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Carpet rugs are essential furnishing accessories that bring a touch of color and personality to every room in the home, from the living room to the bedroom. A rug can enliven a difficult-to-furnish area like the entryway or add interest to the bathroom—spaces that not only need aesthetics-enhancing accessories, but also practical ones.
How to choose the right rug? Discover everything you need to know in our ultimate guide to selecting the perfect rug for every room in the house.
Some items completely transform the perception of a space, redefining interiors with new interest and strong personality. It’s not always easy to find a piece that can enliven a room—but the rug is undoubtedly one of the most versatile and functional decorative accessories out there. If you’re decorating a home for the first time or looking to refresh your spaces, then add rugs to your shopping list. Here’s why.
Why buy a rug when furnishing a home?
There are many reasons to buy rugs when decorating. Let’s start with their function. A rug is a versatile, customizable accessory because there are countless models available in different sizes, colors and patterns, materials, shapes—and they’re suitable for every room. You can choose to buy different rugs for all rooms or to decorate specific areas.
Rugs protect floors, enliven a room with decor, add a touch of style, adapt spaces by making them original, and at the same time enhance the decor style and overall aesthetics.
Example: In a boho chic living room you can add a large fringed rug in warm, ethnic-inspired colors to make your space even more iconic.
A rug is functional because it can cover an old or damaged floor that you can’t change—and at the same time protect it. In bathrooms and kitchens rugs are essential because these are areas where floors often get dirty and wet; thus they make these practical spaces safer and cleaner.
Rugs in particular areas like the entryway welcome you and make the space more comfortable. They look beautiful when you come home, bringing warmth to the space and making guests feel welcome. In the living room, a rug adds instant style, brightens up the lounge corner, and is perfect placed next to armchairs or small sofas—and, inevitably, a designer coffee table.
Rugs are also recommended in the bedroom in different places—at the sides of the bed and even to decorate the vanity area with an elegant console.
Additionally, rugs can define outdoor spaces too: laid on a patio, in the garden, or on balconies or small terraces in front of sliding doors.
Rugs: How to choose one based on the room?
When choosing a rug, you have to first think about where you’ll place it. The room choice is crucial to determine the right model: size, shape, style, color, and materials.
Home design trends 2024 suggest several solutions. Rugs with distinctive motifs—such as geometric or nature-inspired patterns—are always in style, especially floral and botanical designs. This year, warm earthy tones beyond neutrals are highly appreciated, so we recommend earthy-colored rugs to create refined living areas. In bedrooms you might prefer more relaxing tones—blue, gray, taupe, or a bold burgundy. In bathrooms and kitchens you can create interesting contrast accents, or choose a chromatic balance for minimalist-style spaces.
Oversize rugs are trending—if space allows. A maxi rug defines a minimalist environment with personality and can give a relaxed and comfy vibe to a modern living room. Pattern and color make the difference when choosing one rug over another.
Natural materials are increasingly popular, showing attention to eco‑sustainability in furnishings and accessories.
Depending on the chosen area, you can define both function and aesthetics. Let’s see how to pick the right rug for each room.
Kitchen rug: models and décor ideas
In kitchens we look for a rug that is above all functional. We have several options: in a narrow long kitchen with just a cooking corner, we’ll go for a short-pile rug—durable, easy to clean and long-lasting. It should fit the kitchen shape—usually rugs are placed along the cooking wall.
In dining rooms instead, we prefer a rug placed under the table and chairs. The rug’s shape should always be chosen considering the table’s shape, as rug dimensions and furniture proportions must match.
Cipì Wood Rosewood rug in teak
This rug is recommended for bathrooms, but it’s also suitable for small kitchens.
Made from natural rosewood slats, the structure is flexible and foldable. The rug measures 50x90 cm.
For the dining room, we recommend the Persia rug—a modern furnishing element that evokes a design with ancient-style decorations. It is made from chenille yarns in gold and coral colors. Its fringes and vintage soul make it a work of art with a modern flair open to interpretation.
Living Room Rug: Practical and Style Tips
The rug in the living room is chosen to highlight seating and a coffee table. When we talk about seating, we mean the sofa, armchairs, or comfortable designer chairs.
We recommend a maxi rug—it should not be shorter than the length of the sofa and should slightly extend on each side.
The trending colors for a living room rug are grey, taupe, rust, as well as shades of brown and blue.
Look for the detail that makes the difference and allows the rug to become the true protagonist of the space—whether it’s the color, texture, finish, or an original pattern.
If you're looking for inspiration for your living room, read also 3 original ideas to decorate your living space.
Roche Rug CS7258 by Calligaris
The shape of the Roche rugs is inspired by natural rock and stone forms. The irregular contours are emphasized by a tonal shift, leaving the center with the most intense shade.
Roche is made in Europe using jacquard looms, which allow for a large number of colors and subtle gradients that would be impossible to achieve by hand.
Available in blue, ochre, and hemp.
The Cek CB7257 rug by Connubia is inspired by the pleasant memory of a school notebook with grid paper. A pattern of simple lines creates an orthogonal tartan with a pleasant visual effect that defines the room.
Soft underfoot, it is perfect under a table or in front of a sofa.
Machine-woven rug in polypropylene (60%) / polyester (40%) with a beige base and various decorative shades.
For the Terrazzo rug, Calligaris drew inspiration from the iconic marble-chip flooring, renowned thanks to 15th-century Venetian architecture.
Machine-made with a special technique that recalls handmade rugs, it reinterprets the stunning visual effect of this type of flooring through the yarn.
How do you choose the right rug for the bathroom? Bathroom rugs are usually used to prevent slipping and to protect the floor from water or personal care products. Shape and size always depend on the room’s proportions and on how the furniture and sanitary ware are arranged. You can place a rug in front of the sink, the tub, or the shower, or even in the centre of the bathroom if the space is large.
Bathroom rugs should be made of materials that absorb water well and are easy to wash. In this room, non-slip rugs are usually preferred. Remember that, just like in the kitchen, bathroom rugs should be cleaned and changed frequently for better hygiene.
Softy Rug by Cipì in cotton
Soft bathroom rug made of 100% cotton, washable by hand or in the washing machine by following the product instructions. Available in pastel sky blue. Size: 50x80 cm.
Tappeto Wood Boat di Cipì in Teak
Wood Boat rug by Cipì for the bathroom made of multicolor natural teak slats. Articulated and foldable structure. Size 50x90 cm.
Tappeto per la camera da letto: tessuti morbidi al tatto
In the bedroom we have several possibilities to add rugs creating interesting focal points or simply decorating corners that seem anonymous. How to choose the right rug for the bedroom? It is always a matter of proportions; if the bedroom is large and there is enough space on the sides of the bed, we can add an oversized rug that will act as a base for the bed and on which, if desired, we can also place the bedside tables. The final effect is truly unique.
Another idea is to choose two rugs to be placed on the sides of the bed, if space allows, like runners. This remains one of the most chosen solutions, even though the first has a strong visual impact and is also very trendy.
Finally, choose soft fabrics to the touch: imagine placing your feet on a soft rug upon waking, and colors suitable for the night area so as not to saturate the environment too much.
Don’t know how to choose the bed? Here are some proposals for you, read our guide on modern double beds.
Tappeto Amour in ciniglia
The Amour rug is a modern furnishing object that transforms ancient decorations into evolved interior projects and scenographies. It is made with structured Jacquard weaving with chenille yarns composed as follows: 75% polyester, 25% cotton. Available sizes are 200x300 cm and 240x360 cm, but customized sizes can be requested.
Tappeto Lovac in poliammide degradé verde o grigio
The Lovac oval rug in soft nylon polyamide with degradé shading. Lovac with digital printing in two shaded colors green or gray has a tone‑on‑tone hidden felt decorated edge. Its organic shape design enriches every environment with elegance.
Tappeto Neat CS7229 di Calligaris
In the Neat rug, the combination between parallel line segments and the shaded effect gives life to an interesting graphic play with a three‑dimensional appearance, impossible to recreate manually. Made with long pile and high‑tech digital printing, Neat reinterprets the ancient art of the rug for contemporary times. Available shade écru.
Tappeto per l’ingresso: come decorare l’entrata di casa
The entrance is one of the most complex environments when it comes to choosing the right furnishings. There is no real rule, everything depends on how this environment is structured, how big it is and how we want to furnish it. A rug is without doubt a style accessory that can change the look of this environment by personalizing it in a single gesture. Since it is an area with continuous passage, we must choose a rug that is durable, preferably with smooth finishes and sturdy edges, avoiding models with fringes.
Regarding style and colors, you can try patterned, colorful, minimal or ethnic rugs. The thing to always keep in mind is that it is a durable rug designed for continuous foot traffic.
Tappeto Klee in viscosa Tencel
The Klee rug is characterized by essential lines that chase and intersect creating an effect of original beauty and fusion. Ideal to furnish the living area with taste and originality.
Chinese Rug CS7209 by Calligaris
Chinese is a rug made with a jacquard loom, featuring an essential and contemporary aesthetic. The design alludes to oriental symbolism, where the circle is a symbol of perfection and the ideal representation of cyclical time, where everything returns. The graphic theme is designed to allow multiple rugs to be placed side by side.
Vully Rug by Connubia
Vully rug by Connubia in recycled polyester (85%) and polyester (15%), machine-woven. Vully is available in two color variants and three sizes, including the oval shape, very fashionable this year.
Rug for outdoor spaces
Rugs are allies of style and practicality even when it comes to defining outdoor spaces. Choose rugs made with resistant materials, suitable for outdoor use and specifically designed to be durable and withstand weather conditions. Remember that cleaning rugs is important even for outdoor areas.
We can use outdoor rugs to decorate a patio, place them on a balcony or small terrace either in front of the French door or to define the relaxation area with (outdoor) armchairs and a small table.
Ribs rectangular outdoor rug by Talenti
Ribs by Talenti is a rug from the outdoor line, thanks to its synthetic fiber yarn, which is water-repellent, stain-resistant and mold-resistant. This special yarn performs excellently in outdoor environments, for its durability and resistance to weather, and has high UV stability.
