How to choose a carpet for the living room?


By now you must already know that, in order to achieve the best contemporary decoration in single-family homes, it is very important to combine the latest trends with functionality inside the home. Today, this is the maxim that interior designers and decorators respect to start any decorating project, even if we talk about choosing a carpet for the living room.
Read today’s article carefully to discover how the choice of a carpet can completely change the decor of your home. From Molins Design we help you to choose the most suitable, modern, stylish and easy to maintain model.
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Benefits of living room rugs
As with curtains, rugs have detractors and lovers in equal parts. There are many who hate these textile accessories because they are considered real “dust traps”. Although, if we talk about unique decorations, choosing to place a carpet inside the home offers a plus of exclusivity, in addition to many other advantages and benefits. Let’s review them:
They increase comfort and warmth
Carpets are in themselves cozy elements, which provide a plus of comfort and unparalleled warmth. These elements help to complement the decoration of any home and improve or make our daily routines more pleasant, such as walking barefoot inside the home.
They function as a decorative element
They are available in different materials, textures and colors. An endless number of models that can be perfectly combined in any home. And the fact is that carpets have become one more decorative complement in our homes; they help to illuminate dark rooms, improve the feeling of spaciousness in small rooms and turn rooms like the living room into more elegant and sophisticated spaces.
They protect the floor and provide thermal insulation
Certainly, carpets help to cushion shocks, rubs and scratches. But they also thermally and acoustically insulate the space. For this reason, these textile complements perfectly dress both houses with ceramic floor, as well as homes with parquet floors.
They help to delimit the space
Walls or partitions are not obligatory to separate the space. In fact, carpets work as perfect decorative elements to separate areas and rooms from the rest of the home. As long as the right textile complement is used, we will achieve independent and aesthetically elegant areas.


Tips for keeping carpets in good condition
We don’t want to end today’s article without leaving you with some of our tips and recommendations to keep carpets in good condition for longer:
– Vacuum them once or twice a week, to avoid dust and dirt.
– Clean stains as soon as possible, before they dry out.
– If you have different types of carpets, summer and winter ones, remember to store them rolled up once the season is over. It is also advisable to store them in an upright position so that they do not become deformed.
We hope that with these simple tips on how to choose a carpet you will also be able to extend its life and enjoy it to the full in your living room.