, the humidity should be 30-90% at the job site. The temperature should be stable and within 15 degrees Fahrenheit of the normal operating temperature.

You can install Pergo above, on or below grade. Install the Pergo planks over Pergo Underlayment Foam or Whisperwalk. If installing over concrete, a Pergo 6-mil polyethylene vapor barrier is required. For more information check the sub-floor requirements.

by: Beverly Kane

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