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A rug for<br />
every room<br />
It’s quick and easy to add softness<br />
underfoot while introducing a stylish<br />
element of colour and pattern.<br />
Add bohemian style<br />
to your living room,<br />
dining room or bedroom<br />
with this hand-tufted,<br />
unusual wool/cotton<br />
rug.<br />
Dutchbone round pix<br />
rug with tassels, £389,<br />
Cuckooland.<br />
Get cosy with a<br />
cream, textural rug<br />
that’s perfect for<br />
enjoying a fireside<br />
mug of hot chocolate<br />
while wrapped in a<br />
blanket.<br />
Teddy rug, £395, Loaf.<br />
Spark a little one’s<br />
imagination with a softer<br />
take on the popular<br />
rainbow motif, complete<br />
with boho tassels.<br />
Earth Rainbow rug with<br />
tassels, £13, Sass & Belle.<br />
Tap into the trend for<br />
geometric statement<br />
rugs with this<br />
fashionable pure wool<br />
rug, available in three<br />
colours and two sizes.<br />
Hackney handwoven<br />
rug, wool/cotton blend,<br />
Yellow Diamond, £159,<br />
Cult Furniture.<br />
Handwoven by Berbers in the Atlas Mountains, this soft and luxurious<br />
rug is fully customisable to create your dream design.<br />
Lozenge rug, jet black on natural wool, £899, Cosy Coco.<br />
The Lowdown on Rugs<br />
• Rugs look beautiful on wooden, stone and tiled<br />
floors (always use an underlay to keep them safely<br />
in place) and add welcome softness. Texture is<br />
important, in terms of both material and weave –<br />
piled wool or flat-woven cotton (which is thinner<br />
but more easily put through the washing machine),<br />
or perhaps nubby jute or sisal, tougher on the toes,<br />
but durable and with a certain rugged charm.<br />
• Gone are the days of choosing between only<br />
rectangular or circular rugs. These days, anything<br />
goes, from oval to rainbow-shaped and even<br />
irregular outlines. Tufted rugs, too, play with<br />
different heights of pile to introduce an intriguing<br />
textural element.<br />
• Add extra interest with some boho tassels (very<br />
on trend) or a more restrained finishing edge.<br />
This works well with a neutral rug that picks up a<br />
contrast border colour from elsewhere in the room.<br />
• Don’t make the mistake of buying a rug that is too<br />
small for a room. In general, it is best to go as big as<br />
possible, so that all the furniture (or at least its front<br />
legs) can sit on the rug.<br />
• For global glamour, look no further than a rug.<br />
From Indian dhurries and Greek flokatis to Middle<br />
Eastern kilims and French Aubussons, they each<br />
provide wonderful style, colour, pattern and texture.
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