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10 Times This Stripy Black and White Rug Has Transformed a Room
If you’re working with a simple scheme and looking for that finishing touch, try this stripy rug – it’s clearly a Houzz favourite
Adding a rug is an easy way to update your room for maximum new-look impact. You may have seen this little number pop up a few times in your image searches. This particular design is the Stockholm rug from Ikea, but there are plenty of similar options out there, too. Take a look at these different takes on mostly monochrome schemes and be inspired.
Try it in a more traditional room
Even against the stone chimney breast, panelling, ceiling beams and traditional furnishings in this converted barn, a bold, stripy rug holds its own. The key here is to keep the large expanse of walls a neutral shade and add a few complementary black and white details in smaller elements, such as cushions.
Even against the stone chimney breast, panelling, ceiling beams and traditional furnishings in this converted barn, a bold, stripy rug holds its own. The key here is to keep the large expanse of walls a neutral shade and add a few complementary black and white details in smaller elements, such as cushions.
Energise with a shot of bright colour
The combination of black and white stripes and the hot pink of the sofa cushions makes the impact here. All the other colours in the room are cool and there’s very little pattern, allowing the rug and cushions to shine.
The combination of black and white stripes and the hot pink of the sofa cushions makes the impact here. All the other colours in the room are cool and there’s very little pattern, allowing the rug and cushions to shine.
Stick to strikingly simple
The rug takes all the glory in this minimal Scandi scheme, with the coordinating bird print adding a note of black to help highlight it. A leafy plant or pale blooms will add just the right touch of warmth to a pared-back, wood and white room like this.
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The rug takes all the glory in this minimal Scandi scheme, with the coordinating bird print adding a note of black to help highlight it. A leafy plant or pale blooms will add just the right touch of warmth to a pared-back, wood and white room like this.
Discover more ways to work with a black and white palette
Accent with one other colour
A palette of black, white and touches of golden yellow keeps this room clean and serene. The rug adds a dynamic quality to the pared-back scheme, pulling it all together.
If you’re going for such a simple look, make sure you use a range of textures so things don’t look flat. The yellow here comes in the form of velvet, wool and metallic gold to add depth.
A palette of black, white and touches of golden yellow keeps this room clean and serene. The rug adds a dynamic quality to the pared-back scheme, pulling it all together.
If you’re going for such a simple look, make sure you use a range of textures so things don’t look flat. The yellow here comes in the form of velvet, wool and metallic gold to add depth.
Smarten things up
This rug even works in a very sophisticated room. With plush white and sleek black furnishings, classic art on the walls and fresh blooms, it feels like a boutique hotel.
The look would have been entirely different with a more traditional-style rug; black and white stripes keep it fresh and modern.
Find more ideas for how to get a boutique hotel look in your bedroom
This rug even works in a very sophisticated room. With plush white and sleek black furnishings, classic art on the walls and fresh blooms, it feels like a boutique hotel.
The look would have been entirely different with a more traditional-style rug; black and white stripes keep it fresh and modern.
Find more ideas for how to get a boutique hotel look in your bedroom
Emphasise the black
A different take on the monochrome look is to go down the darker route and pick up on the black in the rug. A bold black wall and black furniture work well here, with tones of tan and dark wood and the odd hint of teal for warmth.
It’s a texture dream in this room, with ceramics, marble, glass, velvet, wool and faux fur all coming together in a small space for a stylishly cosy look.
A different take on the monochrome look is to go down the darker route and pick up on the black in the rug. A bold black wall and black furniture work well here, with tones of tan and dark wood and the odd hint of teal for warmth.
It’s a texture dream in this room, with ceramics, marble, glass, velvet, wool and faux fur all coming together in a small space for a stylishly cosy look.
Make it modern luxe
In this dining room, the stripes on the rug work their magic with Perspex chairs, a metallic table and chandelier, and contemporary finishes all round, including concrete and rustic wood panelling.
The temptation in a room like this might be to go for very a simple, block-colour rug, but stripes add something playful to the space and echo the pattern in the cladding.
In this dining room, the stripes on the rug work their magic with Perspex chairs, a metallic table and chandelier, and contemporary finishes all round, including concrete and rustic wood panelling.
The temptation in a room like this might be to go for very a simple, block-colour rug, but stripes add something playful to the space and echo the pattern in the cladding.
Don’t forget the kids
Often playrooms are decked top to toe in bright colours or pastels, so how refreshing is this? For a nursery you like spending time in as much as your little one, a monochrome scheme is a winner.
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Often playrooms are decked top to toe in bright colours or pastels, so how refreshing is this? For a nursery you like spending time in as much as your little one, a monochrome scheme is a winner.
Discover more ideas for using monochrome in children’s spaces
Mirror exposed beams
If you really want to emphasise dark timber beams in your room, painting the walls white and adding a black and white stripy rug will do the trick.
Stop the space feeling too cold with sconces that throw light both up and down the wall.
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If you really want to emphasise dark timber beams in your room, painting the walls white and adding a black and white stripy rug will do the trick.
Stop the space feeling too cold with sconces that throw light both up and down the wall.
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Have you gone for a black and white rug in your home? How have you accessorised it? Share your photos and tips in the Comments below.
The stripy rug works well in this white and grey room, picking up on the pattern of the two armchairs and the straight spines of all those books.
Black, white, pink and green make a fun combination. If you have lots of block-colour elements in your room – demonstrated here by the hand-painted logs, decorative bird and full-length curtains – monochrome stripes will make an interesting addition without fighting the other colours.