Manufactured to the highest standard of Turkish craftsmanship, The Cotton Candy range is perfectly designed to meet the demands of hard-playing children - this rug can take the pressure! Despite its tough countenance, the Cotton Candy Animal edition is bright and colourful, featuring a host of friendly cartoon characters that children are bound to fall in love with, instantly. A joy-inspiring piece, great for a kid’s bedroom or playroom.
If we made a short list of the safest rugs to commit to without second-guessing, Dream Kids Animal would be on it.
Living with it
In practice, built to take the hammering of a school-age bedroom. If a spill dries before you get to it, dampen the area with cool water, work the cloth from the outside in, and the dried residue lifts back out. We have customers who have lived with the same rug for the better part of a decade. It still looks intentional.
Colour and pattern
What is happening at the surface is straightforward. Navy carries a moody, considered presence — we recommend it in studies, formal lounges, and any room where you want a bit of grown-up weight at floor level. Up close, the construction details emerge; from across the room, the rug reads as a single restrained colour field. Photographs flatten the surface; in person, the weave reads with more dimension than any catalogue image can convey.
About the make
The short version: Anatolian-woven. The Turkish weaving industry has refined power-loom production to a point where the result is genuinely close to the look of a traditionally woven rug. The yarn here is solution-dyed polypropylene — the colour goes through the fibre rather than sitting on it, so a fade only happens after years in direct sun. The pile height is 15mm — substantial enough to feel luxurious without crossing into shaggy territory. Selvedges are finished cleanly so the rug sits flush against itself without curling at the edges.
Picking the right size
We carry this in a few sizes — a 160x230cm sits well under a coffee table, a 200x290cm anchors a standard three-piece lounge, and the 240x330cm extends well past a queen bed. See our Rug Size Guide for the full layout breakdown.
Dream Kids Animal is the kind of buy you don't second-guess a year later.
FAQs
Will the pattern repeat be obvious?
Not on this construction. The pattern is woven across the full face of the rug rather than printed, so you won't see the kind of seam-like repetition you sometimes get with a printed surface.
Is the back of the rug latex-coated?
The backing is a standard textile finish — it sits flat on the floor and won't mark timber boards. For hard floors, we'd still recommend a rug pad to keep it from sliding.
How thick is the rug overall?
The total thickness includes the pile plus the backing — for most of our rugs, that ends up somewhere between 8mm and 30mm depending on the pile listed. If you need a precise figure for a door clearance, message us and we'll measure.
Does it work with a robot vacuum?
Yes for low and medium piles. For the deeper shaggies in our range, a robot vacuum will struggle a bit — you'll get better results with a regular upright on a higher setting.
Can I put a rug pad underneath?
Yes, and we'd recommend it on hard floors. A pad keeps the rug from slipping, adds a little extra softness underfoot, and helps the pile wear evenly over time.
