Top Designers of Braided Rugs

If you're looking for eclectic style, Lynette Jensen's designs for Colonial Mills are fun and playful. These colorful braided rugs incorporate not only fresh pastels, but jewel tones as well. Try a jewel-tone rug in a child's room played against bright yellows or reds. Martha Stewart has also been lauded for her fresh use of color. A purple rug is a pleasing centerpiece in a room with little color, whereas a beige rug or ivory rug can be used as a visual break in a room that has incorporated wallpaper with complex design.

Designers like Kathy Ireland and Bob Timberlake are creating gorgeous multi-color rug designs that call the natural world to mind. Brown rugs and earth-tone rugs secure their position in rooms that incorporate natural textures and surfaces. Try a spice-tone rug on a smooth maple floor, and you have delightful juxtaposition.

Braided rugs are sculptural elements in a room. They provide presence and integrity as well as color. In choosing your rug's color and composition, you also choose an important element of design. Today's designers are creating new palettes for all variety of homes. So, choosing a rug for your room is an important element of the overall decor, whether it's a sassy pink rug or a complex earth-tone rug. Each designer's braided rugs say something unique about you.