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Rug Guide

This guide is to help you find the rug you are looking for and if you are still not sure exactly what you do want, it will hopefully give you some useful ideas and help the decision process. The following links group rugs together in useful ways, like listing all the Modern Rugs together or all the Wool rugs together, etc. These groups and combinations are useful for us and I’m sure they will be as useful to all our customers and visitors.

Modern Rugs, Funky Rugs, Designer Rugs Collection

A selection of the best-selling Modern & Contemporary Rugs in the UK. Some are 100% Wool or Wool blends while others are Acrylic or Polypropylene. Hand-tufted modern rugs are made in India or China while machine-made modern rugs are mainly made in Turkey, Egypt, or Belgium. You can browse all modern rugs by using the top menu or click through to the next page to see more details and some recommended collections.

Traditional Rugs Collection

Our collection of Traditional rugs offers quality and value for money. These include hand-knotted oriental carpets, hand-tufted, and machine-made rugs with wool and synthetic piles which mainly use classic Persian, Indian or Eastern designs. Please have a good look around this excellent rug collection and use the filters on the left to refine your search.

Plain Rugs Collection

This is our collection of Plain rugs. All rugs that are plain, self-coloured as well as some bordered and mainly plain rugs can be found here. This section includes shaggy rugs as well and contains all wool, wool blend, and synthetic rugs. Please have a good look around this excellent rug collection and use the filters on the left to refine your search.

Oriental Rugs and Hand-Knotted Rugs Collection

These are the repeatable Oriental Rugs and flatweaves that we currently have on offer. Hand-knotted rugs usually have a Wool pile but cotton and other natural fibres are also used. We also have many individual pieces in our Kendal store and these will be added to the clearance section shortly. These include mainly Persian, Afghan, and Belouch stock but also include a variety of hand-knotted rugs from all over the world.

Shaggy and Long Pile Rugs Collection

A selection of the best-selling Shaggy Rugs in the UK. Shag-Pile and Long-Pile Rugs are very popular and here we have the best ranges for you. Wool and Synthetic piles, hand-tufted to machine-made wiltons, large sizes and small, you will find them all here. Available in rectangles, squares, circles, and runners at prices to suit everyone.

Children’s/Kids Rugs Collection

Our Children’s rug collection. Fun as well as practical, these rugs brighten up any child’s room. From Disney characters to Spaceships, Pirates, Princesses, and Castles, we have an exciting range of designs on offer. Many are machine washable but all offer great value as well as comfort and style.

Kitchen, Dining Room, Utility Room Rugs Collection

Rug Collections for the Kitchen and Utility areas. While any rug can be used in these areas, the cheaper flatweave rugs, gel back rugs, and washable rugs are the most popular. Low pile wiltons rugs are also well suited to these locations as they are hard-wearing and easy to clean. Kitchen mats are also perfect for in front of the sink and cooker as well as for anywhere where you want to protect a hard floor.

Rug Collections by Colour

One of the most popular ways to search for rugs is to choose the main colour you are after. We have grouped our collections into 12 main colour groups although some rugs are included in more than one group. You can filter results by colour using the top menu or click through to the next page to see the colour options for our rugs including Red, Pink, Purple, Blue, Green, Orange, Brown, Yellow, Grey, Black, White, and Multi.

Rug Collections by Construction/Type

For construction/type, we have made 5 main groups as follows: Hand-Knotted, Hand-Made, Flatweave, Machine Made, and Wilton. Some rugs are of course included in more than one group. Groups such as Hand-Made and Machine-Made can include many different types of construction. You can filter results by construction by using the top menu or clicking through to the next page to see more information on each group.

Rug Collections by Materials Used

Material is another popular way to search for rugs. The Groups we have used are Wool, Wool Blend, Sisal/Natural, Acrylic, Synthetic, Cotton, Polyester, Polypropylene, and Viscose. Some rugs are included in more than one group. You can filter results by materials using the top menu or clicking through to the next page to see more detail on each group.

Rug Collections by Shape

If you need a certain shape of rug then this option is very useful. Made up of 7 main groups, this will let you easily filter out results to show only rugs made in the shape you are after.  Please bear in mind we don’t always have pictures of all the rugs in all the different shapes. The groups are Rectangle, Square, Runner, Circle, Oval, Half-Moon, and Misc. Some rugs are included in more than one group. You can filter results by shape using the top menu or click through to the next page to see the options in more detail.

Rug Collections by Size

Size is important and searching for rugs made in the size you need has never been easier. We have made 4 simple groups to cover the main sizes readily available. Using the filters on the left of the page will let you fine-tune your search further. The 4 basic groups are Small (<100×160), Medium (100×160-140×210), Large (140×210-170×250), and Extra large (170×250+). For more details, click through to the next page or you can filter results by size using the top menu.

Budget and Affordable Rugs Collection

If you are looking for cheap and inexpensive rugs then this is the page to go to. You can of course filter most of our shopping pages by the price but if you click through to this page then we list our most popular rugs collection for you. Most are of course synthetic piles as Wool is generally more expensive but we do include a couple of the cheaper Wool ranges.

Wilton Rugs Collection

If you are after a good quality rug that gives good value and will hold its appearance for years then you can’t go far wrong with a good quality Wilton rug. Ideal for all areas of the home and made with short tight piles ideal for living rooms and under dining tables as well as longer shag piles for Lounge or Bedroom and everything in between. You can filter results by wilton using the top menu or clicking through to the next page to see more details.