Classic Rugs for the Dining Room: What Works and Why

We make 139 classic designs we would put in a dining room. This is why the combination works, and what to get right.

How classic behaves on a floor

A formal medallion layout has a centre, and that centre wants to be seen. It rewards a room where the rug is not entirely covered by furniture.

What a dining room asks of a rug

A chair must stay on the rug when pulled out — 60 cm beyond the table edge minimum, 75 cm safer. Low pile so chairs slide. Expect food and wine.

Why the two suit each other

Put a classic design in a dining room and the room gains a formal centre it did not have. Medallions, borders and formal traditional layouts. Survives the spills under the table.

The colours available in this combination

Across these 139 designs you will find blue & navy, mink & brown, grey & silver, lilac & purple, orange & terracotta, yellow & gold, pink & fuchsia, cream & white, red & burgundy, black & anthracite and green & khaki. They are drawn from 69 separate design sources — Palazzo, Regency, Sumak, Nomad, Caravan, Saruk, Kashan and Ardebil and others — each with its own origin.

Sizes and prices

• 60 x 100 cm (2' x 3'3") — £50
• 80 x 150 cm (2'7" x 4'11") — £65
• 100 x 200 cm (3'3" x 6'6") — £86
• 120 x 180 cm (3'11" x 5'11") — £90
• 80 x 300 cm (2'7" x 9'10") — £95
• 100 x 300 cm (3'3" x 9'10") — £95
• 155 x 230 cm (5'1" x 7'7") — £125
• 200 x 300 cm (6'6" x 9'10") — £185
• 160 cm round (5'3" round) — £125
• 200 cm round (6'6" round) — £185

The construction

Chenille polyester on a woven cotton backing with a non-slip finish. Machine washable at 30°C, no underlay needed, no latex or rubber crumb. In a dining room that is the difference between a rug you protect and a rug you use.

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