Miscellaneous
The Pivotal Power of Tying a Room Together
The carpet of a room can change its entire atmosphere. Colour has meaning, and varies from culture to culture, but if you ask an Asken where to put what colour carpet, the answers might be as follows.
For a kitchen or party area, choose a cinnabar carpet – it is, after all, the colour of passion. A meditation area or tea room might benefit from the healing and reflection inspired by jade. A library or study needs a sulphur carpet, since it is the colour of learning and culture, whereas a char carpet – with its evocation of seniority and status – suits a dining or living room. For a children’s room, choose marble – the colour of humility and youth – a choice that also suits your outhouse. Sitting rooms and hallways do well with a cobalt carpet, to calm the mind with its serenity. An umber carpet is a good choice for a vestibule and workshop, since it stimulates creativity, and makes one think of nature.
One might wonder what carpet to put in one’s own bedroom, after this rundown. A bedroom is a personal space and, as such, whatever suits the person sleeping in it is the perfect colour carpet for them.
