The Size of an Area Rug

Make sure your rug is large enough for your space. Calculating the size of an area rug can be confusing. I recommend that you measure the room first to get an idea of the space that the rug will take up. Some rugs are wider than they are long, so you might think that a 12×16 rug is going to fit perfectly into your space, but it might not. Measure where your furniture will be and make sure it will fit into the space, leaving enough room for additional furniture if necessary.

I like our rugs to fill the space for the best result, but not completely cover the floor! Keeping 12-18 inches between the rug and the wall does the trick. Here are the standard rug sizes:

2x3, 2x4, 2x5, 3x5, 4x6, 5×8, 6×9, 7×10, 8×10 and 9×12.

Also, note that the price goes up as the size of the rug grows. If you're not sure what size to get for a certain area, please reach out to me.

Creative Burnout

I'm suffering from what I'm calling creative fatigue or creative burnout.  While looking for ways reset myself I found a great article, written 10 years ago, but still quite relevant.  To read the entire article co here 

http://scottberkun.com/essays/33-how-to-survive-creative-burnout/

so far, this is what caught my attention:

• Plan an escape. Take a day off and do the most dramatically easy but fun thing you can think of. Go see a matinee downtown, have a fantastic lunch, shop, browse, and walk. Be as indulgent as you can stand, and drag as many of your friends along with you. (Offer to return the favor with them when they’re burnt out.). Use a vacation day, or a sick day (Isn’t burnout a form of poor mental health?)
• Laugh. Whatever it is you find funny, bring more of it into your life. Whether it’s certain people, films, tv shows, plays, books. Choose to laugh.
• Scream. I’m a believer in primal screams. I always feel better after I’ve yelled at the top of my lungs for no particular reason, doubly so if I’m pissed off about something. Practice different screams, such as yelling ordinary words (“Papaya!!!”) vs. generic scream sounds (“Aaaaaaaagggh!”). Get friends and co-workers to participate if you can. Even if alone, and you have to do it into a pillow or underwater to not upset the neighbors, do it anyway. You’ll feel better, I promise.
• Fun time. How much time per day do you do stuff purely for fun? Just because you like it and for no other reason? Why isn’t this number larger? What is more important than fun and happiness over the course of a lifetime?
• Sleep & Exercise. Unfortunately, our minds are connected to our bodies, and if we treat our bodies poorly, well, our minds kind of get pissed off. I’ve found that if I’m not getting enough exercise, I’m about half as useful to the world than otherwise. Start taking a walk every day. Go swimming. Have more/better sex. Free up your body, and your mind will follow.
• Travel. Get in the car, pick a direction, and drive. Grab friends, or not. Bring food, or not. Play music really loud, or just roll down the windows, and stick your head out (pssst.. this is a good time to scream). Use some vacation time, or ask for time without pay so you can stretch out your time (and your time may be more valuable than your money).