Form of rugs and carpets

The size of forms in relation to each other is called scale. Har­mony of scale is as important in a room as harmony of color or form, not only because a tiny chair looks ridiculous beside a tremendous one, but because the proper use of scale can make the small room seem larger, the low ceiling higher, the large hall less barren.

Small-scale patterns and pieces of furniture increase the apparent size of the area they are in; furniture and patterns of large scale do just the opposite.

Usually it is wise to choose your furniture in the same general scale. But a variety of sizes in the fabric, wallpaper and floor covering designs is necessary to create interest.

Too much large pattern produces confusion; too much small pattern is extremely monotonous; so there must be variation.

A certain amount of plain area is needed, too, for contrast, and to prevent both confusion and monotony.