How to layer rugs — because why stop at one

This story first appeared on Food52, an online community that gives you everything you need for a happier kitchen and home – that means tested recipes, a shop full of beautiful products, a cooking hotline, and everything in between! Layering rugs, one on top of the other, is an even more interesting decor choice, whether you're placing an accent rug over a larger area rug or covering up that blah wall-to-wall carpeting with a piece that's much more your style. "When layering rugs over wall-to-wall carpeting, I make sure the pile of the carpet is not too plush," designer Alex Epstein of Purple Cherry Architects notes. "Layering a smaller vintage rug on top means you don't have to spend thousands on an area rug andcan avoid navigating the tricky, non-standard dimensions vintage rugs come in. "This doesn't mean you can't, or shouldn't, layer a rug over carpet — it just means you'll need to be mindful of furniture placement."