Classic Rugs for the Kitchen: What Works and Why

We make 70 classic designs we would put in a kitchen. 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 kitchen asks of a rug

A runner down the working side, or a mat at the sink. Low pile for chairs and doors. Oil is the stain to move quickly on.

Why the two suit each other

Put a classic design in a kitchen and the room gains a formal centre it did not have. Medallions, borders and formal traditional layouts. Wipe-clean comfort underfoot at the counter.

The colours available in this combination

Across these 70 designs you will find mink & brown, lilac & purple, blue & navy, red & burgundy, orange & terracotta, cream & white, grey & silver, yellow & gold, black & anthracite, green & khaki and pink & fuchsia. They are drawn from 43 separate design sources — Sumak, Nomad, Caravan, Talish, Yomut, Bosphorus, Anatolia and Baluch 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 kitchen that is the difference between a rug you protect and a rug you use.

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