INTERIOR DESIGNER? SIGN UP FOR TRADE ACCOUNT

THE DUSTY DECO PHILOSOPHY OF RUGS

At Dusty Deco, rugs have always been part of how we build a room. For us, a rug isn’t something you add when a room is finished. It’s often where the room begins. A soft, generous pile against something sharp and bold. A graphic pattern next to something organic and sculptural. Rich, solid colour when the rest of the room already has plenty to say.

The rooms we like most are a mix of different expressions, materials and contrasts, things that don’t necessarily match, but somehow work together. The rug is the first layer in that mix.


The feeling of walking into a new apartment and rolling out a rug onto an empty floor. Maybe you can still smell the fresh paint on the walls and there are a few moving boxes left in a corner. It’s the most exciting feeling in the world to me.


Lina Kjellvertz

THIS SEASON’S LAYERS




Building rooms within rooms with rugs is my favourite hobby. The effect is so immediate. A rug in soft, warm colours, like my favourite Lisboa, brings warmth and gives the room a frame.

When I was little, I used to cut rugs for both dollhouses and Barbie’s makeshift studio apartments in my bookshelf. Nothing was safe. Tea towels, terry cloth, my grandmother’s old small-floral aprons, or simply a paper cake doily.

To this day, we start with the rugs. Under the sofa is a favourite. A rug can turn a bare room into a warm place where you want to gather. Under the sofa, we prefer a rug large enough to fit at least half of the sofa, the entire table and any armchairs. Better yet, the whole living room setting. It creates a room within the room and ties everything together.

Lina Kjellvertz

BELLVER RUG

SHAGGY LABYRINTH RUG WHITE

LISBOA RUG MULTI AMBER

THIS SEASON’S LAYERS




If you have patterned textiles on your sofa or armchair, our Palette rugs in warm, rich tones can be a good choice to keep the room feeling calm. If you have a simpler, solid-coloured sofa, a pattern like Lisboa or Murillo can be exciting for a bit of contrast.

When it comes to the dining table, the rule of thumb is that both the table and chairs should fit on the rug, with enough room to pull the chairs out without ending up off it. We’ve used tie-dye rugs in our own dining rooms because they’re quite forgiving when it comes to hiding stains…

And the bedroom? Here, you want enough rug left on either side so you can put your feet down on something soft when you wake up. So it’s a little like the thinking around the sofa. As a starting point, at least half of the bed should sit on the rug, leaving plenty of rug around the foot of the bed. We tend to go soft in the bedroom. Maybe a shaggy rug, or something gentle in colour, not too patterned.

Rugs are some of our bestsellers and have been part of the collection since the days when we worked with vintage. We work with the same family in India now as we did then, and they have been part of Dusty’s story ever since.

THE DUSTY WAY - READ MORE

DINING ROOM

THE DUSTY WAY - READ MORE

LIVING ROOM

WORN-IN AND A BIT OF WONDERLUST

DUSTY MIXTAPE

Credit card icons
© Dusty Deco Us 2026