8 Rooms Where Rugs Steal the Show

Interior designer Sasha Bikoff selected a colorful Missoni Home rug as a focal point for her contemporary Bridgehampton living room, which also includes a sectional from Ralph Lauren Home and Yves Klein’s Table BleueM and Table Rose.

In the living room of a Brooklyn Heights brownstone renovated by O’Neill Rose Architects, a rug from ABC Carpet & Home adds warmth and color to a neutral space containing Jens Risom–designed chairs and a lamp by David Weeks Studio.

For a family’s home in Ross, California, designer Kelly Hohla created a serene dining room that’s anything but boring thanks to a patterned rug from Tai Ping; the light fixture is by Ted Abramczyk and the dining table is Holly Hunt.

A chevron rug from NuLoom lends a graphic punch to the master bedroom of the 4,000-square-foot Chelsea apartment that architect-turned-fashion-designer Luis Fernandez shares with his partner and their son; the bed is from Capellini and the French patent-leather bench is vintage.

For his own residence in Mill Valley, interior designer Brad Krefman chose a custom striped rug from Mark Nelson Designs to anchor the living room, which features a B&B Italia sofa, a cocktail table from Horseman Antiques, and a tripod-style floor lamp from Circa Lighting.

A custom patterned stair runner from Country Braid House plays off the blue wall covering in the entry of a neo-Colonial house in Fairfield County decorated by Anthony Baratta.

A Moroccan rug, a collection of pottery and African masks, mismatched chairs, and greenery lend a bohemian vibe to the dining area/workspace in artist Keith Sonnier’s Victorian farmhouse in Bridgehampton. One of Sonnier’s neon sculptures, Ballroom Chandelier, is mounted on the wall above the cabinets.

A geometric antique rug from the New England Collection is a fun addition to a girl’s bedroom in a rambling Washington, Connecticut, farmhouse conceived by Haver & Skolnick Architects; the four-poster and the blanket chest are also antiques.