Vintage Rugs for the Entryway: What Works and Why

We make 116 vintage designs we would put in a entryway. This is why the combination works, and what to get right.

How vintage behaves on a floor

A faded design has low internal contrast, so it behaves like texture rather than pattern. That makes it the easiest family to combine with other pattern, and the most forgiving of furniture standing on it.

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 vintage design in a entryway and the surface forgives everything a busy room does to it. Faded, overdyed and gently distressed surfaces. Doormats and small rugs that trap the mess.

The colours available in this combination

Across these 116 designs you will find blue & navy, mink & brown, grey & silver, red & burgundy, lilac & purple, black & anthracite, orange & terracotta, yellow & gold, green & khaki, pink & fuchsia and cream & white. They are drawn from 72 separate design sources — Palazzo, Regency, Antiqued, Provenance, Sumak, Attic, Nomad and Caravan 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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