Rugberry Journal

Savannah Jute Rug in a styled render, hand knotted jute beneath low wooden furniture.

Wabi Sabi and the Handmade Rug

Wabi sabi finds beauty in the irregular and the worn. Here is how jute and handloom wool rugs bring that quality to a home, and how to tell character from a fault.

Livid Wool & Silk Rug photographed with an open magazine, charcoal lines on an ivory ground.

Ideas

Living Room Rug Ideas for Villas and Apartments

Four looks for a living room or majlis, from a soft gradient to a warm handloom texture, with real room photographs and a simple way to choose between them.

Bedroom

Styling a Bedroom Around the Rug

A bedroom rug is the first thing your feet meet each morning. Here is how to style a bedroom around a soft rug, from bedding and wood tones to the hum of the AC.

Cabella Wool & Silk Rug in Flax in a styled render, late light through sheer curtains across the silk.

Beige Rugs

Coordinating Rug and Curtain Colours

Curtains change the colour of your rug as much as your bulbs do. Here are tonal pairing ideas for sheer and blackout curtains, and when a contrast works better.

A hand knotted rug in a styled living room, dense pile with raised lines on a sand ground.

Alpaca

Merino, Mohair and Alpaca: Hand Knotted Statement Rugs

Merino Stria, Mohair Sillage and Alpaca Bloom are Rugberry's hand knotted rugs. Here is how each one feels, what it costs and how to choose for a villa or apartment.

Amal Rug from Khaled Hashem x Rugberry in a styled render, shown in a render as no real room photograph exists yet.

Collaborations

Statement Rugs: When the Rug Leads the Room

A statement rug works when it is the only loud thing in the room. Here is how to choose one, size it for a majlis or sitting room built for guests, and calm everything around it.

Insignia Wool & Silk Rug in a real living room, beside wood panelling, traditional paintings and blue armchairs.

Heirloom Furniture

Contemporary Rugs for Traditional Homes

A modern rug can make heirloom furniture look more beautiful, not less. Here is how to choose a contemporary design for a home full of carved wood and inherited pieces.

Ombré Taupe Rug in a styled living room with a warm grey stone floor, hand tufted New Zealand wool in a slow gradation.

Colour

How Ombre Gradients Are Made in Wool

An ombre rug changes tone slowly from one end to the other. Here is how makers build that gradient in wool, and what to look for before you buy one.

Grain Wool Rug in Sage in a styled living room, handloom New Zealand wool in soft green.

Colour

How Custom Rug Colours Are Matched

Matching a rug to a paint or fabric colour is done with dyed yarn poms, approved in daylight. Here is what to send, and what a close match really means.

Ombré Taupe Rug in a styled living room, hand tufted New Zealand wool in a slow gradation.

Colour

Why Handmade Rug Colour Varies by Batch

Two rugs in the same colourway can differ slightly in shade. Here is why dye lots vary, why photos mislead, and how a swatch keeps a project on track.