The Rug Roll Out

Vintage vs Ready Made rugs!

What makes a good rug and how do we find them, trust them and use them? For me, as a Designer, finding the right rug for a space can be one of the hardest products to source. Why is this? Because there seems to be a lot of replica and mass produced rugs, which definitely serve a purpose, however finding something that feels bespoke, is an heirloom vintage or is the right transitional style rug, can be harder than it sounds.

VINTAGE

For the formal lounge in The Fresh Federation House I knew we had to find the right vintage piece to anchor the room. This beauty was found in Turkey and the tones, colours and textures were the base of the design for this room. Everything else was designed and built around it.

When designing a home with many areas that require rugs, find which space or spaces you want to create a flooring feature in. Vintage rugs are like artwork for the floor.

REPLICA VINTAGE

The lounge room rug found for The Grove House is a replica vintage. This was imported from USA and for a fraction of the price of a vintage piece, it still gives the space all of the charm, texture and tone that a vintage creates.

Something we pride ourselves on is bringing North American style, design and products into Australia. We want to make these kind of beautiful rugs available to you and your home!

READY MADE

In this main dining room we found this heavy-weave rug with a diamond pattern. This added shape and texture at floor level while feeling soft under foot. This beauty is from Globe West and the quality is next to none. Sometimes using a rug that is simple, yet features a heavy weave can be just as effective in anchoring the space as a patterned rug. If every space has a pattern rug the home can start to feel busy. Breaking up the rooms with a variety of styles and finishes will help to create cohesion with tone and colour, while allowing other design elements to be focused on as well.

RUNNERS

Adding a hallway runner will soften the hallway, particularly if it is vast in height or length. We also added a runner to this kitchen to break up all of the timber flooring. The zone between the oven and island bench is the perfect spot for a runner. It is a high use area, much like a hallway, so having something soft under foot not only looks good, it is practical as well.

If you are worried about the rug getting food on it and having to replace it, you can find great washable options online.