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Open floor plans are beautiful and many newer homes are constructed with open floor plans, but sometimes it can be hard to define the space. Without walls to distinguish the living room from the kitchen or dining area everything can kind of drift together. There is an easy fix to that, you can lay out how the room is supposed to look by using area rugs.

Defining your space with area rugs creates the illusion of separate spaces without the need for dividers or walls. With using area rugs in an open floor plan if you use a different style of rug to define each space then it can get busy and distracting. On the other hand if you use rugs that match only in different sizes you can separate the space while maintaining harmony.

You can use different colored rugs if you work with solid colors. You may still want them in the same color palette to maintain the fluidity of open concept design. For instance if you use a rich yellow or gold in the dining room then an an area rug of burnt orange will go beautifully to define the space in the living area.