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Interiors and Styling

Room by room: what size works, how to place it against the furniture, and how colour and texture behave once a rug is actually on a floor.

The Rug as Anchor: How a Single Piece Can Ground an Entire Room

Interiors · 8 May 2026 · 5 min · 5.3k views

The Rug as Anchor: How a Single Piece Can Ground an Entire Room

In the language of interior design, the rug is rarely decoration. It is architecture underfoot, the element that determines where a room begins and where it ends.

Floor Seating and the Return of the Living Floor

Interiors · 14 January 2026 · 8 min · 6.5k views

Floor Seating and the Return of the Living Floor

Floor seating is one of the oldest ways humans have organised domestic space. Its return in contemporary interiors is not nostalgia but a genuine reconsideration of how we inhabit a room.

Layered Neutrals: Building a Calm Interior with Texture

Interiors · 8 January 2026 · 8 min · 4.4k views

Layered Neutrals: Building a Calm Interior with Texture

A neutral interior is not a plain one. It is built through the careful accumulation of texture, tone and material weight. The rug is usually the piece that makes or breaks the composition.

Styling a Vintage Kilim: Bohemian Interiors Done with Restraint

Interiors · 20 December 2025 · 8 min · 10.9k views

Styling a Vintage Kilim: Bohemian Interiors Done with Restraint

A vintage kilim is one of the most versatile objects in interior design. The challenge is using it with enough restraint that it reads as curated rather than collected.

Dining Room Rugs: Size, Material and Practicality

Interiors · 4 December 2025 · 8 min · 6.6k views

Dining Room Rugs: Size, Material and Practicality

A dining room rug must survive chairs pulled back, meals served, and daily use while still contributing to the beauty of the room. Here is how to choose one that does all three.

Stair Runners That Last: Choosing and Specifying a Handwoven Runner

Interiors · 3 December 2025 · 8 min · 11.6k views

Stair Runners That Last: Choosing and Specifying a Handwoven Runner

A stair runner is among the most demanding applications for any textile. Getting the specification right means understanding traffic, pile, width, and fixing before you order.

Choosing Rug Colours That Work in Open-Plan Spaces

Interiors · 24 November 2025 · 8 min · 8.6k views

Choosing Rug Colours That Work in Open-Plan Spaces

Colour in an open-plan interior must work at a different scale from a contained room. A rug that anchors a zone in a large floor plate needs to be considered in relation to the whole space, not just the furniture it sits beneath. This guide covers the practical principles.

Choosing the Right Rug Size for Every Room

Interiors · 22 November 2025 · 8 min · 4.0k views

Choosing the Right Rug Size for Every Room

Rug size is one of the most consistently misunderstood aspects of interior furnishing. A rug that is too small undermines every other design decision in the room. Getting the size right is non-negotiable.

Living Room Rugs: A Complete Buying Guide

Interiors · 20 November 2025 · 8 min · 6.3k views

Living Room Rugs: A Complete Buying Guide

The living room rug anchors a seating arrangement, defines the space, and is walked on daily. Choosing the right one means balancing scale, material, pattern and practical durability.

Colour and Contrast: Building an Interior Palette Around a Rug

Interiors · 6 November 2025 · 8 min · 9.2k views

Colour and Contrast: Building an Interior Palette Around a Rug

The rug is often the most complex colour object in a room. Starting the palette there, rather than treating it as an afterthought, produces interiors with greater cohesion and visual intelligence.

Choosing a Rug for the Bedroom: Comfort, Scale and Material

Interiors · 6 November 2025 · 8 min · 10.6k views

Choosing a Rug for the Bedroom: Comfort, Scale and Material

The bedroom rug is the first thing you feel each morning and the last thing underfoot at night. Choosing one well means thinking about scale, pile, material and how the piece will age alongside the room.

Beyond the Rug: Berber Poufs and Floor Cushions in Modern Rooms

Interiors · 5 November 2025 · 8 min · 2.9k views

Beyond the Rug: Berber Poufs and Floor Cushions in Modern Rooms

Poufs and floor cushions from the Moroccan and North African weaving tradition are finding their way into contemporary interiors as considered objects rather than casual accessories. Here is how they work within a layered floor composition.

A Complete Guide to Layering Rugs: How Designers Build Depth Underfoot

Interiors · 10 October 2025 · 8 min · 9.1k views

A Complete Guide to Layering Rugs: How Designers Build Depth Underfoot

Layering rugs is one of the most effective tools in an interior designer's kit. Done with intention, it adds warmth, definition, and personality to any room.

Quiet Luxury Underfoot: Styling Rugs in Minimalist Interiors

Interiors · 22 September 2025 · 8 min · 3.0k views

Quiet Luxury Underfoot: Styling Rugs in Minimalist Interiors

Quiet luxury asks that every object in a room justify itself through quality and restraint. A handmade rug, chosen correctly, does exactly that.

Reading Light: How a Rug Changes Through the Day

Interiors · 18 September 2025 · 8 min · 2.4k views

Reading Light: How a Rug Changes Through the Day

A hand-knotted rug is not a static object. Its colour and texture shift with every change in ambient light, from cool morning north light to the amber warmth of evening. Understanding this is essential to specifying rugs well.

Earthy Texture: Leather Poufs and Warm Neutral Palettes

Interiors · 4 September 2025 · 8 min · 2.9k views

Earthy Texture: Leather Poufs and Warm Neutral Palettes

Leather poufs and warm neutral rugs share a sensibility rooted in material honesty. Together, they build interiors that feel grounded, layered, and quietly luxurious.

Every rug we make is woven to order, so any of these pieces can be made in your exact size, colour and construction.