Variation of rug forms

Variation of size is also used to create centers of interest and to point up or minimize certain features of a room. If your ceiling is proportionately too high, for example, a bold important design in the carpet will focus interest on the floor and distract attention from the height of your walls.

The scale used in historic periods of decoration varies widely, from the enormous cupboards and beds of the Renaissance to the tiny delicate chairs and tables of Marie Antoinette.

In most furniture made today, whether of historic or modern design, the scale has been somewhat reduced to fit contemporary houses and to suit our taste for spacious uncrowded rooms,

Floorcovering design is usually medium to small scale for the same reasons. Small patterns are restful and definitely make a room look larger. Individuality and distinction mark the bigger patterns, and they have a lot of "furnishing power" for the other­wise monotonous room.