Rug shape

The form of a room itself and of every object in it should be in harmony. They should bear a certain relationship to each other. It is too drastic to say, "Always use curves with curves, and straight lines with straight lines." If everything had curves, there would be too much movement and no stability. If only straight lines were present, there would be an unpleasant stiffness and lack of grace.

But one or the other should predominate and be reflected throughout the room.

Floorcovering designs fall easily into various form groups. Most forms in nature are based on the curved line. So, naturalis­tic designs, such as the French and English floral carpet patterns, are almost entirely curved.

They are complex and full of move­ment—modeled, not flat.