Hi Michelle,

So glad you’re interested in a mood board. You can purchase one starting at the Design Advice tab at the top of this page, or by clicking this link. We’re taking only a few projects a week so that we can do justice to each person and we’re unfortunately backed up at the moment. Check back each Monday morning to see if we have any space each week. Right now we’re expecting to have some slots available right after the Fourth of July. Thanks!

-John

Hey Stephanie,

Good question! The reason we opted not to suggest a rug for the dining area in this case was because we found that amazing patterned rug for the living area and we didn’t want to fragment the open floor plan too much with too many squares on the floor in such a close proximity. For example, in our very own living and dining room, we have a rug to define the living area but intentionally don’t have a rug under the nearby dining table since the presence of a rug in one area and the absence of a rug in the other area actually makes them feel more differentiated and less fragmented. Does that make sense?

Plus since we’re bringing in some pattern in the living room rug and even with small textured door mats (one of which will be very close to the dining table by the door behind it), we didn’t want things to get too busy or compete with each other so we opted to use the rug to define the living area and cozy things up in there while leaving the dining room a bit less adorned on the floor (although a nice table runner and centerpiece will help to define that space, add a dash of color and even ground the table in a different way). Hope it helps!

xo,
s