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Entryway rugs to the trade
Entryway rugs to the trade: 498 styles sized and built for an entry, a foyer or a mudroom, from Couristan (255), Milliken (135), Pampas Leather (51) and Nourison (24). Machine woven (150), hand-loomed (12) and tufted (139) lead the constructions, wool (73), polyester (67) and polypropylene (281) the fibers.
An entry rug takes grit, water and the first three steps of every visit, so construction matters more here than anywhere else. Specify a dense low pile or a flatweave in wool, which releases dry soil and hides it in the meantime, or a solution-dyed polypropylene or nylon where the door opens onto weather. Darker tones, heathers and small patterns outlast a solid; viscose, silk and a high pile do not belong in an entry. A thin rubber pad keeps a foyer rug from skating on stone or tile and a cut-and-bound runner from broadloom is the usual answer for a long gallery entry.
Size an entryway rug so the door swings clear of it, with 6 to 12 inches of floor on each side and enough length that the second step still lands on the rug. For most foyers that is a 3x5 or 4x6 at the door and a 2x8 or longer runner down the hall; a 6 to 8 foot round rug under a center table suits a square foyer. See the area rug size guide and the hall runner guide.
