It's Time to Start Vacuuming Your Walls

"Maybe it's the upside-down times we're living through, but decor is going topsy-turvy. And wall rugs-which are exactly what they sound like-are one of the leading indicators. After all, is there anything more inverted than stylish interiors with carpets where you'd least expect them? Not in Aesthetic-era sitting rooms, nor opium dens-but in very current, very plugged-in workplaces, retail destinations, and homes."

"Located in the WSA building -a famously slick enclave for the fashion set-antique Persian rugs run, as expected, across the space's floors, but also line the walls and even a column, warming the modern space like a bearskin by a fire. At Extreme Cashmere, a clothing store in New York's Soho neighborhood, designer Hidde Dijkstra opted for floor-to-ceiling chartreuse carpet, embodying the warmth of the brand's namesake material."

"Joelle Kutner, cofounder of the Los Angeles studio Ome Dezin, explains that flipping the script on traditional rug placement allows the textiles to "be read more fully-as narrative surfaces rather than something [being] simply walked across." She and her business partner Jesse Rudolph recently put those beliefs to the test in a midcentury Laurel Canyon home they renovated with Willett."

Wall rugs—carpets installed on walls, columns, and ceilings—are appearing in contemporary offices, shops, and homes. Antique Persian rugs and modern floor-to-ceiling carpets are used to warm sleek, modern spaces and create immersive brand environments. Designers place rugs off the floor so patterns and textures can be appreciated as expressive, narrative surfaces rather than mere flooring. Examples include an office warmed with rugs on floors, walls, and a column, and a Soho store clad in chartreuse carpet. Wall-mounted rugs offer both cozy physical comfort and a fresh decorative strategy that reimagines textiles as artful installations.

Read at Architectural Digest