Kilims are very attractive thanks to their geometries and color combinations, so it is not surprising that they are currently popular. Handwoven in wool, jute and cotton in places like India, Iran, Turkey or Pakistan, they are ideal for adding colour to any room. Discover how to incorporate Kilims into your home decor and join this trend.
The rise of this carpet type in today's decoration is undeniable. Until recently considered an element of a lower category than traditional carpets, they have managed to conquer us thanks to their charm. And there are so many ways in which we can Using kilims in our home… Discover some!
What is a kilim?
Let's start at the beginning: What is a kilim? How is it different from traditional rugs? According to the definition of the RAE (Royal Spanish Academy), a kilim is a type of rug with certain characteristics: thin, geometric patterns and bright colours.
Like most rugs, Kilims have their cultural and geographical origin in the Central East. These, however, were used only for domestic use, as they were considered to be of a lower category than carpets because they were less elaborate.
Unlike carpets, kilims consist only of warp and weft, they have no knots. This makes them Flatter, lighter and more airy than carpets but also less resistant to the passage of time.
How to incorporate kilims into your home
We now address the topic of this article: How to incorporate Kilims into your home. Kilims, like rugs, can be used in many different ways. Obviously, we can use them to decorate your home. bring character and warmth to our floors, but today we also propose other uses that you probably haven't thought of:
As a carpet, to delimit spaces
Kilims have an ethnic touch that fits in any room of the house where you want to add personality and color. They are, like rugs, great allies for delimit different spaces within the same room.
In a large space where the living room and dining room share space, you can give prominence to the dining room by placing a kilim in the space occupied by the dining table and chairs. In a living room, you can create a striking reading corner by placing a small kilim at the foot of an armchair. But, as we have already mentioned, you can also use them in many other rooms: hallways, bedrooms, studies...
Overlapping on the ground
Kilims are flat and light, which allows placing two or more kilims together on the floorIf you want to give a space a bohemian and charming touch, this is a formula to keep in mind. To avoid overdoing it, you should follow some tips.
Make sure that all the kilims you use have one or more colors in commonAchieving a certain balance with the colours will allow you to play with kilims of different sizes or textures without fear of the whole being too much.
You can also play with less daring outfits, placing Brightly coloured kilims on plant fibre rugs in plain and neutral tones as shown in the middle image below. This will also allow you to change the look of the room with very little.
On the wall
Since kilims are light, they can be easily hung on the wall. as a tapestry. They can look great on the main wall of the bedroom acting as a headboard. But also on the wall behind the sofa or the bench at the entrance to the house.
Although you can use adhesive strips to fix the lighter kilims to the wall, the ideal is provide them with rigid support. You can hang them on a wooden slat, but also create a frame for them.
Another way of displaying them on the wall that has caught our attention and we would not hesitate to use is that of frame them as if they were a painting Protect them with glass. This will prevent them from collecting dust and their colors from fading.
As a backrest on the sofa
Among the many ideas for incorporating Kilims into your decor, this is one of the least popular and yet one of the most attractive. Has your sofa always seemed dull to you? Is it already old and spoiling the living room? If it doesn't look good against the wall, Placing a kilim on your backrest can transform it.
The lighter kilims are perfect for Refinish a dull, outdated or worn sofa. Let it fall over the backrest, so that it covers the back of the sofa and adds some color to the front without getting in the way, as if it were a blanket.