Modern Rugs for the Nursery: What Works and Why
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We make 49 modern designs we would put in a nursery. This is why the combination works, and what to get right.
How modern behaves on a floor
Minimal design needs visible ground to work. It reads as calm in a room that already has enough going on, and as empty in a room that does not — so it suits spaces with strong furniture or architecture to play against.
What a nursery asks of a rug
120 × 180 cm gives a usable play area and still fits a domestic washing machine. What is underneath the rug matters as much as what is on top.
Why the two suit each other
Put a modern design in a nursery and the room reads as considered rather than decorated. Clean lines, restrained palettes and abstract form. Soft, washable and safe for little ones.
The colours available in this combination
Across these 49 designs you will find grey & silver, blue & navy, yellow & gold, lilac & purple, black & anthracite, green & khaki, cream & white, orange & terracotta, mink & brown and red & burgundy. They are drawn from 40 separate design sources — Oblique, Provenance, Meridian, Linea, Halcyon, Parallax, Nadir and Mahal 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 nursery that is the difference between a rug you protect and a rug you use.