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How to Layer Rugs the Right Way

How to Layer Rugs the Right Way

Kathy Kuo Home 2:15 pm

Buying a rug can be one of the most difficult home purchases to make. That’s why we’ve written articles like our rug guide to provide the best shopping experience for all of you. But sometimes one just isn’t enough! Layering rugs provides a space with a super elevated and textured look that we adore. Here are our top tips on how to get the look!

layering rugs kathy kuo home

source: D Magazine


Define Your Space

If you have a large rug and a lot of furniture, your space can end up looking unfinished and a bit unresolved. But by layering in a smaller second rug, you can spotlight something special. For example, in the photo above the cowhide highlights the seating area, making it feel like an intentional design decision. Without the hide rug, the furniture would look adrift, floating purposelessly on the vast rug like ships lost at sea.


Get the Look

Cream Beige Ivory Brazilian Hair on Hide Rug

Cream Beige Ivory Brazilian Hair on Hide Rug

Flinn Rustic Lodge Silver Forest Metal Coffee Table

Flinn Silver Coffee Table

 

Celine Modern Classic Mercury Glass Neck Table Lamp

Celine Mercury Glass Neck Table Lamp

 


source: Jenny Wolf Interiors

source: Jenny Wolf Interiors


Add Contrast

Pattern on pattern is a HUGE trend right now in interiors. But whether you’re a fan of fun, playful pattern or not, layering your rugs will provide your space with sleek contrast that’ll elevate your design style. Challenge your creativity, and choose a rug that breaks up your color palette or choose two rugs that clash just perfectly enough to give your space that whimsical “undone” look. Adding a fur pelt rug is another route you could go to add contrast with a soft and inviting texture (see the next tip for more details!).


Get the Look

French Country Bastille Natural Linen Salon Armchair

Bastille Linen Salon Armchair

Steve Traditional Antique Rust Navy Persian Wool Rug

Steve Antique Persian Wool Rug

 

Gramercy Modern Rustic Reclaimed Parquet Wood Iron Coffee Table

Gramercy Reclaimed Parquet Coffee Table

 


kathy kuo layering rugs

source: via Elle Decor


Treat with Texture

We love the yummy neutrals, fun printed fabrics, crushed velvet sofa, and ample greenery that makes this room a visual feast for the eyes… but it’s the layered sheepskin rug that transforms this space into a lush, rumpled, and textured living room and gives it that dreamy appeal!


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source: Style at Home


Try Hides

You might know from our Instagram or this article that we love hide rugs. But hides are especially great for layering! Why? Since they have no pile, hide rugs are very thin, so you aren’t likely to trip or kick up the edges. Second, hide rugs have an unusual shape that makes it difficult to cover a space or protect floors. But layering a neutral rug underneath is an easy solve you can use to cover an entire area. 


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source: Sally Wheat Interiors


Get the Look

Pom Pom Hollywood Regency White Lamb Silver Studded Pouf Ottoman

Pom Pom White Lamb Silver Studded Pouf Ottoman

 

Urdu Global Bazaar Ivory Cream Cowhide Rug

Urdu Ivory Cream Cowhide Rug

 

Sparta Global Bazaar Greek Key Antique Gold Leaf Mirror

Sparta Antique Gold Leaf Mirror

 

 


Consider Proportion

One of the common mistakes we see with layered rugs is having the top rug be too big or (more commonly) too small for the base rug. As a general rule, the only time smaller rugs or runners work well with big rugs is if the larger rug occupies the entire room, almost acting like wall-to-wall carpeting. What tends to be most successful is a larger neutral rug as the base layer and a patterned or textured rug on top of it.


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What do you think of the layered rug look? Share with us in the comment section below!

 
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  1. AvatarLizzy L. on August 20, 2016 at 9:56 am said:

    Being that I’m a vegetarian, I bought a faux hide rug to layer over my jute rug. It looks beautiful. Many of the faux hides have come a long way and should be mentioned in this article.

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