Rugberry Journal

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Bergamo Rug close up, hand tufted New Zealand wool with soft ivory shapes on a warm sand ground.

Rugs for Exposed Brick Homes

Exposed brick homes are warm, textured and full of small shadows. Why the rug should step back from the brick, which tones work against its red, how to handle the fine dust bare brick sheds, and wh...

Crinkle Wool & Silk Rug close up, hand tufted wool and Botanical Silk with fine ivory lines folding across a warm tan ground.

Art

How to Choose a Rug That Works With Your Art

A large painting and a patterned rug can fight for the same attention. How to let art and rug share a room: borrowing a colour, matching scale, and when the rug should simply step back.

Velocity Wool & Silk Rug close up, sage New Zealand wool with grey Botanical Silk shapes and ivory outlines.

Colour

Choosing a Rug Colour for Your Wall Colour

The wall is the largest colour in a room and the rug the second. Which rug tones suit white, limewash, sage, terracotta and dark walls, and how to test a pairing before you order.

Cabra Wool & Jute Rug in Olive folded at the corner, handloom New Zealand wool and jute in a muted green.

Colour

A Rug for a Mustard or Ochre Sofa

Mustard and ochre are bold, warm sofa colours. When to answer them with sage, olive or teal, when to stay neutral, and why another yellow on the floor rarely works.

Dune Wool & Silk Rug close up, hand tufted New Zealand wool and Botanical Silk ridged in long pale bands.

Black

What Rug Goes With a Black or Charcoal Sofa

A black sofa on a white rug can look stark, and on a dark rug it vanishes. How to choose a light, textured rug that softens a black or charcoal sofa in an Indian home.

Nuva Silk Rug in Camel folded at the edge, handloom Botanical Silk with a warm golden sheen.

Blue

What Rug Goes With a Blue Sofa

Navy, teal and powder blue are three different sofas. The rug tone that suits each one, why warm colours flatter blue, and what to avoid in a sunny Indian room.

Hem Rug close up, hand tufted New Zealand wool with small ivory points on a warm camel field.

Colour

What Rug Goes With a White or Cream Sofa

A cream sofa on a cream rug disappears, and a stark one can look harsh. How to give a white sofa a rug that frames it and survives daily life in an Indian home.

Cobble Wool Rug close up, handwoven New Zealand wool in a charcoal and grey nubbed weave.

Colour

What Rug Goes With a Grey Sofa

A grey sofa can be warm or cool, and the rug should follow that undertone. How to read it, three pairings that work, and the mistakes that make a grey room feel flat.

Fluid Wool Rug folded, hand tufted New Zealand wool in black and cream curves with black and cream stripes.

Care

Why a Rug Bleeds Colour and What to Do

Colour running from one part of a rug into another is usually a water problem. Why it happens, how to stop it spreading, the mistakes that make it worse and when to call a cleaner.

Ombré Solitude Rug in a concrete and walnut living room at noon, an ochre gradient in hand tufted wool.

Colour

Solaris: Choosing an Ombré Rug by the Hour

Solaris gives each hour of one day its own ombré rug, from Mystique before dawn to Taupe at night. How to choose your hour by the direction of your room and its light.