Adding floor coverings not only warms up a room, it sets the tone for the rest of your decorating style.

WITH COOLER DAYS AHEAD, IT’S TIME TO LAY DOWN FLOOR COVERINGS.

If you stick to a monochromatic palette, you can explore layering rugs and furnishings in different patterns and textures.

ON WALL Sherah rug (2.3m x 1.6m), $599, Provincial Home Living. CLOCKWISE, FROM LEFT Coco Unika Moss chair in Antique Tan, $890, Luumo Design. ON CHAIR Martini cushion in Natural, $95, L and M Home. Kharad rug (1.5m x 90cm), $500, and Kharad diamond rug in Black and White (1.8m x 90cm), $650, Bhuj Bazaar. J’jute Bazar Tall Fringe jute basket in Natural, $249, Dunlin. Knoll rug in Silver (1.6m x 2.3m), $1644, Nodi Rugs. Kabri rug in Silver (2.9m x 2m), $999, Provincial Home Living. FACING PAGE, FROM TOP Carousel Dolly cushion in Blush, $165, Ivy Lane Agency. Jodhpur custom rug in Pink, $POA, Tigger Hall. Paragon rug in Primrose (3m x 2.4m), $5700, and Agra rug in Duchess (2.4 x 3m), $4300, Armadillo and Co. Formentera striped rug in Blush Pink (2.25m x 1.55m), $179, Miss Amara. Entico #0846 rug (2.64m x 1.87m), $1590, Pampa. Burgundy Whip Boujad rug (2.55m x 1.82m), $3000, Tigmi Trading. For stockist details, see page 136.

DECORATING RUGS FROM TOP Tangier rug in Limestone (2.4m x 1.7m), $1200, Armadillo and Co. Chrome Kilim rug (3.55m x 80cm), $2370, Tigmi Trading. Knoll rug in Silver (2.3m x 1.6m), $1644, Tribe Home. Traditional Kharad rug in Natural (1.5m x 90cm), $700, and small wool runner (90cm x 150cm), $250, Bhuj Bazaar. Noosa cushion, $53, L and M Home. Aziza pouf, $229, West Elm. Judd stool in Black, $450, MCM House. Husk Weave rug in Ink (2.4m x 1.7m), $1320, Armadillo and Co. FACING PAGE, CLOCKWISE, FROM TOP LEFT Helem rug (2.3m x 1.6m), $499, Freedom. Camouflage cushion, $85, Sally Campbell Handmade Textiles. Flat weave Dhurrie rug in Green (3m x 2.5m), $1200, Planet Furniture. Pony Braid rug in Midnight Grey (2.3m x 1.6m), $1200, Nodi Rugs. Mezzanine rug in Papyrus (3m x 2m), $2000, Tribe Home. Desert rug in Quarry (2.4m x 1.7m), $1400, Paragon rug in Sepia (3m x 2.3m), $5700, Safari rug in Granite and Slate (2.4m x 1.7m), and Leila rug in Graphite and Sterling (3m x 2.4m), $5700, Armadillo and Co. For stockist details, see page 136.

FROM TOP Fais Rien Tuareg rug (2m x 1.66m), $3200, Tigmi Trading. Madras runner (3m x 80cm), $129, Freedom. Bhola Jute runner (3m x 80cm), $729, The Dharma Door. Bamboo cushion, $85, Sally Campbell Handmade Textiles. J’jute Ecole Meeting jute basket in Natural, $248, Dunlin. Orissa runner (3m x 80cm), $249, Freedom. Embers Boujad rug (1.7m x 1.34m), $2100, Tigmi Trading. FACING PAGE, CLOCKWISE, FROM TOP LEFT Walter G Pomelo rug in Indigo (2.4m x 1.7m), $10,050, Cadrys. Blue Rhapsody cushion, $85, Symbol cushion, $85, and Micro Dot cushion, $160, Sally Campbell Handmade Textiles. Sphinx Kilim rug (3.97m x 2.87m), $7350, Tigmi Trading. Dash and Albert Denim Plaid rug (91cm x 60cm), $73, Winton House. Moroccan ribbed diamond rug in Blue and Grey (3m x 2m), $3600, Cadrys. For stockist details, see page 136.