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Arctic Wool Rug in a real living room, an even band of stone floor showing around the seating group.

How Much Floor Should Show Around a Rug

Leave about 30 to 45 cm of floor between a rug and the walls, then adjust for room size, marble inlay borders, doors and wardrobes.

Botanical Wool Rug close up, hand tufted New Zealand wool with tan leaf sprays on an ivory ground.

Lucknow

Rugs for Lucknow Homes

Lucknow homes swing from sticky summers to cold, foggy winters, often on marble. How to choose a rug for a kothi or a new flat, and when to swap a deep pile for a flatter weave.

Luma Silk Rug in Charcoal folded in soft layers, handloom Botanical Silk with a deep grey sheen.

Care

A Charcoal Rug on a Light Floor

A charcoal rug on a pale floor gives a room weight and a clear centre. It also shows lint and dust more than most colours. How to make the contrast work, and keep it looking clean.

Cabella Wool & Silk Rug in Frost in a sea view living room, a pale hand tufted wool and silk rug on a marble floor. A companion to Fragment, shown while Fragment awaits real photography.

Collections

Fragment: Broken Planes in Wool and Silk

Fragment sets broken planes of wool and silk across a quiet field. How its three tones behave on marble floors in Indian apartments, and what the renders can and cannot tell you.

Terraform Wool & Silk Rug folded in soft waves, ivory cells outlined in brown, hand tufted wool and silk.

Carving

Terraform: A Wool and Silk Rug Carved Like Terrain

Terraform is hand tufted in New Zealand wool and silk, its surface contoured like ground seen from above. Here is how the hand finishing works and how it sits on white marble.

Ivory Wool Rug in a living room, hand tufted New Zealand wool in a soft ivory with carved relief.

Buying Guide

Neutral Rugs: Ivory, Beige, Greige and Sand

Neutral rugs are not all the same. Read the undertone, warm or cool, and match it to your marble and walls before you choose.

Grain Wool Rug in Tan on a marble floor in a styled living room, handloom New Zealand wool in a warm tan.

Care

Rugs for Marble and Vitrified Tile Floors

Marble and vitrified tile are cool, hard and slick. How to choose a rug that warms them, sits flat, and does not harm the floor underneath.