{"title":"Navy Rugs","description":"\u003cp\u003eNavy is the only dark colour that does not read as severe. Black anchors a room and can close it in; navy does the same work with the warmth of a colour still in it, which is why it ends up in rooms where black would have been too much.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eNavy rugs in a living room\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA navy rug gives a floor weight without taking the light out of a room, and that combination is rarer than it sounds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt works best where the walls are pale and the seating is not. Against cream or white walls, a navy floor draws a clear edge around the seating area, and the room reads as arranged rather than as furniture standing on carpet. In a room that is already dark it does what any deep colour does and closes the space in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt also hides a great deal. Navy is among the most forgiving colours for a room in daily use — better than any pale neutral for marks and spills, and better than black for the dust and thread that a dark rug shows.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eNavy blue and dark blue rugs\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNavy, navy blue and dark blue are the same colour with three names, and different makers use different ones. There is no shade difference to look for.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhat does vary is how much blue is still visible. Some navies read as almost black in a room until daylight hits them; others hold their blue under any light. The second kind is the safer buy if what you want is a colour rather than a dark floor — a navy that goes black in the evening is doing black's job with none of black's crispness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat goes with a navy rug\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNavy is one of the easiest colours to pair, and three combinations account for most of what people look for.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNavy and grey is the most searched, and it is cool on cool. In a bright room it reads as considered; in a dim one both colours go flat together, and a warm grey rather than a cool one is what keeps it alive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNavy and cream is the safest and probably the best. Cream gives the eye somewhere to rest and stops the navy reading as heavy, and the contrast is soft rather than stark. It is the pairing that works in the most rooms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNavy and gold is the deliberate one. It only works where something else in the room already carries brass or gold — a lamp, a mirror frame, table legs — otherwise the rug is doing it alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNavy also takes yellow and mustard better than almost any dark colour, because the two sit close to opposite each other and neither has to be bright for the contrast to work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eNavy rug FAQs\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat is the difference between navy and dark blue?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNothing. Navy, navy blue and dark blue are three names for the same colour, and which one gets used depends on the maker rather than the shade.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eDo navy rugs show dirt?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThey are among the most forgiving colours there are. Better than any pale neutral for marks and spills, and better than black for showing dust and thread.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eDoes a navy rug make a room look smaller?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn a dark room, yes, like any deep colour. In a room with pale walls it does the opposite — it defines the seating area and makes the arrangement read as deliberate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat colour goes with a navy rug?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCream is the safest and works in the most rooms. Grey is the most searched and needs good light. Gold only where something else in the room already carries it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eIs a navy rug better than a black one?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn most rooms, yes. Navy does the same job of grounding a floor but keeps some warmth, so it reads as a colour rather than as an absence of one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eShould I choose a navy rug for a bedroom?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt works well against white bedding, which is the arrangement it suits best. Avoid deep pile in navy — a dark shaggy rug shows every piece of lint.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0940\/9950\/5537\/collections\/Foy_s_Interiors_-_Navy_Rugs_de805b8c-c477-4c43-b588-88c1afeefc17.jpg?v=1785486064","url":"https:\/\/foysinteriors.co.uk\/collections\/navy-rugs.oembed","provider":"Foy's Interiors","version":"1.0","type":"link"}