Grey Bedroom Rugs: How to Choose the Right One for Your Home
The bedroom is the sanctuary of the house, the number one room for rest and relaxation, the cosiest space you can create, and the comfort of your bedroom can be greatly enhanced by the placement of a beautiful rug. A grey bedroom rug is one of the most popular choices because it’s a versatile colour and works well with most interior design schemes.
When thinking of home design, a rug can be one of the best additions to any living space; whether it’s a kitchen rug or a living room rug, a rug ties a space together and adds layering and texture to your décor just by its placement. Bedroom rugs are fantastic for hardwood floors because they add warmth and comfort, but are also wonderful to layer on top of a carpet to really add a luxurious finishing touch.
We’ve compiled this thoughtful guide on all of your options when searching for a grey bedroom rug, as well as all of the ways to style one, so you can get inspired to supplement your bedroom’s design today.
Why is a Grey Bedroom Rug a Great Idea?
You’d be surprised with the amount of choice there is for grey bedroom rugs, from a varied spectrum of hues to diverse textures and pile types, each with its own effect and benefit. Grey is one of the easiest colours to work with, in that it truly goes with anything, offering an exciting springboard from which to bring in more vibrant colours and patterns around it.
If you’ve got the rest of your bedroom design sorted and you want a rug but are struggling to find something that goes, grey is the perfect solution. Or, if you’re starting your bedroom design from scratch, a grey bedroom rug is a brilliant place to start.
Working with only grey as your rug colour scheme isn’t a limiting choice by any means. The assorted shades and hues within the scale grey can compliment pretty much any other colour, and even a black and white patterned rug can give the impression of a unique and stylish grey.
What Colour Schemes Pair Well With a Grey Bedroom Rug?
The short answer is that every colour scheme goes well with a grey bedroom rug. The long answer is that you should think about the overall palette and feel within your bedroom, as a grey rug can complement that in many differing ways.
The colour of every item of décor you have or every paint colour you use will have an undertone, which is the colour underneath the surface that affects the overall hue. Generally, this will fall into either cool, warm, or neutral. Lavenders and pinks pair with pale greys to create a soft, feminine look. Blues and greens can create a natural look, while cooler blues look silvery grey for chic elegance. Darker tones like browns and reds go well with grey to create an overall warmer, earthy look.
Have a look below at our guide to the specific benefits and effects of general shades of grey to get an idea of how a grey bedroom rug can slot into your décor, or how you can design your bedroom around your grey rug.
Light Grey Rugs
A rug in a pale grey shade can aid in creating a bright and airy aesthetic in your bedroom. When paired with white bedroom walls and neutral bedspreads, this quality is even more emphasised and contributes to a light, natural feel.
A light grey rug also pairs really well with dark grey bed linen, as this one-tone colour palette creates a stylish ambience for your bedroom.
Dark Grey Rugs
A dark grey rug, like a cool charcoal, placed on lighter coloured hardwood flooring provides a chic, aesthetically pleasing contrast and can bring a lovely sense of cosiness to what could otherwise be a stark room.
Charcoal grey also works as a good background for stronger colours like blue, yellow or green. Darker greys have the practical benefit of easily hiding spills and stains, too.
Patterned Grey Rugs
If you have simple décor in your bedroom, a patterned rug can act as a fantastic focal point to breathe more life into your interior design. Keeping the dominant colour of this pattern grey means your bedroom holds on to a cosy feeling rather than being too vibrant for what should be a relaxing space. Match the secondary colour in your patterned rug to a solid-coloured bedspread to really tie this look together neatly.
For example, this geometric patterned rug would slot in beautifully to a contemporary design:
Or, the ornate pattern on this heritage rug perfectly complements a more traditional home:
WHAT SIZE GREY RUG SHOULD I CHOOSE?
The size of your room will determine the size of your rug, whether you’re decorating a lavish master bedroom or a small child’s room. The size and shape of the rug you choose can make a room feel larger or more intimate; it all depends on the desired effect you have in mind.
Grey Area Rug
The bed is, obviously, the centrepiece of your bedroom. What better way to highlight this than a large bedroom rug? An area rug can be used to neatly frame your bed and highlight it as the focal point of the room. Choose a one-tone grey area rug that’s darker than your bed linen to create a sleek layering effect or as a solid background for bright bed linen to pop.
Small Grey Bedroom Rugs
Small rugs placed on open floor spaces can help a room look larger. Or, a well-placed runner rug can succinctly separate areas of your bedroom. For example, your sleeping area from your dressing area. A small grey rug is fantastic for this purpose as it keeps things subtle and stylish.
WHAT TEXTURE IS BEST FOR A GREY BEDROOM RUG?
As the bedroom is generally lower on foot traffic, it’s the perfect place for luxurious shaggy rugs that may otherwise suffer in high-use areas like the living room. A plush rug in the bedroom to sink your toes into as you get out of bed is the dream; a beautiful grey fluffy rug in the bedroom is the best way to achieve this.
In terms of material, wool rugs are durable and soft or cotton is easier to clean while retaining its softness.
Pile Height
The pile height of the rug is, essentially, how thick it is. It refers specifically to the tufted loops that every rug is made of which are either left or cut shorter. Generally, (though with some exceptions) rugs with higher pile heights are cosier and softer to the touch but harder to keep clean due to their increased ability to trap dirt and dust.
Before choosing the pile height of your grey rug you should think about where exactly the rug will be going in your bedroom. If you’re placing your rug underneath furniture, like under the bed, bedside table or dressing table, choose a lower pile height. A high pile, fluffy rug in the bedroom is best placed along the side of a bed or on open floor space.
HOW SHOULD I PLACE A GREY BEDROOM RUG?
The placement of your bedroom rug depends on the effect you want it to have. A large rug under your bed makes the room feel cosy while a small rug at the foot of the bed can make a room feel larger. There are generally no rules on how to place bedroom rugs but do consider the layout and general feel that you’re going for.
Read more about placing bedroom rugs.
FIND THE PERFECT GREY BEDROOM RUG WITH RUGS DIRECT
If you want a grey rug for your bedroom, Rugs Direct have a premier selection of rugs in all shapes and sizes to suit any design and any budget. We are committed to providing one of the most varied selections of quality rugs so that everyone is catered for. You can browse our huge range by colour, so the perfect grey rug is just a few clicks away.
If you’re searching for more rug inspiration, read our expert guides on the types of bedroom rugs or creative ideas for bedroom rug styling.