Hug’s New Home
The 5 Best Rug Types To Elevate Your Home
When it comes to decorating and transforming a living space, a rug is often the finishing touch that pulls everything together. Beyond their visual aesthetic, rugs help to anchor furniture, protect floors, add warmth and bring texture to a room.
Choosing the right rug for your home is no small decision. After all, a rug is the focal point of any room and can affect the overall look and feel. Whether you’re after a bold statement piece for your living room, something practical for your dining room or a cosy addition for your bedroom, the right rug can make all the difference.
With so many rug options available and different factors to consider, choosing the right one can feel difficult and overwhelming. We’ve put together a list of our favourite rug types and how each can elevate and transform a space.
Wool Rugs
If you’re looking to bring a soft, plush texture to a space, a wool area rug is a timeless choice. Perfect for living rooms, bedrooms and hallways, wool rugs offer both comfort and practicality.
Naturally soft and warm underfoot, wool is a renewable fibre that is highly durable, making it an ideal choice for high-traffic areas. Beyond its strength, wool is easily cleaned and maintained, ensuring it stays fresh with minimal effort. With a wide range of patterns, shapes and sizes available, it’s easy to find a wool rug that accommodates your tastes while elevating style and bringing a cosy, luxurious feel to your home.
Jute Rugs
Jute rugs bring a combination of natural texture, warmth and neutral tones to a space, complementing a wide range of interior styles, from modern and minimalist to boho to rustic. Rugs made from jute have become increasingly on trend, thanks to their ability to bring a touch of nature indoors and create a cosy, stylish feel. Visual appearance aside, jute is an eco-friendly and renewable fibre, perfect for those seeking sustainable homeware choices.
While durable and long-lasting, fibres from a jute rug can break down over time and are therefore best used in low-traffic areas, such as offices, bedrooms or underneath furniture such as coffee tables, where they are less exposed to wear and tear.
Shaggy Rugs
Soft, inviting and full of texture, shaggy area rugs bring instant comfort and warmth to a room. Shaggy rugs are best to elevate rooms where cosiness is key, such as bedrooms, living rooms or any areas used to unwind and relax, creating a softening and welcoming atmosphere. Not only do they feel great, but they work great as statement pieces, capturing attention and anchoring a space.
If you’re working with a smaller space, such as your dressing area, next to your bed or in front of a fireplace, consider adding a shaggy sheepskin rug. Luxuriously soft and indulgent, sheepskin rugs are a simple choice to elevate the comfort and style of any area.
Washable Rugs
Washable rugs offer a practical solution that allows you to elevate your space with a stylish addition that remains clean and fresh, with little maintenance. Designed to be washed with ease in the washing machine, these rugs require little to no manual scrubbing.
Washable rugs have become household essentials, available in a variety of designs, colours and sizes, to suit every style of home. Best used in kitchens, living rooms, hallways and dining rooms, washable rugs make it easy to keep your home clean without compromising on style.
Runner Rugs
For long, narrow spaces throughout your home, runner rugs are an ideal choice, bringing a combination of style and functionality to areas that often go overlooked. Runner rugs are best used in high-traffic areas such hallways and kitchens to add comfort underfoot and protect flooring from scratches and stains. If your home features open plan spaces between rooms, consider adding a runner between them to help define the spaces as separate, while adding to the decor.
Available in a range of materials and patterns, runner rugs offer a simple choice for elevating transitional spaces, particularly hallways and giving guests a warm welcome and good first impression.
Elevate Your Home With Hug Rug
Every rug in our collection is crafted with sustainability and thoughtful living in mind, using natural and eco-friendly materials to enhance any space. From luxury wool to natural jute to our practical, planet-friendly eco-washable rugs, each piece combines style, comfort and durability. Whether you want to make a bold statement, add texture or create a warm atmosphere, Hug Rug has the perfect finishing touch to transform your home.
Hugs & More
There's so much more to us than mats and rugs, see our videos, blogs & find out more about hugs.
Hug’s New Home
The Best Renter-Friendly Rugs For Your Home
