Dull? The New Bright!

Gray is often viewed as a drab color.  By itself, it seems dusty, dirty, and drab.  But what most people don't realize is that it's a great color that can be used to control other colors, especially the bright ones.  Gray area rugs are a great way to decorate your floor and incorporate in bright colors without actually making your floor pop out and give people vertigo.  Like black, you can pair up almost any other color with it, although do be careful to not pair up any muddy colors with gray or else your room really will look dirty.  It's best to pair up bright, popping colors with your grays.

If you're having a hard time trying to match your gray rug with the right amount of another color, think of it as a cloud with silver lining, only instead of the gray being the silver lining, it's the cloud, and you're looking for colorful lining to go with it. 

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