Playful, colourful and imaginative, the Dream Kids range of rugs for kids, is an ideal addition to a child’s bedroom or playroom. Hard-wearing, but soft polypropylene fibers also make this rug a pile of cottony, cloudy fun. Ideal for both boys and girls the space themed Dream Kids range is the perfect addition to tie your child’s room together.
Dream Kids Animal Round sits firmly in the considered, wear-it-for-years half of our range.
Practical notes
In practice, if your child is in the rug-as-racetrack phase, this is a sensible buy. 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. It tolerates open doors, indoor-outdoor traffic, and the dust that an Australian summer drags in across a polished concrete floor.
On colour
The colour story matters here. There's a reason grey has been the default neutral of the last decade — it forgives, it cools, and it lets coloured furniture and art read clearly above it. There is depth to the surface — the weave changes height subtly across the pattern, which is what gives the rug its tactile quality. Walk past it daily and you stop noticing it consciously — which is the highest compliment a quiet rug can earn.
What's under the surface
Underneath the look, made in Turkey. 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. What polypropylene gives up in heritage feel it more than makes back in colourfastness and easy upkeep. This is a 15mm pile — soft, considered, with enough density to spring back from foot traffic without flattening. Build quality holds up to close inspection — there are no shortcuts in the weave or the finish.
Picking the right size
Sizes range across our usual run — if you're unsure which to pick, our Rug Size Guide walks through the common Australian room layouts.
This is the kind of rug that makes the rest of your decisions easier.
Questions we get asked
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.
Does this rug ship rolled or folded?
Rolled. We ship every rug in our range rolled and wrapped — folding can leave a crease in the pile that takes a few weeks to settle out, so we avoid it.
Will the rug fade in direct sun?
Some fade is possible if a rug sits in direct, unfiltered sun day after day — that's true of any rug. The dyes used here are UV-stabilised and hold up well to the conditions in most Australian rooms.
Can I use this with underfloor heating?
Yes — the pile is not so dense that it traps heat, and the backing handles the moderate temperatures typical of residential underfloor systems.
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.
