Octagon area rugs are a totally unexpected twist among the interior décor elements. The area rugs serve as a great floor covering and also illustrate the taste of the homeowner. Experimenting with different shapes indicates your intriguing nature. Typically, octagon rugs come in big sizes usually:
- 5 x 5 feet
- 6 x 6 feet
- 7 x 7 feet
- 8 x 8 feet; the most common size
- 9 x 9 feet
- 10 x 10 feet
These rugs cannot go unnoticed whether the setting is contemporary or classic.
Octagon area Rugs – an Element of Surprise
Walking into a room, looking at a large octagon area rug sitting in the middle of the room is definitely not a usual sight. This shape is not commonly used in home décor. The shape is not very common and resembles Roman or Oriental architectural elements. The reason is it is hard to amalgamate this shape with the surroundings. Usually, we see this shape with soft corners and in combination with other components and more basic shapes like between squares.
A Touch of Modernity
Octagon area rugs are the result of modern rug production. The classic, Oriental rugs, only has standard rug sizes:
- Square
- Rectangular
- Runners
- Circular, which is less common
It is a modern concept to have floor covering in an octagonal shape. Octagon, being an efficient shape to use in architecture can just be as effective in interior décor to use as an underfoot accessory. This will definitely create an unusual scene to present to your visitors. Octagon area rugs compliment modern furniture items displaying sharp angles, like hand sculpted custom-made pieces.
Patterns and Designs
The rare and atypical octagon carpets are modern rugs. Hence, the design depends on the style. Hence, many octagon area rugs use an Oriental design, such as floral patterns. The rugs have multiple borders along the sides. Typically one main border with flowers embedded in it and rather narrower borders on its sides with the main field set in the middle. The main field has the characteristic, traditional floral patterns that are scattered around the center medallion. The trellis and lattice of flowers and foliage covers the whole main field.
Rugman has a variety of octagon area rugs to satiate your extraordinary taste.
