Home: How to choose rugs for wooden and tiled floors

We love our wooden and tiled floors but we still need comfort underfoot in our changeable climate

Maximalism is trending with a shift to heavily patterned rugs like the William Morris style soft washable Sylvan from Kukoon to make a statement in a room.

Bitter temperatures always highlight how wooden and tiled floors impact cosiness, and now is the time to start looking for softness underfoot before it’s October again and we’re starting the descent back into winter.

With endless choice from rugs to wall-to-wall carpet, where you put them is just one consideration, so you don’t regret buying a 70s revival shagpile only to unravel under the footfall of children and pets. “There’s a place for the shagpile in the right context,” says Emma Lee, interior designer at Emma Lee Design. “A fluffy soft landing for your feet when you get out of bed in the morning is a luxury. Shag pile in the wrong setting, however, will channel Austin Powers if you’re not careful about the furniture it’s paired with and the overall look of the room.”