Guest room, teenage bedroom, the reading corner by the window. Where a living room rug would be too big, a 120x180 rug fits, roughly 4ft by 6ft and just over two square metres.
The choice at this size is wide, from handwoven wool to cotton kilims and hand-knotted oriental rugs.
Beside the guest bed
Laid across the foot of a single bed, it is where your feet land on a cold morning. Gabbeh Uni and Gabbeh Lola are handwoven wool in many colours. More ideas for that room are on bedroom rugs.
How does a 120x180 rug work in a teenage room?
Between bed and desk, the chair rolls on the rug instead of the floorboards, which spares a laminate floor the grey tracks that castors leave after a single school term. A grey option is the Vintage Holy, machine-woven. Hand-knotted oriental designs in this size suit an older teenager who wants something less plain.
In the hallway
Keep it low by the door. Doors catch. Nala is natural jute handwoven in India. Kelim Durry is a light cotton flatweave you can shake out on the balcony in two minutes. For a balcony itself there is Deja in polypropylene.
Which sizes are close?
Ten centimetres shorter, the 120x170 rug shares many designs. With more surface, the rug 140x200 goes under a coffee table. As squares there are the rug 120x120 and the 150x150 rug. For the corridor next door, try the runner rug 80x250, and beside the bed a small rug.
Frequently asked questions
Will it fit under a coffee table?
Under a small one, yes. The front feet of the sofa will sit off it.
Underfloor heating?
It depends on the design. Each product page says so.
Should I turn it now and then?
Once a year is worth it. Wear from footsteps then spreads out.