Purple has historically been the colour of royalty. It’s luxurious, rich colour has symbolised wealth and power in most of the world for a long time because purple dye is hard to obtain and expensive to produce. While historically it has been a popular colour, for awhile purple seemed to fade into the background. Not many artists or designers used the colour in their work in past decades, but lately things seem to be changing–at least in the realm of interior design. Rich, dark shades of purple retain an air of luxury that many interior designers are starting to incorporate into their designs.

Because the colour is so rich, too much purple can have an overwhelmingly heavy feel. Purple is a perfect accent colour and most designers choose to complement a bland room with a deep purple rug. Grey complements purple perfectly and the combination creates an amazingly warm contemporary feel. Living rooms and dens have much to gain from purple shag rugs. No room accessory is more lush and comfortable than a purple shag rug.

Purple rugs tend to be hard to find and even more difficult is finding the right shade or purple. The perfect shade of purple can bring vibrancy and life to an otherwise cold, boring room. If you have carpeting in your home or flat or if a purple rug isn’t your style, try outfitting your room with purple accessories. The rule of thumb is that if you’re adding a rich colour, such as reds, oranges or purples, you want to do it in threes. You want three pieces of the same shade of that colour, for example a purple throw pillow, purple candles, a purple glass vase or purple curtains. My personal favourite accessory, other than a purple shag rug, is a purple vase. For some reason, glass tinted with a shade of purple looks absolutely amazing.

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Purple is the colour of royalty in many parts of the world because purple dye is hard to find and very expensive to produce. Because it’s the priciest of all dyes, purple has traditionally been associated with wealth, power and royalty.

-Miljean

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