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Grain Wool Rug in Flax in a Mumbai living room with a wooden coffee table on pale marble.

Rug Colours for Teak and Sheesham Furniture

Teak and sheesham are already warm, so the rug should bring contrast in tone rather than more orange. Which colours work, which to avoid, and how to pair them with Indian floors.

Ivory Wool Rug in a Mumbai living room facing the sea, a carved ivory field on pale marble.

Care

Can a White Rug Work in an Indian Living Room

A white rug can live in an Indian living room if the home is shoes off and the white is warm. Which whites forgive dust, how they wear, and what to pair them with.

Cabra Wool & Jute Rug in Rust turned at the corner, with its pale jute edge.

Colour

A Rust Rug with a Green Sofa

Rust and green are opposite enough to balance and earthy enough to stay calm. Which rust suits which green sofa, how big the rug should be, and what to do if it feels like too much.

Cabella Wool & Silk Rug in Flax in a Mumbai living room with sheer curtains and late west light.

Colour

Beige Rugs That Do Not Look Bland

A beige rug looks bland only when it has no undertone, no texture and no sheen. How to choose one that holds a living room together, with real Rugberry rugs and pairings.

Grain Wool Rug in Sage turned back at the edge, handloom New Zealand wool in a grey leaning green.

Colour

Sage Green Rugs for Calm Rooms

Sage is a green with grey in it, which is why it calms a room instead of filling it. How to choose a sage rug, what to pair it with, and how it wears in an Indian home.

Nuva Silk Rug in Chocolate close up, handloom Botanical Silk with a low, shifting sheen across a dark brown surface.

Delhi NCR

Rugs for a New Builder Floor in Gurgaon and Delhi

Builder floors have their own layout: a long living and dining space, glossy marble and bedrooms of a predictable size. How to plan rugs for one, room by room.

Arctic Wool Rug close up, black brushstroke marks on a pale hand tufted New Zealand wool ground, a pattern that can carry a 12x15 ft floor.

Large Rugs

One Oversized Rug or Two Smaller Rugs

A large living room can carry one generous rug or two smaller ones. How to decide by furniture, floor plan, budget and the way the room is used.

Grain Wool Rug in Sandstone folded at the corner, the low, closely worked handloom weave of New Zealand wool.

Dining Room

Zoning an Open Plan Living and Dining Room With Rugs

Two or three rugs can turn one long hall into a living room and a dining room. The gap between them, how to line them up and how to keep one colour family.

Livid Wool & Silk Rug seen from above beside a black metal frame, dark clouded lines in hand tufted New Zealand wool and Botanical Silk.

Living Room

Pairing a Rug With Your Sofa Fabric

The sofa fabric decides more about the right rug than the sofa colour. How to pair a rug with linen, boucle, leather, velvet and cotton, with texture rules, colour steps and Rugberry rugs.

Clique Wool Rug in Pitch Black close up, a fan of fine ivory lines on black hand tufted New Zealand wool.

Art Deco

Art Deco Revival Rugs in Modern Indian Homes

Art Deco in a modern Indian home works through geometry and restraint, not gold and glamour. How to choose the rug, the colours, the size and the fibre, with Rugberry pieces and regular prices.