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Rug trends local designers love for 2012

Published: January 25, 2012 2:57 PM
By LARA EWEN. Special to Newsday

Woodbury, NY: An 8 x 11.5quot; handmade Tibetan

Photo credit: Newsday/Audrey C. Tiernan | Woodbury, NY: An 8 x 11.5" handmade Tibetan rug in custom colors of chocolate and camel in the Bernard Family's family room designed by Marlaina Teich. The rug is made from silk and wool and took four months to create. (Jan. 09, 2012)

One of the easiest ways to update any room is by changing the rug. This year's fresh crop of shapes and textures offers plenty of imaginative ways to reinvent your decor, whether you're looking to add a modern element to a traditional seating area or warm up a cold wood floor.

"The rug can be used to bring out the color of a room or tone down the room," says Margreet Cevasco of Cevasco Design...

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