Revamp with rugs

Cold floors on autumn mornings are as desirable as stale bread. Cover up the parquet, tiles and vinyl with some plush rugs and things will immediately heat up. Rugs can easily complement existing colour schemes and can also inject new life in a tired room. They’re additionally great mufflers and will make an open space absorbs sound, making a room less noisy. Investing in new rugs doesn’t have to cost the earth, unless you opt for Persian or handmade ones,  and it can add as much character as buying a new sofa.

Go country romance with The Rug Company’s Cowhide Floral Multi. The brown tones go well with bright greens or whites, as seen here, and work in a room that isn’t already kitted out with patterns.

Dame Vivienne Westwood knows how to make fashion statements, as well as rug statements. Her signature tartan pattern looks the part in a rustic country house.

1.It doesn’t get more basic than this rug from Zara Home, but sometimes simple does it. With white soft furnishings and earthy accessories, you get an easy to maintain look.

2.  DwellStudio stocks a citrusy flat woven rug that is bright and cheerful.

3.  Inject some chalet style with this cowhide zebra print rug in your living room. Perfect on bare wooden floors in front of the TV.

Bring the outside inside with Eberson Grass Rug. Opt for those brown shades again and you’ll definitely make a green statement.

3. DwellStudio stocks a citrusy flat woven rug that is bright and cheerful.

4. The Botanica Felt Rug shows that rectangular really is square. With cutout leaves and butterflies it would do well in a funky conservatory.

6. A hand stitched Gustav Klimt inspired rug will do the job if a decadent home like Leighton House is your thing.

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