Let’s find out how a good usage of neutral rugs turned this modern Washington Home into a warm, comforting place that plays a harmonious duet with nature.
Creating a welcoming environment using neutral rugs
With modern life leading us more and more times away from nature and into the big, polluted cities, it becomes essential to challenge this tendency and try to lead our lives as close to nature as we can.
And with that in mind, the interior designer Brian Paquette made this home in Washington a perfect retreat from modern life’s stress, turning it into a safe haven that’s actively connected with nature, and transmits a feeling of warmth and comfort.
“I have dreamt of designing a residence like this and have been preparing for it for years.”
-Brian Paquette
A great example of how Paquette achieves these cozy, welcoming feelings is through his masterful usage of neutral rugs and other simplistic, yet inviting pieces of decor.
Connecting with nature using minimalism
The original architecture was made in 2004, with a minimalistic format that uses glass, steel, concrete, and wood for the building, which Paquette still maintained in this project, choosing to decorate, renovate, and place new pieces of furniture with that minimalist feeling in mind.
Everything, from the sofas to the vases on top of the table and the neutral rugs on the floor, makes us drift into the beautiful view of the forest that surrounds this home, leading us into a state of utter relaxation, without a worry in the world, we are in peace.
In the living room, the usage of neutral rugs is done in a subtle, minimalist manner, which further brings out the furniture and decor in the room, which also makes use of neutral colors and minimalistic elements.
A Harmony between sophistication and simplicity
The kitchen and the dining room feature earthy tones that we will see in other parts of this home, which further bring out the welcoming yet natural environment that Paquette was going for when designing the decor for this home.
In the kitchen, Paquette uses smooth, clean surfaces to transmit a sense of a more sophisticated lifestyle, which is not something that is the focus for most of the other rooms in the house, which are primarily focusing on comfort and enforcing a sense of connection with nature.
The dining room, however, is much more aligned with the warm, cozy emotions that we have been discussing since the beginning, which are being drawn out by the beige rug, that although is much more brighter than the other neutral rugs we’ve seen so far, still serves the same purpose as the other ones.
A quiet escape from everyday life
In the office, once again, the minimalistic inspirations from the original home are once again taking form in Paquette’s work, through the usage of simple shapes in the furniture, neutral rugs, and neutral colors all around the room.
The neutral rugs we have seen so far were normally very subtle; however, in this room, the rug stands out a bit more than the other since its color chimes a bit with the brown tables, making it stand out a bit more.
This, however, doesn’t mean that it doesn’t complete its purpose of providing a welcoming, warm feel to the room, as this room does feel very charming, almost as if it is inviting you to sit down and read a book while occasionally gazing into the nearby forest.
It’s truly meant to be an out-of-the-ordinary way of working, where relaxation and work can blend in harmoniously with a mix of nature and modernity thrown into the room simultaneously, a place that is simple, yet sophisticated and warm.
Relaxing in an aesthetic haven
The media room is a room that is dedicated to a bit of a more luxurious way of relaxing, and the darker color palette, along with the usage of abstract art pieces, and a dark gray rug, unlike the other neutral rugs we have seen yet, help make the room feel more like an intellectual art piece.
The furniture is simple and chosen in a way that maximizes comfort without sacrificing practicality, which is a staple of the minimalist design style.
Along with his work, neutral rugs were a core piece of decor that served as a way to establish the main neutral tones for each one of the rooms, making them indispensable for this home to be able to radiate the warmth and coziness it now does.
Are you thinking of taking in a few of Brian Paquette’s ways of using neutral rugs into your own projects? If so, consider looking into Tapis Studio‘s rug options.
Source: Luxe
Photography by Miranda Estes
