Stylish and chic, the Lapis collection is designed to add refinement to your home. Thanks to the rugs’ neutral color palette it will blend well in any setting. Fabulously tactile, with raised texturing, these rugs are wonderfully luxurious underfoot. Add the allure of natural, rustic character to your home, a splash of tasteful upmarket charm.
Some rugs need to be sold; Lapis Ivory sells itself once you see it in person.
On colour
Looked at honestly, the design is doing two things. Grey rugs sit quietly in a room and let the rest of the space do the talking — it's why they outsell almost everything else we carry. Visually, the rug is doing the work of a quiet anchor — not a pattern statement, not a punctuation mark, simply a calm plane underfoot. Walk past it daily and you stop noticing it consciously — which is the highest compliment a quiet rug can earn.
Day-to-day
In any room with engineered oak in a natural finish, this rug adds the visual weight the floor needs to feel finished. Avoid harsh cleaners on wool. Blotting cool water onto a fresh spill, then dabbing dry, is the right first move. We have customers who have lived with the same rug for the better part of a decade. It still looks intentional.
Construction
At a glance: Hand-loomed in India. India's handloom workshops produce textile pieces with a tactile quality that's very hard to replicate on a machine. Wool is the original rug fibre for a reason — it's naturally stain-resistant, it ages gracefully, and it has a warmth underfoot that no synthetic quite replicates. A 20mm pile reads as genuinely luxurious — we recommend it for bedrooms and formal lounges rather than high-traffic dining areas. The yarn count is dense enough that the pattern reads sharply without losing softness underfoot.
Picking the right size
If you are between sizes, we almost always recommend sizing up. Our Rug Size Guide has the room-by-room measurements we use ourselves.
Lapis Ivory suits the customer who wants the room finished, not the next decision.
Questions we get asked
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 the rug have a strong smell when it arrives?
There may be a faint factory or packaging smell on opening — it airs out within a day or two. Lay the rug out, open the windows, and it will settle quickly.
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.
Will this rug shed?
A wool rug will shed lightly for the first three to six months. This is normal — wool fibres come loose at the end of the weave and clear with regular vacuuming. After the initial settle, shedding tails off significantly.
How do I get rid of a stain?
Blot immediately with a clean dry cloth — don't rub. For most spills, cool water and a tiny amount of wool-safe detergent will do it. For wine or anything stubborn, call a professional rug cleaner rather than scrubbing it yourself.
