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Autumn Interiors: How to Warm a Room for the Colder Months

As the light drops and the floors turn cold, a room that felt crisp in June can feel bare in October. Here is how to warm one properly, without redecorating.

Designer Rugs: What You're Actually Paying For

A designer or heritage-brand rug carries a premium over an unbranded equivalent. Here is what that premium genuinely buys, what it does not, and when it is worth paying.

Kilims and Flatweaves: The Most Versatile Rug You Can Buy

No pile, woven rather than knotted, reversible and light enough to move on your own. Here is what a flatweave actually is, where it earns its keep, and the honest limits of one.

Layering a Rug Over Fitted Carpet: Yes, You Can

Putting a rug over fitted carpet is one of the most useful things you can do in a British home, and one of the most widely assumed to be wrong. It is not — provided you handle the slipping.

Small Spaces: Choosing a Rug for Flats and Box Rooms

The instinct in a small room is to buy a small rug. It is the wrong instinct — an undersized rug fragments the floor and makes the space read as smaller still. Here is what to do instead.

Rugs for Rented Homes: How to Transform a Space You Don't Own

When you cannot paint, drill or change the flooring, a rug is the single biggest change you can make to a rented home — and the only one you take with you when you leave.

Home Office Rugs: Comfort, Acoustics and Chair Wheels

The home office is the room most people furnished in a hurry and never finished. A rug quietens it, warms it and defines it — provided you get the pile, the size and the chair right.

Round Rugs: Where They Work and How to Size Them

A round rug is not simply a rectangle with the corners removed. It solves particular problems in particular rooms — and creates new ones if you size it badly. Here is where it earns its place.

How to Choose the Best Rug for Your Living Room

The living room rug defines the seating zone, sets the tone for the whole room, and does more to make a space feel finished than almost any other element. Here’s how to get it right.

The Interior Decorator's Approach to Choosing a Rug

Professional interior decorators choose rugs differently from most homeowners. Here are their techniques — and how to apply them to your own home.