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The seasons hottest area rug designs are all about bold colours, playful patterns and big statements.
Updating your look is as easy as rolling out a new area rug, especially with the bold colours and abstract patterns that are so on-trend this season. Here’s seven of our favourite options for an instant flooring makeover.
Zoë Pawlak’s stunning contemporary work jumps from the canvas to the floor with her collection of Nepalese hand-knotted rugs ($10,625). burrittfloors.com
Let the colour-blocked honeycomb pattern of the Pandrup rug ($60)—inspired by bees, the industrial designers of the insect world—stir your workspace into a flurry of action. ikea.ca
The CC-Tapis Infini carpet ($6,100), decked out in grey cubes and lined with a cheery yellow fringe, is a chic interpretation of Brutalism. informinteriors.com
In true Dutch fashion, Moooi’s photorealistic Eden Queen rug (starting at $3,900) from designer Marcel Wanders guarantees your home will be bursting with spring blossoms year round. livingspace.com
The frenetic beauty of Wool and Silk’s hand-knotted Alan’s Fever area rug ($18,400) will amp up the energy of any space it graces. salari.com
Hay’s Colour carpet ($1,775) features an understated palette of stripes that begs visitors to sprawl out and daydream on its plush, 100-percent-wool pile. vanspecial.com
The playful geometric pattern of Margo Selby’s Zigzag Stripe kilim rug (from $139) has us pining for lazy summer days and ice cream cones. westelm.com
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