Ethnic Rugs for the Entryway: What Works and Why

We make 123 ethnic designs we would put in a entryway. This is why the combination works, and what to get right.

How ethnic behaves on a floor

Tribal geometry is drawn in flat, unmodulated colour at large scale. It carries a room on its own and is the most forgiving of traffic, because there is no uninterrupted ground for a walked path to appear on.

What a entryway asks of a rug

Small and hard-working — 60 × 100 cm or 80 × 150 cm, sized to the door swing. Its job is to take grit off shoes.

Why the two suit each other

Put a ethnic design in a entryway and the rug can carry the room on its own. Tribal motifs, kilim geometry and Anatolian pattern. Doormats and small rugs that trap the mess.

The colours available in this combination

Across these 123 designs you will find blue & navy, mink & brown, lilac & purple, red & burgundy, green & khaki, orange & terracotta, cream & white, yellow & gold, pink & fuchsia, black & anthracite and grey & silver. They are drawn from 51 separate design sources — Seljuk, Sumak, Nomad, Caravan, Cicim, Talish, Baluch and Yomut 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 entryway that is the difference between a rug you protect and a rug you use.

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