Modern Rugs for the Living Room: What Works and Why
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We make 78 modern designs we would put in a living room. 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 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 modern design in a living room and the room reads as considered rather than decorated. Clean lines, restrained palettes and abstract form. Anchor the sofa and coffee table.
The colours available in this combination
Across these 78 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 55 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 living room that is the difference between a rug you protect and a rug you use.