How Designer Rugs Enhance Acoustics and Reduce Unwanted Noise in Your Home

Your home should be a relaxing and serene space, but unwanted noise can often get in the way. Luckily, premium quality rugs are a fantastic way to reduce the noise in your home and create a quieter, more peaceful environment.

Unwanted Household Noise

Houses can be noisy with sounds from TVs, footsteps, appliances and more. These sounds often echo around, disrupting the cosy, relaxing atmosphere you want from your home. It can be especially noticeable in larger rooms with wood or tile flooring, as the hard surfaces reflect sound waves, creating an annoyingly echoey space. The rooms in your home that can be the worst for this issue are:

• Hallways: Footsteps can create a lot of noise, echoing through the narrow, hard-floored space.
• Living Room: TV and chatter generate a lot of noise, and usually being one of the larger rooms in the house, there’s more space for sound to bounce around.
• Kitchen: With hard flooring and loud appliances, this room tends to amplify and reflect sounds, leading to distraction and discomfort while cooking.

It’s time to get rid of this unwanted noise and enhance your home’s acoustics. By adding well-placed, premium-quality rugs, you can transform your living space into a serene retreat, free of distractions.

How Luxury Rugs Reduce Noise

Rugs are great at reducing noise because they absorb sound waves instead of bouncing them back. In rooms with hard, smooth surfaces, sound waves reflect and create an echo of the noise. Whereas, soft, rough surfaces – like rugs – soak up these sound waves.

Place rugs in the centre of larger, open spaces with hard floors to stop the sounds from reverberating around the room. Rugs can be especially helpful if you live in a flat with noisy downstairs neighbours, as it will minimise what you hear from below. By adding plush, quality rugs to your home, you’ll create a quieter, more peaceful space to relax in and enjoy.

Why High-End is Best

High-end rugs are the best for reducing noise because they have a luxurious, thick pile with a higher density of fibres, which makes them excellent at absorbing sound. Thick wool rugs, in particular, are far better at sound absorption than thin cotton or synthetic rugs. However, wool can be expensive and is usually found in designer rugs, which is what makes the investment worth it. For even better acoustic performance, large-area rugs cover more space in a room, absorbing additional sound waves.

Styling Designer Wool Rugs to Enhance Acoustics

Don’t worry, styling rugs to best reduce noise is not difficult. Here are some of our favourite high-end designer rug choices and expert tips for how to incorporate them into your home.

Morris & Co Wilhelmina Russet Rug

When looking for a gorgeous designer brand, Morris & Co. never disappoints. You can be certain you will find a stunning, intricate design that will bring any room to life. Their rugs offer a truly premium level of quality, with a luxurious high pile perfect for absorbing the noise in your home. The beautiful royal red of this floral rug can add elegance to any space but would stand out best in a living or dining room.

Matrix Asiatic Oval Forest Rug

If you’re looking to enhance the acoustics in your contemporary-styled living room, this Asiastic rug is a chic choice. It adds colour and dimension to the space but is still easy to style with a more minimalist approach. Pair it with sleek light wood and black furniture so your living room can be a relaxing modern haven with minimal noise disruptions.

Sanderson Robins Wood Russet Brown Rug

Another brand that never fails to create rugs that are works of art, is Sanderson. They are a boutique designer who produces bold and beautiful patterns you can’t help but fall in love with.

This round rug is a particularly versatile piece when it comes to style options. A circular rug can be a great way to section off larger rooms into chic and cosy smaller areas. For example, pair this rug with a big, comfortable chair and a shelf full of books to design a lovely, quiet reading corner. Another way to style a round rug is through the art of layering. By layering this rug on top of another one, perhaps a rectangular jute rug to play with texture, you add interest and dimension to the room while also enhancing your rug’s noise absorption ability.

Living Treasures Beige Rug

A runner rug is a great option for minimising unwanted noise in your hallways or kitchen. For a classic design choice, this Persian-style rug will add traditional elegance to your space while also reducing the echoes from footsteps and other irritating noises.

Explore High-End, Designer Rugs Today

High-end rugs, crafted with premium quality materials, are the best for absorbing sound waves and enhancing the acoustics of your home. Adding these rugs to your space creates a stylish yet peaceful environment, perfect for relaxing.

Explore our expansive designer collections to find your perfect rug today!