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Sara Hesikova

Should your rug be lighter or darker than the sofa? Interior experts reveal how to strike the perfect balance

An emerald green velvet sofa on a neutral-coloured rug with a glass coffee table.

Picking the right rug for your living room can really transform the space and its overall look and feel. And with the sofa being the central and pretty much the most important piece of furniture in most lounges, the rug has to complement it. But that brings about lots of questions about what the perfect rug should look like – one of which is, should the rug be lighter or darker than the sofa?

Many traditional rules exist in the interior design world, but not all of them need to be followed. But to be able to bend the rules and play with them, you need to know them first. That applies when choosing the right rug to complement the best sofa and tie the whole living room together.

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