What shade of blue rug should I choose?

Navy and indigo are the deepest and calmest, cobalt brings energy, and dusty blue is the softest. Blue comes as a solid or carved field in one tone, as blue lines on ivory and as a navy grid.

How do I style a blue rug so the room feels warm?

Give it warm company. Walnut, oak, cognac leather and brass make any blue glow, and a coral or rust cushion does the rest. It suits coastal, Mediterranean and mid-century rooms most naturally. The colors that sit well beside it are in what goes with a blue, green or yellow rug.

Will a blue rug clash with a gray or green sofa?

Rarely: navy and indigo sit under a gray sofa like a darker neutral, and dusty blue beside sage reads calm. With a bright blue sofa, keep the rug deep so the two stay apart.

Which rooms are best for a blue wool rug?

Bedrooms, studies and dining rooms: dusty blue calms a bedroom, and navy grounds an office and hides chair scuffs. In a dark living room, choose blue on ivory, to keep light on the floor.

Why does a blue rug look different in the morning and at night?

Because blue reacts to the color of the light: cool daylight pulls it toward gray, and warm lamps push it toward violet. Judge a blue in the room's main light, daylight for a living room, lamplight for a bedroom.

Does a dark navy rug show lint and pet hair?

More than a mid blue does: deep navy shows pale lint and light pet hair, though it hides dark spills well. With a pale dog, dusty blue or a blue with ivory in it hides more; the care guide covers the rest.