Green Rugs Australia

19 products

19 products


Green is the colour people bring into a room when they want it to feel calmer without going beige. It reads as natural rather than decorative, and it is forgiving in a way that strong blues and reds are not, a green rug works against timber, rattan, linen, black steel and white walls without anyone having to think about it.

Which green

Sage is the safest and the most popular. It is a grey-green, low in saturation, and it behaves like a neutral in a room that already has a lot going on. Olive runs warmer and sits better with tan leather, brass and warm timber. Forest and emerald are the commitment shades, deeper, more saturated, and best when the rug is meant to be the thing you notice. Mint and seafoam sit at the pale end and work in nurseries and bedrooms where the brief is soft rather than grounding.

Where a green rug earns its place

Living rooms with a lot of white or grey, where a neutral rug would make the room flat. Bedrooms, where sage in particular lowers the temperature of a space. Studies and home offices, where green behind a desk reads well on video calls. Dining rooms with timber tables, where olive picks up the warmth in the grain.

It is the one colour that works equally well in a coastal palette and a mid-century one, which is why it outsells most of our other colour ranges.

Materials and practicality

Our green rugs come in hand-tufted wool, wool blend, flatweave and polypropylene. Wool holds colour depth better than synthetics, so a forest or emerald wool rug stays rich where a synthetic one can flatten under direct sun. Polypropylene is the practical choice for dining rooms and anywhere with kids or pets, because it is fade-resistant and cleans with a damp cloth.

Pile height changes how green reads. A high-pile shag in sage looks softer and lighter than the same colour in a flatweave, because the longer fibres catch more light. If you are matching to an existing piece, order the deeper shade in a low pile and the lighter shade in a high pile.

Sizing

Green rugs are available from 160 × 230 through to 300 × 400, plus runners and rounds. In a living room, size up rather than down: the front legs of every seat should sit on the rug. Under a six-seat dining table, 240 × 330 is the minimum that keeps chairs on the rug when they are pulled out.

Shop green rugs online

Every green rug ships free Australia-wide, dispatched from our Melbourne warehouse within 24 hours and delivered in three to five business days. If the shade is not right in your light, send it back within 30 days.

Also see: Sage Green Rugs, Natural Fibre Rugs, Wool Rugs and Living Room Rugs.