Round outdoor rugs are a very cool, classy looking rug that can tie together an outdoor seating area quite well. Along with any type of outdoor bamboo rug (or even outdoor bamboo furniture, actually) – circular or not – round outdoor rugs are probably my favorite style of rugs as far as the shape goes.

Let’s go through some ideas on decoration and how it relates to round outdoor rugs and creating a nice outdoor living space.

First of all, design is all about each component complimenting the other components as a whole. No, not in the sense of the outdoor chair saying to the bamboo mat “Wow, it’s obvious that whoever made you really knew the carbonization process of curing bamboo to rid if of excessive moisture and oils!” While that would be nice (or indicative of someone spiking the spring punch at your party), I mean complimentary in the sense of how each piece fits together with the next to create a nicer whole.

The round shape of an outdoor rug gives us a very neat “canvas” to work with, so to speak, in regards to setting up an outdoor chill space or living room. We want components that work nicely with the round shape as well as the color and even materials used in the furniture and rugs. For instance, having a round bamboo rug as the central component would be a wonderful tie-in to having a bamboo coffee table, bamboo tiki torches, and bamboo sitting furniture i.e. bamboo chairs. At the same time, a red round outdoor rug designed with a soft cloth finish could be complimented nicely with similarly designed furniture with red padding.

Round outdoor rugs also give a person the mental cue of where to follow. This means that an area of the garden that is designed for someone to relax in can be automatically understood by the placement of a rug in this area. Does that make sense?

The actual design on the round rug is certainly something to consider as well in relation to the rest of the set up. For instance, if you’ve got an eastern vibe going on with your garden and garden decor, a nice compliment to this design-wise might be the addition of a rug with an oriential, Asian, or Chinese style of art. These designs are hugely popular and easily available, and this includes rugs designed for the outdoors too. Another example would be to use a rug with flowers of a similar type of those planted in or around your home as a way of “connecting the dots”. The same is true also of round outdoor rugs that consist of a solid color or pattern of solid color – how does this color fit in with the other colors of the area? Does it match them or compliment them nicely? Does it help create the mood you were looking for? It should!

As a side note, I think it’s best to not use round rugs as an outdoor rug for the front door or back door. For one, the circular shape makes it awkward to place the rug right up against the door. In fact, you simply cannot place the rug straight up against the door since the shapes don’t “match”. I think also it creates a strange sort of symetry placing a round rug up against a flat line. For outdoor rugs that are going to be placed against the door, it’s best to go for door mats, although this certainly doesn’t have to mean an ugly little piece of rubber!