Rugs at Vale Furnishers

Choosing a rug is easier when you can see it at full size

We have more than 162 full-size rugs displayed throughout our Ash Vale showroom, alongside colour samples, smaller rug samples and supplier brochures covering many more designs and sizes.

That gives you the chance to judge colour, texture and pattern at a useful scale rather than relying on a photograph online. We can also move rugs alongside sofas, dining furniture and other pieces in the showroom so you can see how the proportions and colours work together.

Where suitable, many of our rugs can also be borrowed so you can try them in your own room before making a final decision. This can be particularly helpful with subtle colours, as flooring, natural light and surrounding furniture can all change how a rug appears.

Choose the size around the furniture

For a living room, we will often suggest considering a larger rug that runs partly beneath the sofas rather than stopping immediately in front of them. It can connect the seating area and give the room a more considered flow.

If you have reclining furniture, check the clearance beneath the mechanism as well as the rug dimensions. A thick rug immediately in front of a low recliner can sometimes catch as the mechanism opens. A lower-pile rug may work better, or a larger rug can sometimes run beneath the whole sofa so the furniture remains level.

Under a dining table, measure for the chairs when they are being used, not just the footprint of the table. Ideally, a chair should still sit comfortably on the rug when pulled back. A lower-profile rug can also make chairs easier to move in and out.

Standard rugs are only one option

As well as ready-made rugs in established sizes, we can offer several routes when the room needs something more specific. Jacaranda rugs can be made to measure from its wider carpet textures, with different edging treatments available.

Our flooring department can also arrange for suitable carpets to be made into rugs with bound or taped edges. This can be useful when you have found the right carpet colour or texture but need a particular rug size rather than a fully fitted floor. You can explore our carpet collection if this route is of interest.

Different rug suppliers suit different projects

There is no single rug collection that is right for every room, which is why we work with several very different suppliers.

• Nourison rugs give us a particularly broad choice of styles, price points and designer collections, with access to a much wider range through Rama.
• Louis De Poortere rugs are especially useful if you prefer a thin, low-profile rug, with washable designs and many indoor/outdoor options.
• Jacaranda rugs are a strong option for premium textures and made-to-measure sizes, particularly when you want to choose from the wider carpet collection.
• Brink & Campman rugs include design-led collections from names such as Harlequin, Sanderson, Morris & Co, Orla Kiely and Laura Ashley, making them useful when coordinating with an existing fabric or wallpaper scheme.
• Calligaris rugs can be considered alongside the brand's furniture, but they can just as easily be mixed with pieces from other collections.
• Cattelan Italia rugs provide another contemporary design-led option and can be viewed alongside Cattelan Italia furniture in the wider showroom.

Bring the room with you

If you are unsure where to start, bring room measurements and, if useful, photographs, fabric samples or paint colours. We can compare rug sizes against furniture in the showroom, look through the wider supplier ranges and help narrow the choice by practical suitability before concentrating on colour and design.

Once the design and size are settled, many of our suppliers can deliver rugs directly to your home, so you can benefit from comparing them properly in store without being limited to what is physically on the shop floor.