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10 Cosy Ideas for Winter Rugs
A shaggy or deep-pile rug is perfect for warming floors and toes on chilly winter nights, and will add lots of welcome texture to your floor
Rugs work hard in any space, but at this time of year, as the nights grow longer and the temperatures drop, a cosy, deep-pile rug can be a really welcome addition to floorboards or tiles. So roll up your woven mats and store them away until next spring – it’s time to spread some thick, tactile rugs in their place. Pattern and colour are optional, but the crucial details are rich texture and deep pile to tickle your toes and keep draughts at bay.
Go large
Create a carpet effect without laying wall to wall with a large-format rug. This beautiful oyster grey design has a deep pile that’s super-soft to walk on and brings a shimmering, textured effect to the floor.
Create a carpet effect without laying wall to wall with a large-format rug. This beautiful oyster grey design has a deep pile that’s super-soft to walk on and brings a shimmering, textured effect to the floor.
Lay one in a nursery
Babies and toddlers spend a great deal of time on the floor, lying, sitting, crawling or playing there. Treat them to a rich, tactile rug that’s wonderfully comfortable and soft.
Black and white will appeal to young babies, whose eyesight is not fully developed, while colourful tones will delight toddlers.
Babies and toddlers spend a great deal of time on the floor, lying, sitting, crawling or playing there. Treat them to a rich, tactile rug that’s wonderfully comfortable and soft.
Black and white will appeal to young babies, whose eyesight is not fully developed, while colourful tones will delight toddlers.
Layer up
Lay one rug on top of another for a deep, comfortable result and a bespoke look. Try a closely woven mat as the base layer and top off with something with a deeper pile and rich pattern to suit the cooler months.
Learn how to make your own autumnal centrepiece
Lay one rug on top of another for a deep, comfortable result and a bespoke look. Try a closely woven mat as the base layer and top off with something with a deeper pile and rich pattern to suit the cooler months.
Learn how to make your own autumnal centrepiece
Build into a barefoot space
Any room that’s typically used barefoot will benefit from a rug, particularly in winter, when cool, hard floors can start to feel uninviting to bare toes. You might even try laying a rug in your bathroom, so long as it’s machine washable or not likely to become too wet.
Any room that’s typically used barefoot will benefit from a rug, particularly in winter, when cool, hard floors can start to feel uninviting to bare toes. You might even try laying a rug in your bathroom, so long as it’s machine washable or not likely to become too wet.
Zone a seating space
In an open-plan or small space, use a rug to zone the seating or dining area. Here, a beautiful, handmade Beni Ourain rug delineates the sitting area of this converted barge and ramps up the comfort-factor in this compact space.
Take a look at 10 small but perfectly formed kitchens
In an open-plan or small space, use a rug to zone the seating or dining area. Here, a beautiful, handmade Beni Ourain rug delineates the sitting area of this converted barge and ramps up the comfort-factor in this compact space.
Take a look at 10 small but perfectly formed kitchens
Dabble with different designs
Working in a couple of rugs, each with its own texture, colour and pattern, brings lots of variety to a floor. As this room demonstrates, a pale ceiling and walls create a simple, neutral backdrop, against which a mix of patterns and tones on the rugs and cushions can shine.
Working in a couple of rugs, each with its own texture, colour and pattern, brings lots of variety to a floor. As this room demonstrates, a pale ceiling and walls create a simple, neutral backdrop, against which a mix of patterns and tones on the rugs and cushions can shine.
Mix shapes
To complement a neutral scheme, choose rugs in pale tones, but use a combination of shapes to create pace and variety. Here, an oblong rug zones the seating area, while a circular rug adds shape and softness to a wide section of otherwise bare boards near the entrance to the room.
To complement a neutral scheme, choose rugs in pale tones, but use a combination of shapes to create pace and variety. Here, an oblong rug zones the seating area, while a circular rug adds shape and softness to a wide section of otherwise bare boards near the entrance to the room.
Spread some sheepskin
The softness of a sheepskin makes it enormously appealing. Every single one is unique, too, with its own variations in shades, markings and pile. Sheepskins are also machine washable, making them practical as well as pleasing.
The softness of a sheepskin makes it enormously appealing. Every single one is unique, too, with its own variations in shades, markings and pile. Sheepskins are also machine washable, making them practical as well as pleasing.
Be bold
Thumb your nose at winter with a bright and exuberant scheme. The design of this incredible rug mimics the boxy and bright storage on the wall, while delivering a serious shot of soft, toe-tickling comfort to the floor at the same time.
How do you use rugs now winter’s on the horizon? Share your ideas in the Comments below.
Thumb your nose at winter with a bright and exuberant scheme. The design of this incredible rug mimics the boxy and bright storage on the wall, while delivering a serious shot of soft, toe-tickling comfort to the floor at the same time.
How do you use rugs now winter’s on the horizon? Share your ideas in the Comments below.
Prevent an all-white scheme from feeling austere with the addition of a colour-rich rug. Choose a single shade to keep the look simple and refined, but opt for a deep pile to bring in texture as well as colour.