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Homes & Gardens
Homes & Gardens
Charlotte Olby

This Charming Rug Style Has Me in a Chokehold – Here's Why Editors and Designers Alike Can't Stop Shopping (and Thrifting) Folk Flatweave Rugs

Lucy Williams Home x Pelican House rug collaboration showing a green floral flatweave rug in a floral wallpapered bedroom with white linens, a vintage bamboo nightstand and a black and white striped chair.

Often, you'll find interior designers talking about the starting point of a scheme. Some might start with existing architecture and aesthetics, others might use color as a jumping-off point. I, however, have started with a rug.

It wasn't really a conscious decision – more a case of scrolling through Pinterest and saving one too many rooms that all happened to have the same rug trend: folk flatweaves. You may know the kind: woven, flat, subtly patterned, full of character, each one a little unique. They feel colorful but never loud, full of sweet little motifs yet not overly kitsch.

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