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February 15, 2022

My Top Neutral Area Rugs

I had a question the other day from a reader looking for neutral area rugs. I think every room should include an area rug, they bring so much warmth and texture to a space and often times are the final piece that pull a room together. Whether you have hardwoods or carpet, area rugs work on both surfaces. Today, I’m sharing my top neutral area rugs that I have in my own home, along with a few others that have caught my eye.

My Top Neutral Area Rugs

Collection of Neutral Area Rugs that are full of warmth and texture. Variety of woven rugs  that fit many different styles.
  1. Bellambi Area Rug (Seen in our Movie Room)
  2. Grey Woven Rug (Seen in my son’s mountain room)
  3. Hathorn Geometric Rug (Seen in our living room)
  4. Striped Handmade Flat weave
  5. Wilford Area Rug
  6. Adolfa Charcoal/Ivory Area Rug
  7. Mabrey Southwestern Flatweave
  8. Black and White Knotted Wool Rug
  9. Loom Cherokee Black and White Rug
  10. Weinert Oriental Rug

See Them In Action

Featuring the Hathorn Geometric Rug in our living room

Bellambi Area Rug in our Movie Room

Grey Woven Rug (Seen in my son’s mountain room)

About Taryn Whiteaker

Hi! I’m Taryn! The voice behind Taryn Whiteaker Designs. I launched this brand over 11 years ago when I became a stay-at-home mom. What started as a small craft and mom blog eventually grew into a full time design and DIY site. My goal has always been to inspire others (especially women!) with design ideas, DIY tutorials, entertaining ideas and give you the tools you need to complete them yourself!

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  1. sue Robinson says

    May 18, 2022 at 2:07 pm

    Taryn, you mentioned wrinkling of the area rugs lying atop the new carpet. The carpet has a nap and any rug on top of it will gradually shift and wrinkle in the direction of the nap. I don’t know of a solution to this. If the wrinkle extends out where folks walk, it may lead to falls.

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    • Taryn Whiteaker says

      May 19, 2022 at 6:11 pm

      So interesting! Ok this makes sense. I think our old carpet was smashed enough where it didn’t move. I’ve now taken a few rugs out.

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