Abstract Rugs for the Living Room: What Works and Why

We make 17 abstract designs we would put in a living room. This is why the combination works, and what to get right.

How abstract behaves on a floor

No repeating motif, so the rug is effectively a single composition. It behaves like a painting on the floor and suits rooms where it can be the one decorative event.

What a living room asks of a rug

Get the front legs of the seating onto it — 155 × 230 cm at minimum, 200 × 300 cm where the room allows. Expect a walked line and a coffee table standing in one place.

Why the two suit each other

Put a abstract design in a living room and the floor becomes the one piece of art in the room. Painterly washes and free, non-repeating form. Anchor the sofa and coffee table.

The colours available in this combination

Across these 17 designs you will find cream & white, orange & terracotta, green & khaki, blue & navy, yellow & gold, grey & silver, lilac & purple, pink & fuchsia, black & anthracite and red & burgundy. They are drawn from 13 separate design sources — Umbra, Solstice, Aurora, Cirrus, Diffusion, Spectra, Mistral and Penumbra 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 living room that is the difference between a rug you protect and a rug you use.

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