Geometric Outdoor Rugs

Clean repeats — hexagons, chevrons, grids, interlocking blocks. Geometric outdoor rugs bring order to a patio that's collected furniture over several summers and never quite matched.

The structure does the work; you don't have to coordinate anything else.

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Geometric outdoor rugs

Geometric patterns do more for an outdoor space with less fuss than anything else, and the reason is that outdoor spaces are already geometric. Decking boards, paving joints, fence panels, railings, the edge of a raised bed — it is all straight lines and regular repeats. A geometric rug either agrees with that grid or deliberately cuts across it, and both are useful.

Agree, or cut across

Agreeing means aligning with what is already there: a grid or a square repeat laid square to the decking, which makes a space read as tidy and considered. Best where the hard landscaping is good and you want to reinforce it.

Cutting across means diagonals, chevrons, stepped shapes and anything rotated off the grid. The rug stops looking like flooring that failed to match and starts looking like a deliberate object placed on top. Best where the paving is uneven, the deck is an awkward shape, or nothing in the space is quite square — which is most spaces.

Scale from standing height

You almost always look at an outdoor rug standing up, from further away than you would view a rug indoors. That flattens fine detail. Bold, large-scale geometry holds its shape at that distance; very fine linework collapses into a texture.

Neither is wrong, but they are different purchases. If you want the rug to be the thing you notice, go large-scale. If you want a surface with a grain through it that lets the furniture take the attention, go fine.

Material and sizes

Soft polyester chenille, short dense nap, no-skid backing, overlocked edges. Water-resistant, mildew-resistant, fade-resistant and quick-drying. Spot clean only. Four sizes, 24″ × 36″ to 60″ × 84″.

Free US shipping, and 10% off any three pieces.