The 30-second size answer
A starting point for most rooms — your layout decides the rest. Then read why →
Everything we cover, in three places
Start with whichever question you actually arrived with — the three cross-reference each other throughout.
Rug Buying Guides
What size, what fibre, what construction — the decisions you make once and live with for years.
Rug Care & Cleaning
Cleaning, stains, repair and storage — always naming the fibre a method is safe for, because the damage is usually permanent.
Rug Craft & Origins
How rugs are actually made, where the regional traditions come from, and what really determines value.
Recently published
New guides as they go up. Every one explains the reasoning, not just the step.
Choosing a Rug for a Dark Room
How to pick a rug that brightens a dark room, with guidance on tone, texture, pattern and testing colour under real light.
Are Recycled-Fibre Rugs Any Good?
Recycled-fibre rugs vary widely in durability and feel. Here's what they're made from, where they excel, and where they fall short.
Choosing a Rug for a Long Narrow Living Room
How to size and place a rug in a long, narrow living room, plus when one rug beats two.
Baking Soda on Rugs: What It Does and Doesn’t Do
Baking soda absorbs some rug odours and moisture, but it doesn't remove stains, kill bacteria, or replace a proper cleaning.
Rug Care in a Humid Climate: A Complete Guide
How to protect rugs from mold, mildew and dye bleed in humid climates, plus safe cleaning, airflow and storage steps by fibre type.
Fixing a Rug That Sheds Excessively
Learn why rugs shed, how to tell normal shedding from a real problem, and safe fixes by fibre and construction.
Four questions we get constantly
Answered in a sentence, with the full reasoning a click away.
Can I put a wool rug in the washing machine?
No. Agitation and heat felt wool permanently — it comes out smaller, stiffer and paler, and it cannot be reversed. Read more →
Does all the furniture have to sit on the rug?
No. Front legs on is a perfectly good layout. What matters is that the rug reads as one zone rather than floating in the middle of the floor. Read more →
Is fringe proof a rug is hand-knotted?
Not on its own — fringe is often sewn on afterwards. Turn the rug over and look at the back instead; that is where the answer is. Read more →
Why is my new wool rug shedding?
Cut pile releases short fibres for the first few months, which is normal. Shedding that never settles down points to construction quality instead. Read more →