{"title":"Rugs by Style","description":"\u003cp\u003eStyle is the second decision after colour, and it comes down to one thing first: whether you want the floor to have a pattern on it at all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003ePatterned or plain\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA plain rug is chosen so that everything else in the room gets looked at. It gives the eye somewhere to rest, it lets a sofa or a painting be the thing you notice, and it never argues with anything.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA patterned rug does the opposite job. It gives a plain room something to look at, it hides marks and traffic far better than any plain surface, and it carries several colours at once, so it is easier to place than a single strong colour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe rule of thumb: if the room already has something worth looking at, go plain. If the room is finished but flat, go patterned. Most rooms that feel dull rather than wrong are asking for the second.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003ePatterned rug styles\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThree of the six are defined by the kind of pattern they carry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/geometric-rugs\"\u003eGeometric rugs\u003c\/a\u003e are the largest group and the most flexible, because geometry does not belong to a period — it sits with old and new furniture equally. This is where checkerboard, herringbone and striped designs live.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/floral-rugs\"\u003eFloral rugs\u003c\/a\u003e are the ones people worry will look dated, and whether they do depends almost entirely on the scale of the design rather than on the flowers themselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/traditional-rugs\"\u003eTraditional rugs\u003c\/a\u003e are the only ones with a formal layout — a field, a border, and often a central medallion. That structure decides where the rug can go as much as the colour does.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eRug styles defined by character\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe other three are less about the pattern than about the effect.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/modern-rugs\"\u003eModern rugs\u003c\/a\u003e are defined by what they leave out. No border, no medallion, no repeat — colour and texture do the work instead, and this is where Scandi designs sit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/vintage-rugs\"\u003eVintage rugs\u003c\/a\u003e are new rugs made to look old, faded and softened from the day they arrive. They are also the most forgiving surface you can put on a floor, because a rug that already reads as worn does not show wear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/boho-rugs\"\u003eBoho rugs\u003c\/a\u003e are the only style that uses colour at full strength and several at once. They need a plain room around them and they are the one style where layering one rug over another is deliberate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eRug style FAQs\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eShould I choose a plain or a patterned rug?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePlain if the room already has something worth looking at. Patterned if the room is finished but feels flat. A pattern also hides marks and traffic far better than any plain surface.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhich rug style suits a modern room?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eModern and geometric are the obvious answers, but vintage works surprisingly well — a faded rug under new furniture stops a room reading as a showroom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhich rug style hides dirt best?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eVintage, because the surface already looks worn. Traditional and geometric come next, since a dense repeating pattern gives marks nowhere to stand out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eCan you mix rug styles in one house?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYes, room by room. What does not work is two strong patterns in the same room — a patterned rug wants plain walls and plain seating around it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat is the most versatile rug style?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGeometric. It does not belong to a period the way a floral or a medallion design does, so it sits with modern and older furniture equally.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0940\/9950\/5537\/collections\/Foy_s_Interiors_-_Rugs_by_Style.jpg?v=1785498346","url":"https:\/\/foysinteriors.co.uk\/collections\/rugs-by-style.oembed","provider":"Foy's Interiors","version":"1.0","type":"link"}