Article: Avoiding area rug angst.

A designer of contemporary area rugs offers some pointers

THERE ARE DOS AND don'ts when selecting an area rug. Choose one with a pattern, and it can act as a vivid focal point, turning the floor around it into a kind of picture frame. But decide on one that's too loudly patterned for the space, and you could have a visual brawl on your hands, as the rug spars with innocent bystanders like sofas and chairs. So how do you avoid a floor fight? We asked rug designer Vicki Simon of San Francisco for her advice.

Context. Where is the rug going to go? And what will be around or on top of it? Your answers determine the size, shape, texture, and design of the rug you ...

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