7 Ways to Use Gray Carpet in Your Bedroom

Gray rugs can be used for a variety of purposes in the bedroom, creating different looks depending on your style. From cold minimalism to warm and soft, these rooms offer inspiration.

1. Complements the Minimalist Design

The grey rug in this contemporary bedroom designed by John Lewis & Partners combines with crisp white walls and streamlined furnishings to create a sense of freshness. The medium tone is the perfect halfway point between the white walls and the dark grey upholstered bed. The simple color palette makes the choice of flooring feel modern. For a similar look, choose a medium-dark rug with a flat, untextured surface.

2. Gray Carpet with Taupe Walls

If you want to create a softer, warmer feel in your bedroom, try pairing a light grey rug with a soft taupe paint on the walls. In this room designed by Elixir Interior Design, warm wall colors, while still subtle, make the space feel more cozy and inviting than crisp whites or light grays.

The honey-coloured wooden bed frame brings an organic element to the room, adding even more warmth.

3. Choose Silver for a Touch of Elegance

In areas with less foot traffic, such as bedrooms, you can venture with a silver-gray carpet. Paired with light-colored walls, this rug looks elegant.

In such a pale room, one or two dark elements can help anchor the design. Here, rich wooden bedside tables and darkly upholstered bed frames create a pleasing visual contrast.

4. Add Subtle Textures

The thick carpet designed by Nicola O’Mara has a stripe that is barely visible to the naked eye, but gives texture underfoot. It’s luxurious to walk on, with rich dark woodwork and pastel silver and grey beds and chandeliers. To make sure the bedroom rug you choose feels as good on the feet as it looks like, head to your local carpet showroom to test out different styles. The sample is then taken home and housed for a few days.

5. Layer, Layer, Layer

This soft and inviting design can eliminate concerns about gray becoming a cool color in the bedroom. Thanks to the layers of soft textiles stacked on the bed, the light grey hue gives a fresh and welcoming feel. Add a sheepskin rug to a light grey rug to ensure a soft start to the day.

While there’s no need for another rug in the bedroom when you already have carpet under your feet, having a small rug like this one next to your bed adds an extra layer of luxury that your bare feet will appreciate first thing in the morning.

6. Choose a Gray Color That Is Close to White

At first glance, this room designed by Imperfect Interiors looks bright and crisp, with almost white walls and floors. Look closely, though, and you’ll see several light gray shades at work. The color of the walls and cabinets is the lightest, while the color of the carpet is just a little darker, and the color of the curtains is a little darker.

As a result, the room still feels fresh, and the light-colored carpet produces almost the same effect as a white floor, but also provides warmth and softness underfoot.

7. Try Velvet Finishes

By opting for a carpet with a silver-grey velvet finish, TG-Studio elevates this room from cool simplicity to warm luxury. A gray carpet with a velvet finish can be difficult to get right, but this example shows how to make it work without overdoing it. Since the rest of the room is simple, with medium-gray walls and an elongated table, the rug is the most striking feature.