Ethnic Rugs for the Kitchen: What Works and Why
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We make 123 ethnic designs we would put in a kitchen. 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 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 ethnic design in a kitchen and the rug can carry the room on its own. Tribal motifs, kilim geometry and Anatolian pattern. Wipe-clean comfort underfoot at the counter.
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 kitchen that is the difference between a rug you protect and a rug you use.