Modern Rugs for the Entryway: What Works and Why

We make 50 modern designs we would put in a entryway. 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 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 modern design in a entryway and the room reads as considered rather than decorated. Clean lines, restrained palettes and abstract form. Doormats and small rugs that trap the mess.

The colours available in this combination

Across these 50 designs you will find grey & silver, blue & navy, orange & terracotta, mink & brown, yellow & gold, black & anthracite, lilac & purple, green & khaki, cream & white and red & burgundy. They are drawn from 37 separate design sources — Oblique, Mosaic, Vertexa, Antiqued, Provenance, Meridian, Datum and Vector 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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