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The Rugs Depot Journal

Style · 21 Oct 2026

Quiet luxury has relaxed. The new version is about patina, heirloom pattern and rooms that look loved. Here is how to get...

Colour · 21 Oct 2026

Pale oak is beautiful, but pair it with the wrong rug and the whole room fades. Here's how to add depth without...

Guides · 21 Oct 2026

Dark floorboards look magnificent, but they swallow the wrong rug whole. Here is how to use contrast and undertone so your rug...

Guides · 21 Oct 2026

Blues, reds and creams that flatter brown and tan leather, the patterns that suit it, and how to size the rug so...

Guides · 21 Oct 2026

Sage, olive or emerald, every green sofa has a rug that makes it look its best. Here are the pairings that work,...

Colour · 21 Oct 2026

Grey sofas are easy to buy and hard to style. Start by reading your grey's undertone, then choose from six rug pairings...

Colour · 21 Oct 2026

Stuck between three rugs and a paint chart? Use the 60-30-10 rule, read your floor and light, and match undertones to find...

Colour · 21 Oct 2026

Forget teenage-bedroom violet. Plum and aubergine are the grown-up darks of the season, and a patterned rug is the easiest way to...

Colour · 21 Oct 2026

Monochrome is the most decisive scheme there is. Here is how to use a black and white rug for graphic impact, and...

Colour · 21 Oct 2026

A light rug is easier to live with than you think. How to choose a cream or ivory rug that survives family...

Colour · 21 Oct 2026

Emerald and sapphire are back as forecasters favour saturated colour. Here is how to balance jewel tones so a room feels rich,...

Colour · 21 Oct 2026

Weathered, earthy pinks are nothing like the sugary shades of old. Here is how to choose a grown-up pink rug and build...