THE BIG TICKET: RUGS
Living Etc UK|December 2022
RUGS HAVE SUCH ROOM TRANSFORMING POWERS BUT THE CHOICE CAN BE OVERWHELMING - NOT WITH THIS GUIDE
THE BIG TICKET: RUGS

The late interior designer Robert Kime believed that every room must begin with arug. 'It helps you to set the tone and allows one to see how the room willevolve,' says Orlando Atty, managing director at Robert Kime. It can help you visualise the end result too, so it is important to get that right at the beginning of the process. The 'Dude' in The Big Lebowski was right-your rug can really tie the room together. To help, we've put together some pointers.

When sizing a rug for a living room, the rug should have at least part of every main furniture piece touching it.

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