Wool Blend Area Rug – Natural or Fog Colorway, Living Room Size

Natural and Fog are the two ends of a narrow range. Natural is warm and close to undyed wool; Fog is a cool grey with the warmth taken out of it. In a room with a lot of wood, Natural tends to disappear into the floor and Fog stands apart from it, and that is usually how the choice gets made. Four sizes are offered, from 5'7" x 7'10" up to 9'10" x 13'2".

A wool blend is a deliberate compromise. Wool supplies the resilience, since the crimp in the fiber is what lets a pile recover after a sofa has sat on it for a year. The blended fiber adds abrasion resistance and holds the rug's shape across a large span. The practical result is a rug that stays flat at the corners and resists the shine that a soft single-fiber pile develops along a walking path.

The sizes run from a rug that fits under a queen bed to one large enough to carry a sofa and two chairs with every leg on it. In a living room, size up rather than down: a rug that stops short of the seating makes the whole room read smaller than it is.

• Material: Wool blend
• Colors: Natural, Fog
• Sizes: 5'7" x 7'10", 6'7" x 9'10", 8'2" x 11'6", 9'10" x 13'2"