Ojai Re-decorating and a Something's Gotta Give Rug

 This post is sort of a

what came first....the chicken or the egg?

or in this case it's what should come first... 

the rug or the furniture? 

a very often asked question 

so what is the easy answer?

hmmmm....I'm not really sure

anyway...

 I made the decision a few months back to start putting some of the furniture 

we have in the rented condo 

into the little Ojai ranch house...

  it was really interesting how many of the pieces

 seemed right at home here

 remember the beige condo photos?

this was the condo living room below

 I also started repeating the use of certain elements in the Ojai house,
like galvanized metal,

 barn wood and grays and reds

 and then there was that little touch of blue
that kept popping up

so I introduced a new blue item....

a nice rug...
and I'm not talking toupee here

 I have always wanted one of these rugs, 

similar to the one in Diane Keaton's liking room

 in the movie "Somethings Gotta  Give"

 Do you just love this room...or what!?

and that rug!!!!

so here is my take on the idea

very different in a little country house...
about a million miles away from the Hampton's

 so what do you think came first?  

the chicken or the egg....

do you buy the rug first and decorate around it?
or
let the room take shape and then buy your rug? 

hmmmm....?