A rug is usually treated as a soft furnishing, chosen last and chosen too small. It is more useful to think of it as part of the floor. It changes how the room sounds, how the floor wears, how warm the space feels underfoot and how large the room looks in a photograph.
We should be straight with you about our position. Doors2Floors sells doors, flooring and ironmongery. We do not sell rugs, so nothing below is an attempt to move rug stock. What we do know extremely well is what a rug does to the floor underneath it, which is the part most rug guides skip entirely and the part that costs people money.
Doors2Floors has supplied doors and flooring to homes and businesses across the UK. Our own flooring range is 12 lines of luxury vinyl, and everything we say about floor protection below applies to that range as well as to timber, laminate and engineered boards.
Why the rug is a flooring decision
Before the styling, it helps to be clear about what a rug is actually doing in the room.
It defines the seating area
A correctly sized rug draws a boundary around the sofa and chairs and turns a collection of furniture into a room. This is the single biggest visual job it performs.
It protects the floor
Rugs take the grit, the chair legs, the heels and the dropped mugs that would otherwise land on the boards. In a busy living room that is real, measurable protection.
It changes the acoustics
Hard floors bounce sound. A rug with any pile absorbs it, which is why a room with a wood or vinyl floor and no rug feels louder and less comfortable than the same room carpeted.
It adds warmth underfoot
Vinyl, timber and laminate are all cooler underfoot than carpet. In a British winter a rug in front of the sofa is a comfort upgrade, not a decorative one.
It can also damage the floor
The wrong backing, a trapped damp patch or a rug left in one position for ten years all leave marks. This is the part of the subject nobody selling rugs wants to discuss, and it is covered properly further down.
It is the cheapest way to change a room
Compared with new flooring, new sofas or redecoration, a rug is a small spend that shifts the whole character of a space, and it is completely reversible.
Sizing, the rule that fixes most rooms
If a room looks slightly wrong and you cannot say why, the rug is almost always too small. This is the most common interior mistake in UK homes.
Too small is the universal error
A small rug floating in the middle of a floor makes the room read as smaller and the furniture as unrelated. Going one size up usually costs a little more and fixes the whole arrangement.
The all legs on approach
The rug is large enough that every leg of the sofa and every chair sits on it. This is the most generous, most expensive and most cohesive option, and it suits larger living rooms.
The front legs on approach
The front legs of the sofa and chairs sit on the rug and the back legs sit on the floor. This is the best value approach for most British living rooms and it still ties the seating together.
The float, and when it works
A rug that touches nothing works only in front of a fireplace or under a coffee table in a small room. Anywhere else it looks like an accident.
Leave a border of floor
Aim for a visible margin of floor on all sides rather than a rug that runs to the skirting. The floor border is what makes the rug read as deliberate, and it lets you actually see the flooring you paid for.
Mark it out with tape first
Put masking tape on the floor at the size you are considering and live with it for a day. It costs nothing and it prevents the most expensive mistake in this guide.
Walkways and door swings
Check that a door still clears the rug, especially with a thick pile or a layered arrangement. A rug that catches under a door will curl, wear at that point and eventually trip someone.
Relationship to the sofa
As a rule the rug should be wider than the sofa, not narrower. A rug narrower than the sofa it sits in front of always looks undersized, whatever its quality.
Rugs around a television wall
Keep the rug aligned to the seating rather than the television. Aligning to the media unit pulls the whole arrangement off centre in a way that is hard to unsee.
Bay windows and awkward shapes
Do not try to follow the shape of a bay. Keep the rug rectangular and let the bay be its own zone, which reads as calmer.
Hall runners
In a hall, leave an equal floor margin on both long sides and stop the runner well short of the door swing. Runners in halls take the most wear of any rug in the house, so buy for durability rather than delicacy.
Open plan zoning
In a knock through or open plan space, one rug per zone is the clearest way to separate living from dining. Keep the two in the same colour family so the space still reads as one room.
Shapes, and what each one is good for
Shape is mostly a function of the room, not of fashion.
Rectangular
The default, because most rooms and most sofas are rectangular. It is the safest choice and the easiest to size correctly.
Round
Round rugs soften a room full of straight lines and work best in a square space, under a round table, or in a reading corner. They rarely work in front of a long sofa.
Oval
An oval is a compromise that suits narrow rooms and hallway landings, softening the lines without losing length.
Runners
For halls, galley kitchens, the side of a bed and long landings. Buy the longest one that leaves a sensible margin at each end.
Irregular and hide shapes
These are accent pieces. They work layered over a larger rug or in a small defined corner, not as the main floor covering for a seating area.
Square
Underrated in square rooms and under a square coffee table, where a rectangle can look stretched.
Matching shape to the floor pattern
If your floor has a strong directional pattern, such as herringbone, a simple rectangle sits more comfortably on it than a busy irregular shape.
Materials, honestly compared
Material decides how the rug wears, how it cleans and how it behaves on your floor.
Wool
Naturally resilient, warm, and it recovers from compression better than almost anything else. It sheds at first, which is normal, and it does not like being soaked.
Jute and sisal
Hard wearing, affordable and full of texture, which is why they are the standard base layer for layering. Both are poor with water: they mark and can go brittle, so keep them away from spills and radiators.
Cotton flatweaves
Light, washable and cheap, which makes them ideal where children and pets are involved. They offer very little cushioning and they slide, so they need a proper anti slip pad.
Viscose, and the warning that comes with it
Viscose looks like silk at a fraction of the price and it is the material we would most often steer someone away from for a living room. It marks permanently with water, including from a damp cloth, and it flattens quickly in traffic.
Polypropylene and synthetics
Stain resistant, cheap and genuinely practical for family rooms. The trade off is that they flatten and they do not age gracefully the way wool does.
Hides and skins
Small, characterful and prone to curling at the edges. Use them layered rather than as a main rug, and be aware that they do not sit flat on a hard floor for long.
Hand knotted against machine made
Hand knotted rugs last generations and cost accordingly. Machine made rugs are the sensible choice for a room that will change in five years. Neither is wrong, they are answers to different questions.
Pile height and practicality
High pile feels luxurious and traps everything. Low pile cleans easily, clears door bottoms and suits British hallways and family living rooms. Match the pile to the traffic, not to the mood board.
Backings, and what they do to the floor underneath
This is the section that matters most and the one that almost never appears in a rug article. What is on the underside of your rug is in permanent contact with an expensive floor.
Latex backings break down
Many budget rugs have a latex or foam backing that becomes brittle over a few years and turns to crumbs. Those crumbs are abrasive and they can stick to a finished surface, which turns a cheap rug into an expensive floor repair.
Rubber backings and discolouration
Some rubber and rubber compound backings can react with floor finishes and with vinyl, leaving a stain or a yellowed patch that does not clean off. This is a known issue across the flooring trade and it applies to mats as much as to rugs.
Always use a suitable separate underlay
The safe approach on any hard floor is a rug with no aggressive backing plus a separate pad rated for use on that floor type. A pad grips, protects the finish and lets a little air move.
Check the flooring manufacturer guidance
Every flooring manufacturer publishes guidance on mats, rugs and underlays for their product, including our own supplier. Read it before you buy the pad, because it is the document that decides whether a mark is your responsibility or theirs.
New floors need to cure first
Do not put a rug down on a newly oiled, sealed or lacquered floor until the finish has fully cured, which is longer than it is dry to the touch. Covering a curing finish traps solvent and can leave a permanent dull patch.
Rugs over underfloor heating
A thick rug over underfloor heating insulates the floor and can push surface temperatures higher than intended. Check the heating manufacturer maximum surface temperature and the rug thickness before you commit.
What we can and cannot promise
We can tell you what the flooring manufacturers state and what we see going wrong. We cannot certify a third party rug or pad we have never seen, and we would not pretend otherwise.
Slipping, curling and trip safety
A rug on a hard floor is a genuine trip hazard if it is not dealt with properly, and it is the reason many older people avoid them entirely.
Anti slip pads
A full size pad is better than corner grippers because it stops the rug creeping as well as sliding. Get one cut slightly smaller than the rug so it does not show.
Corners that lift
Lifting corners catch feet and vacuum heads. Weight them, use grippers, or return the rug the right way round if it was rolled in storage.
Rugs at the bottom of stairs
Never place a loose rug directly at the foot of a staircase. It is one of the most common causes of falls in the home and it is not worth the styling gain.
Rugs in doorways
Keep loose rugs out of the swing of a door and clear of thresholds. If you need something at the door, use a properly weighted mat sized to sit flat.
Wheeled furniture
Office chairs and wheeled trolleys chew rug pile and can drag the rug into a ridge. If you have a chair on castors, choose a very low pile or a hard floor protector instead.
Older people and mobility aids
Walking frames and sticks catch on rug edges. In a household with mobility needs, a fitted floor covering or no rug at all is the safer answer.
Sunlight, patina and the rug ghost
This is the slow problem people only notice when they finally move the rug.
Wood and light
Timber and timber effect surfaces change tone with light exposure. A rug that never moves leaves a pale rectangle that is lighter or darker than the surrounding floor.
How to avoid the mark
Rotate the rug a quarter turn every few months and lift it entirely once or twice a year for a few weeks. That is enough to keep the change even.
Blinds, curtains and film
Managing the light protects both the rug and the floor. South facing rooms fade rug dyes as well as floor finishes.
Vinyl and UV
Quality luxury vinyl is engineered with a wear layer that handles daylight far better than older vinyl products, which is one of the practical arguments for it in a bright room. Read what is Karndean flooring for the construction detail.
Matching a repair later
If a floor has faded unevenly, a replacement board or tile will not match. Rotating the rug is far cheaper than solving that problem later.
Moisture and grit, the two things that actually damage floors
Almost every flooring complaint we hear comes down to one of these two, and a rug is involved in both.
Grit acts like sandpaper
Fine grit tracked in from outside sits in the rug pile and grinds against the floor every time someone walks over it. Vacuuming the rug is floor maintenance, not housework.
Stop it at the door
A proper entrance mat catches most of it before it reaches the living room. Our guide to preparing a home exterior covers the approach and the path, which is where the grit comes from.
Damp trapped under a rug
A spill that soaks through, a wet dog, or a plant pot leaking slowly all leave moisture sitting between rug and floor with nowhere to go. On timber that means staining and swelling.
Plant pots and rugs
Never stand a plant pot on a rug on a hard floor. Use a sealed saucer and a hard surface, and check underneath it occasionally.
Pets
Accidents on a rug reach the floor beneath. Deal with them immediately and lift the rug to dry the floor rather than just cleaning the surface. Our guides on dogs scratching doors and cats scratching doors cover the related damage.
Radiators and hot spots
A rug tucked under a radiator dries out and becomes brittle at the edge, and the floor beneath it can dry unevenly. Keep a gap.
Conservatories
Temperature and humidity swings are extreme in a conservatory, which changes what both the floor and the rug can tolerate. See conservatory flooring options before you commit to either.
Pairing rugs with the floor you actually have
The rug has to work with the floor it sits on, which is a different question from whether it works with the sofa.
Luxury vinyl and Karndean
Vinyl gives you a consistent tone and no grain movement, so almost any rug sits comfortably on it. Our range includes Knight Tile Dolomite at £33.40 and Knight Tile Rona at £33.40 from the 6 Knight Tile designs.
Dark floors
On a dark floor a pale rug lifts the whole room and a dark rug creates a deliberate, enveloping feel. If you want to see the effect, Knight Tile Midnight Black is £40.08 and Onyx is £40.08.
Warm and rustic floors
Warm boards want a rug with either a warm neutral or a genuine contrast. Half warm and half cool is what makes a room feel unresolved. The Da Vinci Rustic at £50.06 and Da Vinci Sepia at £50.10 are the warm end of our range.
Grey and cool floors
Cool grey floors pair best with off whites, deep blues and greens rather than beige, which can read as dirty against grey. Da Vinci English Pewter is £50.10, and our grey wood floors guide covers the palette.
Pale and light floors
On a pale floor such as Da Vinci Alabaster at £55.00 or Knight Tile Soapstone at £40.08, a rug with some weight of colour stops the room feeling washed out.
Stone and tile effect floors
Stone effect floors are cooler and harder in feel, so they benefit most from a rug with real pile. Knight Tile Andecite is £40.08 and Karndean Serpentine is £14.00.
Blue and statement floors
A floor with a strong colour of its own, such as Da Vinci Azure at £50.10, needs a quiet rug. Two statements in the same square metre cancel each other out.
Engineered and solid timber
Timber moves with humidity and shows finish damage more readily than vinyl, so the backing rules above matter most here. Our engineered oak flooring guide explains the construction.
Parquet and herringbone
A patterned floor is already doing the visual work. Keep the rug plain, and read maintaining parquet flooring before putting anything on top of it.
Laminate
Laminate is the least tolerant of trapped moisture because of the core, so lift and dry after any spill. Our laminate laying mistakes guide covers expansion gaps and thresholds, both of which rugs can interfere with.
The full range in one place
All 12 lines sit in vinyl flooring and the 5 Da Vinci designs, grouped under Karndean. That is the honest total: we are a door business with a focused flooring range rather than a rug retailer.
Colour and pattern strategy
Colour is where people freeze. Three principles remove most of the anxiety.
Decide whether the rug is the quiet or the loud element
One of the rug, the sofa and the curtains should be the loud one. If all three are patterned the room becomes exhausting, and if none of them are it becomes flat.
Light rugs in small rooms
A pale rug reflects light and makes a small room feel larger. The trade off is maintenance, which is why light rugs suit adult living rooms better than family ones.
Dark rugs to ground a bright room
In a bright, high ceilinged room a darker rug anchors the seating and stops the space feeling like a waiting area.
Pattern hides wear
A patterned rug disguises marks, crumbs and traffic lanes far better than a plain one, which makes it the practical choice for a hallway or a family room.
Black and white schemes
Monochrome rugs look sharp and show every hair and speck. They are best in low traffic rooms or in households without pets.
Take the floor tone as your starting point
Choose the rug against the floor first and the sofa second. The floor is the larger surface and the one you cannot change on a whim.
Always see a sample in your own light
British daylight is grey for much of the year and it changes colours dramatically. Order a sample, put it on the floor, and look at it in the evening under your own lighting.
Layering rugs without creating a hazard
Layering is the one genuinely current rug idea that also solves a practical problem, which is how to get a large enough floor covering without a large enough budget.
The standard combination
A large, cheap, flat jute or sisal rug as the base and a smaller, better rug on top. You get the size you need at the bottom and the quality where you see and feel it.
Get the proportions right
The top rug should be clearly smaller so the base reads as a border. Two rugs of similar size look like a mistake rather than a decision.
Texture over pattern
Layering works best when the two rugs differ in texture rather than competing in pattern. Flat weave under pile is the reliable pairing.
Slip risk doubles
Two loose layers move independently. Use a pad under the base and a non slip layer between the two, and check it every few weeks.
Door clearance
Layered rugs are thicker than people expect. Measure the total thickness against the gap under your door before you commit, because trimming a door is a bigger job than choosing a thinner rug.
Hides and sheepskins on top
Small skins layered over a plain base are the low commitment version of this idea, and they can be moved seasonally.
Cleaning and care that protects both rug and floor
Rug care and floor care are the same job, done in the same place, on the same afternoon.
Vacuum settings matter
Turn the beater bar off for delicate and flat weave rugs, and never run a beater bar over a fringe. On the hard floor around the rug, use the hard floor setting to avoid scuffing.
Lift the rug when you clean the floor
Cleaning around a rug for two years and then lifting it is how people discover trapped grit. Lift it properly at least every few months.
Rotate to even out wear
A quarter turn every few months evens out both the traffic lanes on the rug and the light exposure on the floor.
Spot clean quickly and gently
Blot, do not rub, work from the outside of the mark inwards, and use as little liquid as possible. Excess water is what pushes a stain into the floor beneath.
Never soak a rug in place
Deep cleaning a rug on top of a hard floor is how the floor gets damaged. Take it outside, or have it cleaned professionally off site.
Dry fully before it goes back
A rug that goes back damp will mark the floor underneath within days. Dry both surfaces completely.
Cleaning a wood or wood effect floor properly
Sweep or vacuum, then use a barely damp mop and a cleaner intended for that floor. Never flood a timber or laminate floor and never use a steam mop on either unless the manufacturer explicitly allows it.
Cleaning luxury vinyl
Vinyl is the most forgiving of our flooring options, but it still prefers a damp mop and the manufacturer recommended cleaner to a bucket of hot water and bleach.
Fringes and edges
Fringes catch on vacuum heads and on feet. Comb them out by hand and keep the vacuum head away from them.
When to call a professional
Wool, hand knotted and antique rugs are worth professional cleaning. So is any rug that has had a serious spill, because the underside needs attention as well as the face.
Room by room, beyond the living room
The same principles apply everywhere, with different priorities.
Hallway
Durability and low pile. This is the highest traffic, highest grit area in the house, and the rug here is doing more floor protection than styling.
Dining room
The rug needs to extend far enough that a chair pulled out still has all four legs on it. If it cannot, do not use a rug at all in a dining area.
Bedroom
Either one large rug under the bottom two thirds of the bed, or two runners at the sides. The floating small rug at the foot of the bed is the least useful option.
Home office
Castors and rugs do not mix. Use a hard floor protector under the chair and keep any rug out of the chair zone.
Conservatory and garden room
Choose something you are happy to replace, because the humidity and sunlight swings are hard on textiles.
Landing and stairs
Fitted runners with proper fixings only. Loose rugs on or near stairs are a genuine safety risk.
Kitchen
A washable flat weave near the sink and nothing under the cooker. Anything with pile in a kitchen becomes a cleaning job you will resent.
What we sell, and what we do not
Being clear about this is more useful to you than pretending to be a rug specialist.
We do not sell rugs
There is no rug range on this site and there is no affiliate link in this article. Buy your rug wherever you like, then come back to this guide for the floor care.
We do sell the floor underneath
Our flooring range is 12 luxury vinyl lines, from £14.00 up to £55.00, all in the Karndean collection.
We also sell everything around the floor
Skirting, architrave and thresholds are the details that finish a floor properly. We list 16 skirting lines, including the Deanta shaker profile pack at £70.00, and 16 door architraves.
And the doors that open onto it
Door clearance is the most common conflict between a new rug and an existing door. We stock over 710 internal doors, over 30 internal frames and over 30 door stops from £10.88.
If the door now catches on the rug
Do not force it and do not fold the rug back. Either choose a thinner rug or have the door adjusted properly. Our guide to planing a door explains the limits, and a fire door must never be trimmed beyond its certified allowance.
Handles, hinges and the finishing touches
If you are refreshing a living room, the ironmongery is the cheapest visible upgrade in the room. We carry over 2,500 door handles, over 350 door hinges and over 350 lines of door hardware in total.
How the rug sits within the wider room
A rug never works in isolation. It has to agree with the floor, the doors, the trim and the wall treatment, and those are the elements we deal with every day.
Doors and the floor tone
The tone of your doors and the tone of your floor are the two largest colour surfaces in a room. Our comparison of white against oak internal doors is the fastest way to decide which way to go.
Oak doors with warm floors
Oak doors and warm boards are the classic British pairing and they let a rug be the quiet element. Our over 290 oak internal doors are the volume choice for it, and are oak internal doors worth it covers the cost.
White doors as a neutral frame
White primed doors let the rug and the floor carry all the colour. We list over 80 white primed internal doors, and the white internal doors guide compares the faces.
Black doors with pale rugs
A black door against a pale floor and a pale rug is a strong contemporary look. We carry over 110 black internal doors, and our internal door trends guide covers where it works.
Grey doors with cool floors
Grey doors sit best with cool toned floors and off white rugs. We stock over 60 grey internal doors, and the grey internal doors guide narrows the tone.
Glazed doors and light on the rug
A glazed door changes the light falling on a rug through the day, which changes its colour. We list over 280 glazed internal doors if the room is dark.
Room dividers in open plan spaces
Where one rug per zone is not enough separation, a divider gives you a wall on demand. We keep 17 room dividers.
Skirting, architrave and the floor edge
New flooring against old skirting rarely looks finished. Our architrave guide and the skirting range deal with the junction properly.
Panelling and texture on the walls
If the rug is plain, panelling adds the texture the room is missing. We stock 15 wall panelling options, 5 traditional wall panels and 10 acoustic wall panels. Our panelling guide covers the layout.
Door hardware as the metal accent
Pick the metal in the room once and repeat it. We carry over 40 door knobs, over 280 pull handles and over 280 handle packs, and the door handles guide explains the sets.
Materials of the doors themselves
A solid door changes how a room with a hard floor sounds, which matters more once you add a rug. Our guides on internal door materials and hollow against solid core explain the difference.
Budget across the whole room
If flooring, doors and a rug are all on the list, sequence them. Reduced door lines sit in over 20 clearance doors, and internal door fitting costs covers the labour.
Practical problems a rug creates, and how to fix them
These are the calls we actually get after somebody buys a rug.
The door now catches
Measure the total rug and pad thickness against the gap under the door. Adjusting the door is the last resort, and our guide to planing a door explains the limits before you start.
The door is a fire door
Then the gap and the seals are engineered and must not be altered. Read fire doors, what, why and where and speak to your building control body rather than trimming anything.
The room is draughtier than before
Rugs change airflow patterns and make an existing draught more noticeable. Our guide to draughty doors covers the safe fixes, and never block ventilation serving an appliance.
The door now squeaks
More friction under the door means more load on the hinges. See stopping doors squeaking and where to fit door hinges.
The handle has loosened
A door that is being pushed harder loosens its ironmongery faster. Our guide to fixing a loose door handle is a ten minute job.
The door has started sticking
That is usually humidity rather than the rug, particularly after a floor has been cleaned wet. See stopping doors swelling.
The floor squeaks under the rug
A squeak that only appears under a rug is a fixing or a subfloor issue that the rug has muffled and then amplified. Have it looked at rather than covered up.
The rug edge has worn at the doorway
That is the door dragging. Fix the clearance rather than accepting a worn strip across the rug.
Deciding to change the floor instead
Sometimes the honest answer is that the floor is the problem, not the rug. Our conservatory flooring and engineered oak guides, plus the Knight Tile and Da Vinci ranges, are the place to start.
Mistakes we see most often
These are the recurring ones, in rough order of how much they cost.
Buying too small
The most common and the most expensive to correct, because the answer is a second rug.
Ignoring the backing
A rubber or degrading latex backing straight onto a finished floor is how a decorative purchase becomes a flooring repair.
No underlay at all
The rug slides, the corners lift, the floor gets scuffed and somebody trips. A pad is the cheapest part of this whole project.
Never moving it
Ten years in one position gives you an uneven floor tone that cannot be fixed without replacing boards.
Deep cleaning in place
Water goes through the rug, sits on the floor and stays there. Take it outside.
Viscose in a family room
It will be marked within a month and the marks are permanent.
A rug at the bottom of the stairs
A safety mistake, not a style one.
Choosing the rug before the floor
If you are replacing the flooring anyway, choose the floor first. It is the bigger surface, the bigger spend and the harder thing to change.
Frequently asked questions
What size rug do I need for my living room?
Large enough that at least the front legs of the sofa and chairs sit on it, and wider than the sofa. Tape the size out on the floor before you buy.
Can I put a rug on a wood or vinyl floor?
Yes, with a pad suitable for that floor and no aggressive rubber or latex backing. Check the flooring manufacturer guidance first.
Will a rug damage my floor?
It can, in three ways: a reactive backing, trapped moisture, and uneven light exposure. All three are avoidable with a proper pad and by moving the rug occasionally.
Why has my floor gone a different colour where the rug was?
Light exposure. The covered area has changed at a different rate to the rest of the floor. Rotating and occasionally lifting the rug prevents it.
Do I need an underlay under a rug?
On any hard floor, yes. It stops slipping, protects the finish and makes the rug feel better underfoot.
Is it safe to put a rug over underfloor heating?
Usually, if the rug is not too thick. Check the maximum surface temperature stated by the heating manufacturer and the thickness guidance for the floor.
Which rug material is most practical for families?
Wool for longevity, polypropylene for stain resistance, cotton flatweave for washability. Avoid viscose.
How often should I move my rug?
A quarter turn every three to four months, and lift it entirely once or twice a year.
Can I use a rug in a conservatory?
Yes, but expect a shorter life because of the light and humidity swings. Choose something you would not mind replacing.
Should the rug match the floor or contrast with it?
Either works, as long as the undertones agree. Warm floor with warm rug, or a clear deliberate contrast. The failure case is warm and cool mixed by accident.
Can I layer a small rug over a bigger one?
Yes, and it is the best way to get the size you need affordably. Use a non slip layer between them and check the total thickness against your door gap.
Do you sell rugs?
No. We sell doors, flooring, skirting and ironmongery. This guide exists because rugs affect the floors we do sell.
What flooring works best with a lot of rugs?
Luxury vinyl, because it is dimensionally stable, tolerant of moisture and easy to clean when you lift the rug. Read what is Karndean flooring for the detail.
My rug keeps sliding, what should I do?
Fit a full size anti slip pad rather than corner grippers, and make sure the floor is clean and dry underneath so the pad can grip.
Prices quoted are our live prices at the time of writing and are subject to change. Always follow the flooring, finish and rug manufacturers' own instructions, and consult a qualified flooring specialist before sanding, sealing, relaying or deep cleaning a floor. If anyone in the household has mobility needs, treat loose rugs as a fall risk and take advice appropriate to that.