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Rugs by the Fireplace: Styling the Hearth for Wood-Burner Season

As the stove and the open fire come back into use, the rug in front of them matters more than ever. How to choose, place and care for a rug by the hearth, safely and beautifully.

Furniture Dents and Flattened Pile: How to Prevent and Lift Them

Sofa feet, table legs and favourite chairs all leave their mark on a rug. Practical ways to prevent dents and flattened pathways, and gentle methods to coax crushed pile back to life.

Silk, Viscose and Sheen: Living With a Lustrous Rug

Nothing catches the light quite like a rug with sheen. Here is what you need to know about silk, viscose and other lustrous fibres before you buy, and how to care for them once you do.

Rug Underlays: The Layer Nobody Sees

It is never seen and rarely considered, yet an underlay makes a rug safer, softer and longer-lasting. Here is why it matters and how to choose one.

Washable Rugs: Are They Worth It?

Machine-washable rugs have gone from novelty to one of the most-asked-about categories we sell. Here is an honest look at what they do well, where they fall short, and who they suit best.

Fringes, Borders and Backings: How to Read a Rug's Construction

A rug will tell you how it was made if you know where to look. Fringes, selvedges and the reverse side each give the game away — and none of them settles the question of quality.

Shaggy Rugs: A Practical Guide to Living With Deep Pile

A shaggy rug is wonderful in the right room and a quiet mistake in the wrong one. Here is where deep pile belongs, where it does not, and what living with one really involves.

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.

How to Store a Rug Without Ruining It

More rugs are damaged in storage than in daily use. Clean it, roll it pile-in, wrap it in something that breathes, and keep it off the floor — the full method, in order.

How to Flatten a New Rug and Fix Curling Corners

A new rug rarely lies flat straight out of the wrapping. Here is the order to work through — from doing nothing at all to weighting, reverse-rolling and the underlay that finally fixes a curling co...