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Murasaki Wool Rug close up, ivory hand tufted New Zealand wool with stepped planes of soft blush taupe and black crescents.

A Blush Pink Rug for a Grown Up Room

Blush is not a nursery colour when it is chosen in the right depth and paired with the right neighbours. How to use a pink rug in a bedroom, study or living room that grown ups live in.

Euphoric Wool Rug close up, hand tufted ivory New Zealand wool drawn with loose teal grey lines to a free-form edge.

Bedroom

A Rug for a Teenager's Bedroom

A teenager's room is a bedroom, a study and a sitting room in one. How to size a rug around the bed and desk, give friends somewhere to sit, and let the teenager choose the pattern.

Bedroom

A Hotel Style Bedroom Rug at Home

Why does a good hotel bedroom feel so restful the moment you step out of bed? Much of it is the rug. The hotel formula, and how to bring it home: size, softness, tone and the details that make it w...

Nuva Silk Rug in Chocolate folded at the corner, handloom Botanical Silk with a deep brown sheen.

Bedroom

A Rug for a Box Storage Bed

Most Indian bedrooms now have a box or hydraulic storage bed: heavy, flush to the floor and hard to move. Where a rug should sit, which sizes work, and the drawer and dust problems to plan for.

Cadence Wool Rug folded at the corner, hand tufted ivory New Zealand wool with stepped bands.

Bedroom

Are Wool Rugs Itchy Underfoot

Wool sweaters can itch, so people worry about wool rugs. Why feet rarely feel it, what makes some rugs prickly, how to test one by hand, and what to choose for sensitive skin.

Outline Wool Rug close up, ivory hand tufted New Zealand wool with a single drawn line in tan.

Bedroom

A Rug for a Floor Bed or Low Platform Bed

A low bed puts the rug at eye level when you wake. Whether the rug goes under or around a floor bed, the margins that look right, and why airflow matters in Indian humidity.

Lyra Wool & Silk Rug close up, ivory New Zealand wool with black lines and pale green Botanical Silk.

Bedroom

A Rug for a Reading Nook or Window Seat

A reading corner needs a small rug that holds the chair, the lamp and your feet. Round or rectangle, the sizes that work, and which pile feels best underfoot.

Talus Wool Rug folded in layers, hand tufted New Zealand wool in soft greens.

Bedroom

Rugs for Mezzanines and Loft Bedrooms

A mezzanine rug is seen from below, walked on near a railing and carried up a stair. Sizes, pile heights and safe edges for loft bedrooms and duplex upper levels.

Concept Silk Rug in a dining room, a pale hand tufted Botanical Silk rug with fine dark lines under a long table.

Bedroom

Concept and Nasai: Hand Tufted Botanical Silk Rugs

Concept and Nasai are drawn in Botanical Silk on a hand tufted pile. What tufting does to a plant-based sheen, how the two designs differ, and the quiet rooms they suit.

The Cashmere Blend rug surface in Salt, Natural and Taupe side by side, handloom woven in New Zealand wool and cashmere.

Bedroom

Natural, Salt or Taupe: Choosing a Cashmere Blend Rug

The Cashmere Blend rug is one handloom weave at 16 mm in three colours. How Natural, Salt and Taupe look against Indian floors, walls and light, and which to choose.