Classic Rugs for the Living Room: What Works and Why
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We make 139 classic designs we would put in a living 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 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 classic design in a living room and the room gains a formal centre it did not have. Medallions, borders and formal traditional layouts. Anchor the sofa and coffee 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 living room that is the difference between a rug you protect and a rug you use.