Modern Rugs for the Hallway: What Works and Why

We make 31 modern designs we would put in a hallway. 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 hallway asks of a rug

A runner with 10–15 cm of floor showing each side. The highest-traffic floor in the house and the entry point for most of the grit.

Why the two suit each other

Put a modern design in a hallway and the room reads as considered rather than decorated. Clean lines, restrained palettes and abstract form. Long runners for halls and landings.

The colours available in this combination

Across these 31 designs you will find blue & navy, orange & terracotta, mink & brown, grey & silver, yellow & gold, black & anthracite, cream & white, green & khaki and lilac & purple. They are drawn from 26 separate design sources — Mosaic, Vertexa, Antiqued, Provenance, Kaleido, Mahal, Yazd and Isparta 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 hallway that is the difference between a rug you protect and a rug you use.

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