Terracotta & Rust Outdoor Rugs

Clay, rust, burnt orange, adobe. Terracotta outdoor rugs bring the desert-southwest palette to a patio and warm up cool-toned concrete and gray decking instantly.

Pairs naturally with cacti, olive trees and unglazed pots.

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Terracotta, rust and orange outdoor rugs

Warm clay tones are the one palette that already exists outdoors before you add anything. Pots, brick, roof tiles, unglazed pavers, dry earth — terracotta is the color of the materials a garden is built from, which is why an orange-ground rug never looks imported into a space the way a bright cool color can.

What it does to gray

Most outdoor spaces have too much gray in them: concrete underfoot, composite decking, galvanized planters, aluminum furniture. Terracotta is the most efficient correction available. One warm rug changes the temperature of an entire terrace, and it does more work than repainting anything.

This is the strongest argument for the palette and the reason to choose it over a neutral. A sand-colored rug on gray paving is inoffensive. A rust one makes the space feel like somewhere you would sit in the evening.

The range

  • Terracotta — the mid tone, closest to a plant pot. The easiest to place.
  • Rust — deeper and browner, and the most forgiving of hard use.
  • Burnt orange and clay — brighter, and best in a pattern where cream or black breaks it up rather than as a solid.

What it goes with

Green planting, first of all — terracotta and foliage are the oldest pairing in any garden and neither one has to give way. Then natural wood, cream, black metal and, more interestingly, navy, where the warm and the cool hold each other in balance.

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.