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Plush Wool Rug in Sand in a living room, a deep handloom wool pile under a curved cream sofa and two grey armchairs.

A Rug for a Curved Sofa

A curved sofa changes the geometry of a living room, and the usual rectangle rules stop working. How to size a rug to the arc, when to go round or shaped, and where the legs should sit.

Congrand Wool Rug close up, hand tufted New Zealand wool in camel with broad looping forms in pale grey.

Barsati

A Rug for a Barsati or Terrace Room

A barsati is the hottest, brightest and dustiest room in the house, and the first to find a roof leak. How to choose a rug that copes with all four, and when to roll it up.

Mosaic Wool Rug close up, hand tufted black New Zealand wool drawn with fine ivory lines.

Dark Rugs

A Rug for a Games Room or Pool Table

A rug under a pool table has to be far bigger than the table, low and firm enough to keep it level, and dark enough to forgive chalk. Sizes by table, plus carrom and board games on the floor.

Liner Wool Rug close up, hand tufted cream New Zealand wool ruled in fine, even lines.

Colour

Does a Rug Make a Room Look Bigger

A rug can make a small room look bigger or smaller, and size decides which. The rules that open up a room: legs on the rug, a tone close to the floor, lines along the long wall and one rug, not three.

Congrand Wool Rug close up, hand tufted New Zealand wool in camel with loose ivory lines drawn across it.

Family Room

A Rug for the TV Lounge or Family Room

The TV lounge is the room a family actually lives in. Where the rug goes between sofa and screen, what size it needs, whether it runs under the TV unit, and which wool takes snacks and lying on the...

Ivory Wool Rug close up, handloom New Zealand wool in a soft ivory, folded to show the depth of the pile.

Bathroom

Can You Put a Wool Rug in a Bathroom

Most handmade rugs do not belong on a bathroom floor. Why water and wool, jute or Botanical Silk do not mix, the one place in a large ensuite where a rug can work, and what goes at the shower instead.

Tinker Wool Rug close up, hand tufted ivory New Zealand wool drawn with loose black lines, laid on a stone floor.

Art Studio

A Rug for a Home Art or Craft Studio

Paint, clay, glue and solvents do not mix with a handmade rug. Where a rug can still earn its place in a home studio, from the viewing chair to a dry drawing corner, and how to protect it.

Teal Wool Rug folded, hand tufted New Zealand wool in a deep saturated teal with a carved surface.

Deep Tones

A Rug for a Home Library

A library is a room lined with shelves and lit for reading. How far a rug should stay from the bookcases, which tones sit with a wall of spines, and how to handle sun and book dust.

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.

Mosaic Wool Rug close up, hand tufted New Zealand wool in black with fine ivory outlines.

Care

A Rug for a Home Bar or Lounge Corner

A home bar is a small room with big spills. Where the rug should stop near the counter, why dark low wool works, and what to do when a glass of red goes over.