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Guide

Choosing, placing and living with a rug

Practical, plainly written guidance — with tools that draw your room to scale, compare constructions and show what knot density really means.

01
Choosing a size
The right size matters more than almost any other decision. A rug that is too small shrinks a room; one that is well judged makes it feel settled.
Interactive: Room-size visualiser
02
Placement
Where a rug sits, and how furniture relates to it, decides whether a room feels composed or accidental.
Interactive: Placement diagrams
03
Construction
How a rug is made shapes how it looks, how it wears and how long it lasts. Three methods cover most handmade rugs.
Interactive: Cross-sections
04
Materials
Fibre decides how a rug feels underfoot and how it behaves over time. Match the material to the room and the life lived in it.
Interactive: Material comparison
05
Pile height
Pile height changes how a rug looks, how it feels and where it works best.
Interactive: Pile-height slider
06
Care
A handmade rug asks for little, but a few consistent habits will keep it well for many years.
07
Handmade character
Handmade rugs vary. These variations are natural character, the marks of materials and hands, not defects.
08
Knotting
Knotting is the heart of the hand-knotted rug. A few terms help in understanding what a description tells you.
Interactive: Knot-density visualiser
09
Terminology
A short glossary of words you will meet in rug descriptions, and what they mean.
Interactive: Searchable glossary