KITCHEN AREA RUG...

I LOVE A TRADITIONAL COLORFUL AREA RUG IN A KITCHEN FOR SEVERAL REASONS....

1) COLOR! KITCHENS CAN BE A LITTLE MONOCHROMATIC....A GOOD RUG CAN LIVEN IT UP!

2) WARMTH... SINCE KITCHENS HAVE SO MANY HARD SURFACES, YOU CAN CREATE A GOOD BALANCE SIMPLY BY ADDING A RUG.

3) FORGIVING....TYPICALLY, AND OLD ORIENTAL HAS BUSY PATTERNS...WHO CARES IF SOMETHING SPILLS ON IT...IF THE RUG IS DARK ENOUGH, YOU WONT BE ABLE TO SEE IT!

NOVEMBER: COMING HOME

I KNOW ITS NOT FOR A FEW WEEKS, BUT NOW THAT ITS NOVEMBER, IM GETTING PSYCHED FOR THE HOLIDAYS! EVERY THANKSGIVING WE HEAD 90 MILES NORTHEAST TO RICHMOND, VA....AND SEE LOSTS OF RELATIVES / FRIENDS AND EAT A TON OF FOOD! THESE IMAGES GET ME EXCITED ABOUT THE THOUGHT OF COMING TO AN INVITING HOME.....