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A rug is the cheapest way to make a living room feel finished and the easiest thing to buy in the wrong size. The usual error is a rug two sizes too small — a mat marooned in the middle of the floor with all the furniture standing off it, which makes the room look smaller rather than larger.
We are curating this range now. The guidance below is what we would tell anyone buying one anywhere, and the seating, tables and lighting ranges cover the rest of the room in the meantime.
Rugs — coming soon
We’re curating this range now. In the meantime, here’s what we do have.
Size to the furniture, not to the floor. The front legs of the sofa and every armchair should stand on the rug — that single rule is what visually ties a seating group together. For most three-piece arrangements that means 200 x 290cm or larger, not 160 x 230cm.
Under a dining table, add 60 to 70cm on every side of the table so a chair stays on the rug when it is pulled out. A chair leg dropping off the edge every time someone stands up is the reason dining rugs get given away.
Match the pile to the traffic. A short dense pile survives a hallway or a room with a dog and vacuums clean. A deep pile belongs beside a bed or in a room that is mostly sat in — it flattens in a walkway and shows every track.
On a hard floor, buy the underlay with the rug. A grip underlay stops the rug creeping, adds a little softness, and is the difference between a rug that stays where it was put and one that has to be straightened weekly.