Decorating A Room With Carpetfloor

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7 Ways to Design Around Carpeting You Can't Stand

And we don't mean opening your wallet for all new flooring.

Ugly Carpeting Fixes

Courtesy of bloggers

When you're stuck with what you've got, these fixes make that dingy beige a lot more bearable.

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Cover It Up

This solution seems obvious, and yet eludes many — a rug on top of a rug? You betcha. It's the fastest (and cushiest way) to add a new color and cover the carpeting you don't love.

See more at Style By Emily Henderson »

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Change Your Wall Color

Though it covers the entire floor, your carpet isn't actually the dominate color in the room. Brightening your walls, like this blogger did, can temper a too-tan rug (or at least help you see your carpet in a new light).

See more at Life on Virginia Street »

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Add Lots of Texture

A metallic pouf, a jute rug, a wire side table, an angular gallery wall — one peek at all this fun stuff (in complimentary neutral hues), and you barely see the bland carpeting that lies beneath.

See more at Style Within Reach »

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Distract With an Accent Wall

If you'd rather not glance down at your floors, draw the eye up with a bold pattern. It's the one time you might actually want a decor choice will overwhelm the space — and this glam animal print does just that.

See more at Rain on a Tin Roof »

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Dare to Stencil It

On a budget of zero dollars, this blogger took materials she already had, and bleached and painted her lackluster carpeting. The lovely result proves that it was a risk worth taking.

See more at Sarah's Big Idea »

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Rip It Up

If you simply can't fight the urge to start tearing up your wall-to-wall, take solace in the fact that you can jazz up your subfloor, too. These bloggers used a stencil to tide them over until they could spend money on a bigger remodel.

See more at Young House Love »

Lauren Piro Senior Web Editor Overseeing all things home for GoodHousekeeping.com and HouseBeautiful.com, Lauren swoons over midcentury design and employs tough-love approach to decluttering (just throw it away, ladies).

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