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A Guide to The Many Styles of a Persian Rug

22 January 2017 Michelle from Modern Architecture Concept

“Oriental rug” is a moniker often attributed to any carpet originating from the Middle East. Their label is Persian rather than Oriental for a reason. Every rug under the Persian rug title comes from an area that has previously been part of Persia. Like the Oriental rug, a Persian carpet can add luxury to any home in a myriad of ways.

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When decorating your home, choosing your furniture, wall colors, window dressings and accessories is an important part of the process, but so is choosing the right rug. Laying out a rug in your room can make or break your overall decorating and it can also change the whole mood and feel of your space. Persian rugs are a designer approved trend that come in so many different beautiful colors and styles, making it easy to choose one that best suites your space. Take a look at our guide to some of the most popular Persian rugs on the market:

Kashan

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The Kashan rug is a traditional Persian rug with distinct bold designs and customary colors. It is primarily floral and features colors like shades of red, blue, ivory and indigo. It’s dense details cover the whole surface area with a large medallion in the center. The material is durable thickly knotted cotton, wool, or silk weave although older pieces are normally made of only silk.

Tabriz

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The Fabriz rug is a unique piece that uses a variety of colors and floral branch designs. It is usually made of deeper tones with some lighter hues to the mix and also has a large medallion in the middle. This rug functions as a centerpiece rug and makes a great statement piece to roll out at the entrance of your home or in the middle of a formal dining room.

[su_note note_color=”#f3e7d5″ text_color=”#000000″ radius=”0″]Persian rugs are very luxurious and beautiful decor items, but decorating with oriental rugs in your home can be a little tricky especially if you have a modern sense of style. Try to keep your curtains, walls, and furniture solid colors to avoid a busy look and too much clashing. Don’t be so afraid to mix and match colors with your rug, sometimes pink throw cushions matched with a traditional oriental rug will set off a unique, and fun style in your home.[/su_note]

Henriz

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This rug is one of my favorite and most beautiful Persian rug designs since it is extremely detailed and features rich dark hues such as deep red, purple, and blue. Like most of these rugs, the Heriz centers around a Medallion yet it has four designed corners and it’s motifs draw out from the center towards each corner. Its striking colors featured throughout it’s composition are mesmerizing and it’s best to buy the bigger the better. These rugs come is large sizes that can cover a whole room, making it look beautiful and unique.

Hamadan

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The Hamadan rug is a floral rug with intense shades although red is one of the most common colors for Hamadan. The fine weave it tightly knotted and meant to evoke “life” into any space. Bright tones, extravagant designs, and curvilinear lines provide a one of a kind presentation and showpiece. The rug utilizes open space to highlight its brighter tones and provide a balance between design and dye. It comes in smaller to medium sizes, making it perfect for a small space or an apartment dwelling.

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Kazak

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If you like something a little more tribal, the Kazak rug makes the perfect choice with its geometric patterns and tribal motifs. It has a heavy usage of medallions and a versatile blend of dyes in shades of green, blue, and red.

These are only a few of the magnificent Persian carpets on the market. The carpets above stand as some of the most well-known and venerated styles in circulation, but there are so many others out there for you to explore. For instance, you haven’t even seen the stunning Baluch, remarkable Sarouk, or even the Mahi Tabriz. Before you make your purchase, do your research and try to decide on a certain style that you truly love. Then, find an official Persian rug dealer such as Fine Rug Collection to ensure you get the most bang for your buck. Remember, that oriental rugs are an investment and if you purchase one that is built to last, you will enjoy it for many, many years to come.

Key Decorating Tips to Make Any Room Better

10 July 2015 Michelle from Modern Architecture Concept

I always hate to live in a home where rooms aren’t decorated beautifully. This has always left bad impression on my guests. It is not tough to think of renovation. We need to imagine, dream and explore, and most importantly follow our intuitions. If this sounds difficult to you, hiring an interior decorator can be the ultimate option. There are not special and tough tricks to follow. Anyone can renovate the house. Consider these key decorating tips to make any room better for developing your quirky, creative, rule-breaking intuition.

Picking the Paint Color

The very first thing to consider is picking the paint color. This is obvious that we cannot pick the colors which we find boring. Why not arrive to walls with a fresh coat of paint? Believe it or not but there are thousands of paint colors with numerous tints, tones and shades. Each of them has its beauty and distinctive charm. We cannot mix any of the two shades. Have the color that best compliments your artworks, rugs, and whatever you want to keep in the room. Also consider to combine any of two beautiful colors, preferably a light one with dark one.

Give Furniture a Breathing Room

We often ignore this fact that the furniture has to be kept in spacious room. It is alright if yours is a tiny one or a small apartment with little space. For such places, there should be a lightweight bed and handful of foldable table, chairs, and cupboard. Don’t crowd your room with so heavy furniture as this can ruin its beauty. You don’t need to fill up the space with lots of chairs and low-quality furniture items. Spend some money on high quality products to get good results.

Hang Artworks at the Right Height

This is great if you love artworks. Hanging them all around is not good idea. Galleries and museums are the places where artworks are placed on almost all the walls. In case of your bedroom or living area, don’t hang them anywhere but at the right height. In a room with ceilings soar, there might be tendency of hanging the artworks higher. But keep in mind this should look relevant to your room’s environment.

Arrange Furniture on Rug Appropriately

You need to know how to arrange furniture on rug appropriately. We all know that rug is a large place where the furniture is kept, and this has to be well-organized creating a luxurious and comfortable feel. In case, your room is small, keep all legs off the rug as this is a cost-effective idea. You don’t need to pick the heavy and large-sized things. Such ideas are suitable when you layer a pattern over the large solid or textured rugs.

Focus on a Certain Theme

Focusing on a certain theme is a wonderful idea. For example, if you love a vintage-style room or a classic or contemporary decoration, be familiar with the hallmarks like blue and white nautical palettes, sailboat paintings, and how to keep the things organized. Don’t repeat the same look in every room as this can ruin their uniqueness and beauty. Achieve the desire results with palettes, artworks and materials that give most effective results with little investment.

Best Commitment-Free Decorating Ideas

30 June 2015 Michelle from Modern Architecture Concept

Sometimes we feel tired of committing ourselves to a number of things. When it comes to select the most appropriate home decoration items, it is mandatory to be commitment free and enjoy whatever suits the most to our taste and homes. Explore these best commitment-free decorating ideas.

Slipcovers

Don’t write these off because they seem outdated or remind you of your grandmother’s floral sofa. Slipcovers give an edgy and beautiful look to your home. These are available in different patterns and designs, so you always have option to choose the right ones. If you don’t have mood to buy a new one, revamp some old pieces available in your storeroom and don’t make a big splurge. For those who have outdated furniture, stylish and colorful slipcovers can be an option to give the furniture newer and better look.

Removable Wallpapers

If you love appealing walls, don’t go with paints because the wallpapers look prettier. Opt for peel-and-stick designs, because these are easy to install and remove. Removable wallpapers are a good idea because they can be replaced any time during the year.

Magnetic Frames and Prints

Who knew switching out art could be so easy? You can hang magnetic frame once and easily swap out the magnetic prints whenever you want. The magnetic frames and prints, these days, have no alternative. These really give a dreamy look to your homes, making the environment peaceful and harmonic.

Tile Tattoos

Consider adding distinctive patterns to your tiles with tattoos. This is a relatively new trend that is highly appreciated by the high-profile home owners of America, Canada and Europe. The best thing about tile tattoos is that these give creative and beautiful look to kitchen and bathroom areas. Installing and removing them is quite easy. You just need a little bit of water and remove effortlessly.

Removable Backplash Tiles

Brooklyn-based design firms are known to make graphic plywood tiles backed with magnets (all sets come with corresponding steel stickers for easy install). If you have been lucky to get access to a removable backplash tile making company, then don’t spend time to order some of the most elegant and nice designs. Here you should remember that the tiles have come in variety of colors. Instead of decorating all home’s floors with the same style and color of tiles, you can make it look better by choosing different tiles for kitchen, bathrooms, living area, backyard, and of course the bedrooms.

Be free to give your home the designs you like the most. Being creative is mandatory, because this will save your time you may spend to rely on the ideas generated by an interior designer. It is not only time saving but also money saving. Come up with self-generated designs and home decoration ideas, so that you don’t have to depend on a professional designer/decorator.

The above ideas may sound easy but are highly effective. There is a strong need for us to keep an eye on what looks most trendy and suitable in our homes. You don’t need to ask others for their suggestions. Dig your little box of thoughts and you’ll get the best home decoration ideas.

2015 modern living room decoration

26 April 201529 April 2015 Michelle from Modern Architecture Concept

2015 fashion is getting more colorful decorations adorn homes with structure. The decoration of your home actually traces from your personality. So even the smallest detail of the decoration is very important that you make. Everyone wants his admiration by others of his house. Although intra like to hear words of praise for the most beautiful decoration. Is to live so far away in a place decorated in a different style from mediocrity if your dream, everyone prefer your own style, unlike meat and make sure to get the goods are goods that reflect your personality.

Besides, you can complete the decoration of your home by decorating your walls with a variety of tables and pictures. Make your decoration is the best way to reflect your personality to your home. So you should choose the parts you care to fully reflect you. Occurs when the most beautiful and most modern decorations made the right choices. In the right pieces in the right place make sure to use an understated way. Avoid repeating the same colors. More stuff does not mean more elegance. More items only creates a more crowded appearance. So little and take care of your self as goods put in the right places. Small environments Avoid upholstered with more dark stuff. Darker colors will show your home is already smaller than the smaller ones. Therefore, make sure to use lighter colors for your small room.

Mexican restaurant where animal dungs create beautiful decoration on the walls

02 April 201507 April 2015 Michelle from Modern Architecture Concept

The sight of animal dungs decorating an Hueso restaurant in Mexico are quite rare. Thousands of animal bones are used in the decoration of the interior parts of the restaurant , which was established in 1940s. The hotel, located in the city of Guadalajara, is referred to as “Hueso restaurant” which simply means- The bone restaurant. Even the tiles of the restaurant are adorned with animal bones with some black linear arrangements of cladded exterior, and while the walls have lots of animal carcass decorations.

The restaurant’s menu seem to be the main motivation for the animal skeletal décor, and such menu included unusual components like bone marrow. The approach on the design includes the creation of a double skin, and on the exterior of the walls are some artistic designs of handmade ceramic tiles with lots of graphical arts that protects the skin layer within. The exterior décor has a rich organic texture. When a visitor enters the restaurant for the first time, he sees a suspended bone on a chain at the entrance, and on getting into the inner confinement one can notice that every vertical square is covered with animal skin , and over 10,000 collected animal bones.

The decoration of the Mexican restaurant was inspired by the Darwinian concept where a patchy layer of white paint is used in washing the exposed brick walls in the interior, and animal skulls were used in decorating the ceiling. The cooking utensils comprise of bone fragments and anatomical inscriptions and drawings. The white and grey colour palette used in designing all the ornaments in this restaurant even makes the interior more stunning. At the foot of the white staircase are some animal specimens that make the restaurant appears like a museum.

Underneath the sideboards of the restaurants are some pieces of collected leg bones that are piled into some white-coloured buckets, and these have taken place from the traditional center-pieces usually found in restaurants. Visitors are welcomed to the inviting wooden café chairs that are neatly positioned around a long wooden table which adorns the tiered floor. White rods of small bulbs protrude through the holes in the table to form an umbrella-like stand just like the trunk of a dead tree.

In the restaurant’s main kitchen, customers’ orders are normally kept between the broken ribs of a skeletal cast, while the bathroom has concrete wall covered with white tiles and animal skulls. The horned animal skulls adorn the toilet like a hung piece of trophy. The culinary concept of this restaurant was provided by the famous Mexican designer- Alfonso Cadena, while the Concept and Art directions were provided by Ignacio Cadena. The Ceramics were provided Jose Noe Suro, while the Graphic designs were supplied by Rocio Serna.

The Hueso restaurant has brought some unique experience especially to the Mexican hospitality industry and it is believed that lots of hotels , restaurants and other architectural masterpieces will definitely want to try some inspirational décor to their design.