Rugberry Journal

Grain Wool Rug in Sandstone close up, a natural sand tone that softens towards itself in strong light.

Rug Colours That Hold Up in Sun Filled Rooms

Indian sun is generous and relentless. Which rug colours show fading least on a west facing floor, and the simple habits that keep a rug even.

Cabra Wool & Jute Rug in Sand folded over itself, a light, flat handloom weave of New Zealand wool and jute.

Care

Do You Need a Rug Pad on Indian Floors

Polished marble and vitrified tile are beautiful and slippery. When a rug needs an underlay, which kind, what size, and how to protect the floor beneath.

Luma Silk Rug in Charcoal close up, handloom Botanical Silk at 10 mm, a smooth, tight surface that releases dust easily.

Care

Rugs and Allergies: Dust Mites, Wool and Clean Air

Dust, mites and pollen settle on every textile in an Indian home. How pile height, fibre and a steady cleaning routine make a rug easier to live with.

Grain Wool Rug in Mochaccino close up, a low, closely textured handloom New Zealand wool in a mottled warm grey.

Care

Designer Rugs That Live Happily With Pets

A dog on the sofa and a cat on the windowsill do not rule out a beautiful rug. Surface, pile, colour and care for Indian homes with pets.

Lucid Wool Rug close up, hand tufted New Zealand wool in ivory and sand planes folding in toward a single point.

Bedroom

A Second Rug for the Bedroom Sitting Area

A master bedroom with a reading chair or a window seat can carry two rugs. Sizes, shapes, spacing and colour, so the second rug adds a room, not clutter.

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.

Botanical Silk

A Rug for the Dressing Room or Walk In Wardrobe

A dressing room is a small room walked barefoot, slowly, every day. Runner sizes, shutter clearance, the barefoot fibres that suit it and how to keep moths out.

Liner Wool Rug close up, cream hand tufted New Zealand wool with fine carved lines.

Care

Choosing a Rug for a Nursery

Crawling, feeding and night feeds ask a lot of one rug. Softness, cleaning, colour, size and the honest safety basics for a nursery in an Indian home.

Velocity Wool & Silk Rug close up, sage and grey planes with pale drawn lines in hand tufted New Zealand wool and Botanical Silk.

Jute

How to Layer a Patterned Rug Over Jute

Layering a patterned rug over jute is a recipe, not a guess. The size gap, the thickness, the colour link and three Rugberry pairs that work in Indian rooms.

Grain Wool Rug in Mochaccino folded at the corner, a low handloom weave of New Zealand wool.

Dining Room

The Right Rug Under a Round Dining Table

A round table asks for different maths from a rectangle. The chair rule, round or square, sizes for four and six seaters, and which weaves let chairs slide.