Bedroom Rugs
The first step in the morning matters more than you might think. Cold laminate or tiles wake you differently from soft pile under bare feet. That is what a bedroom rug is for, and it is why it can be softer here than in the hall or kitchen.
Around 260 designs suit this room and are in stock right now. Roughly three fifths are wool, with synthetics and cotton well behind. Rectangles and runners make up most of them, joined by plenty of round and a few square pieces.
There is no single favourite colour. Red and cream are level at the top, then grey, white and beige. A white, grey or cream rug makes the bedroom look larger and calmer. Red or pink feels warmer beside the bed, blue and green cooler. Under a pale bed frame, a black rug sets a clear contrast.
Bedroom rugs under the double bed
About 40 to 60 cm should show on each side of the bed, so you step onto something soft when you get up. The rug starts roughly level with the bedside tables and reaches past the foot end. Nobody sees it at the headboard. It does not need to go that far.
For a bed of 140 x 200 cm, 160 x 230 cm is right. Beds of 160 x 200 cm take 200 x 290 cm, and with 180 x 200 cm you can choose 200 x 290 cm or 240 x 340 cm, in which case the bedside tables and a bench stand on it as well and almost the whole floor is covered.
Beside a single bed or a very wide one
A single bed of 90 x 200 cm suits 120 x 170 cm or a runner of 60 x 180 cm. With very large beds, two runners left and right do the job of one big rug and are easy to lift and shake out. Need only a small rug for the bedroom? An 80 x 150 cm rug, 60 x 90 cm or a round one of Ø 80 cm is enough.
For warm feet and quiet floors
Wool keeps warm and feels dense. The handwoven designs, plain or patterned, have a fuller pile, and there is more under wool rug. Softer still is a hand-tufted polyester microfibre, just as full, smooth and inviting for sitting on the floor. Want it really fluffy? A shaggy rug goes deeper.
Deep pile muffles footsteps too. In a period flat with creaky floorboards, that makes the room noticeably quieter. If you vacuum under the bed regularly, though, a flat cotton kilim is easier to get under.
In a kids' bedroom
Children's floors take a lot of play. A round rug in front of the bed or a flat kilim under the desk works well in a kids' bedroom, and the cotton kilims can simply be shaken out in the garden.
Other rooms follow other rules. Dining chairs need to glide, which is what a dining room rug is about. Along the kitchen units a flat kitchen rug makes more sense.
Frequently asked questions
One size up or one size down?
If in doubt, bigger. Under a double bed a rug that is too small quickly looks lost.
Does a wool rug shed at first?
In the first weeks, short bits of fibre from the shearing come loose. That is normal with wool and gets less each time you vacuum.
Under the bed or in front of it?
Both work. Under the bed the room looks calmer and the bed stands firm. In front of it a smaller size is enough, and more floor stays visible.
