Ethnic Rugs for the Bedroom: What Works and Why

We make 78 ethnic designs we would put in a bedroom. This is why the combination works, and what to get right.

How ethnic behaves on a floor

Tribal geometry is drawn in flat, unmodulated colour at large scale. It carries a room on its own and is the most forgiving of traffic, because there is no uninterrupted ground for a walked path to appear on.

What a bedroom asks of a rug

Aim for 50–60 cm of rug either side of the bed, or use two 80 × 150 cm runners instead. This is the lowest-traffic room in the house, so the practical constraints relax.

Why the two suit each other

Put a ethnic design in a bedroom and the rug can carry the room on its own. Tribal motifs, kilim geometry and Anatolian pattern. A soft landing either side of the bed.

The colours available in this combination

Across these 78 designs you will find mink & brown, lilac & purple, blue & navy, cream & white, yellow & gold, pink & fuchsia, grey & silver, orange & terracotta, red & burgundy and green & khaki. They are drawn from 41 separate design sources — Sumak, Nomad, Caravan, Talish, Baluch, Aegean, Yomut and Anatolian 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 bedroom that is the difference between a rug you protect and a rug you use.

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