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Rugs for Function and Beauty

We know that choosing the right rug for your space can feel daunting, so we have compiled a few of our top picks for each area of the home.

Whether you’re decorating a master bedroom or creating a living room space for the whole family to enjoy, there’s practical elements to consider when choosing your flooring. So walk through the house with us and read what rug choices our team are opting for in each room and why.

Go Bold In Transitional Spaces

Whether the first impression of your home, or the transitional space between rooms, entryways and hallways are the perfect space to let loose and have a bit of fun. Inject some colour into your home through our unique striped designs, perfect for spaces large and small.

All of our hand tufted and flatweave rugs are available in both rug and runner sizes so no matter your space, you won’t have to compromise on your favourite design. While we love the bold designs of or hand tufted range, for those extra small hallways with lots of opening doors, a flatweave runner may be the best option to avoid issues with door clearance.

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Our Hallway Picks

Flatweave For The Kitchen

When choosing flooring for a kitchen space it’s important to opt for a practical choice – but that doesn’t mean we have to sacrifice on design, and a timeless stripe like our Cranborne flatweave or a woven rug can be the perfect option. 

And if you want an insider tip for selecting a practical choice, the kitchen is a great space to opt for a linen tape finish on your runner or rug. By selecting a linen tape finish on any one of our flatweave designs, the result is a completely reversible piece, ready to host family life, whatever that may bring.

Rugs To Ground Living Spaces

Stepping in to the living room now, it’s all about comfort. Create a grounded, cosy space with the luxurious high pile of our hand tufted rugs. 

Made in the UK using the finest quality British wool, our hand tufted rugs blend cutting edge technology with traditional techniques to create luxuriously soft textures and deep pile structures for ultimate comfort at home. We are gravitating towards deep blue and teal tones for these cosy spaces to calm our minds after a long day at work.

For more information on choosing the right rug for your living room space, our Rug Size Guide is a great resource, detailing visual layout options for different rooms of the house. Carefully curated by our in house design team, we explain how the sizing and placement of a rug can have dramatic effects on a space – helping demystify the process and find the rug to suit your room’s unique proportions.

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Our Living Room Picks

Dining Room Considerations

In the dining room, we’re opting for a flatweave rug, minimising the risk of chair legs getting caught on the rug or battling against uneven pile heights. Our flatweave rugs are highly durable and, just as with the kitchen rugs, our linen tape finish allows for a completely reversible design – making it the perfect practical choice for under the dining room table.

Due to their woven structure, flatweave rugs tend to have striped patterns, some are subtle, and others make a statement. While both bold and subtle stripes can look great in a dining space, it is important to think about which direction the stripes should run to make the most of the proportions of the room.

Striped rugs are a highly effective, versatile tools for visually altering a room’s proportions. By manipulating the direction and width of the stripes, you can make a room feel longer, wider, or more grounded. For narrower dining areas, help widen the room with horizontal stripes, or equally, lengthen a boxy room with vertical stripes. 

We also recommend always choosing a rug that will sit comfortably under the table, generally mirroring the proportions of the table itself. If you have the space, opt for a rug large enough to allow for the chairs to be pulled out from the table and still remain on the rug.

Bedroom Rugs

Just as in our living room spaces, we tend to gravitate towards a hand tufted rug for the cosier spaces of our homes. Add that extra layer of comfort to your mornings and step out of bed on to the soft pile of a hand tufted rug. 

Utilising unique tufting and hand finishing techniques, these understated, textural neutrals add subtle pattern to a space without being overwhelming.

And if you’re looking for something a little different, adding one of our bedside runners to the foot of the bed, or even having a matching pair on either side, can be a great way to introduce some colour into your space. With both hand tufted and flatweave runners available, there’s something to suit every style.

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Our Bedroom Picks

For Your Best Ideas

When furnishing office spaces, we are embracing a more masculine energy with these atmospheric, bold stripes. The low-lying structure of our flatweave rugs make the perfect surface for a rolling office chair, and if your office space is on the smaller side, you can save yourself the stress of worrying about door clearance. 

Create some drama with our iconic Chatham Multi or keep it monotone with a tonal, woven stripe.

 

Still searching for a little more inspiration? Explore our full hand tufted and flatweave galleries below.

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