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Turn a house into a home by simply changing the flooring. Whether it’s adding European chic with laminate wood, or using throw rugs for instant soul, don’t be afraid to experimentPictures: Russ Kientsch, Styling: Sarah Maisey, assisted by designer Teena Punjwani

Clockwise from top right: Antique kilim, Andrew Martin, Dh6,500; Striped rug, Paul Smith for The Rug Company, Dh18,675; Tisca magenta rug, Bloomingdale’s Home, Dh2,525; White floorboards in Kährs Opaque, Nordic Homeworx, Dh710 per square metre (including installation); Handmade artisan Ethiopian rug, Interior360, Dh550; Mamlouk vintage rug, Stepevi, Dh25,500; Sari Maths square patterned rug, Stepevi, Dh23,000; Chair, Marina Home, Dh1,850; Speedy bag, Louis Vuitton, Dh9,850; Shoes, Charlotte Olympia at Harvey Nichols, Dh7,600

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Clockwise from left: Blue, white and yellow kilim, West Elm, Dh862.50; Grey and white kilim, West Elm, Dh862.50; Blue rug, Indigo Living, Dh895; Patterned kilim, West Elm, Dh862.50; Small rug (on chair), Indigo Kids, Dh150; Replica Eames Eiffel chair, Indigo Living, Dh919; Carpet beater, Bloomingdale’s Home, Dh150; Circular skin rug (under chair), Bo Concept, Dh2,899; Mottled rug, Indigo Living, Dh2,990; Karim Fingerprint rug, Bo Concept, Dh3,395

Clockwise from top left: Striped rug, West Elm, Dh120; Grey floral rug, West Elm, Dh480; Doormat, Laura Ashley Home, Dh140; Anatolian vintage rug, Stepevi, Dh19,000; Green rug, The One Fusion, Dh2,695; Vintage striped Hazar rug, Marina Home, Dh21,500; Ralph Lauren rug, Bloomingdale’s Home, Dh8,850; Baroque rug, Laura Ashley Home, Dh1,995; Sandquist bag, D.tales, Dh1,549; Shoes, Alexandre Birman at Harvey Nichols, Dh2,800

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From left: White floorboards in Kahrs Opaque, Nordic Homeworx, Dh710 per square metre (including installation); Tibetan rug, Indigo Living, Dh15,690; Sanderson Dandelion rug, Nouqoush, Dh2,500; Bamboo-pattern rug, Stepevi, Dh10,690; Casbah rug, West Elm, Dh570; Orient Express Antique bench, Bloomingdale’s Home, Dh1,450; Cup, Dh20, plate, Dh35, both West Elm, Dh20, & Dh35; Throw (folded, on bench), Interior360, Dh350

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Clockwise from top: Mamlouk Anatolian carpet, Stepevi, Dh25,500; Antique kilim, Andrew Martin, Dh6,500; Missoni Home multi-striped bath mat, Bloomingdale’s Home, Dh1,200; Multi-coloured rag rug, Marina Home, Dh1,550; Alzer Suitcase, Louis Vuitton, Dh29,300 Facing page, from top: Vivienne Westwood Union Jack wallhanging, The Rug Company, Dh17,016; Striped rug, West Elm, Dh120; Missoni Home multi-striped bath mat, as before; Orient Express printed rug, Bloomingdale’s Home, Dh1,150; Manolo Blahnik shoes, Harvey Nichols, Dh2,950; Louis Vuitton suitcase, as before

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Facing Page: Floorboards in Kährs Oak Sture, Nordic Homeworx, Dh570 per square metre (including installation); Chair, West Elm, Dh1,290; Blue and white tartan rug, Bo Concept, Dh2,790; Striped rug, Marina Home, Dh2,500; Multi-coloured tartan rug, Interior360, Dh3,756; Plate, West Elm, Dh35 Above, clockwise from top left: Tartan rug, Laura Ashley Home, Dh615; Orange striped rug, Interior360, Dh2,050; Grey rug, Marina Home, Dh1,750; Purple cow skin, Marina Home, Dh2,750; Striped kilim, Stepevi, Dh4,350

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Clockwise from top left: Floorboards in Kährs Oak Honey, Nordic Homeworx, Dh333 per square metre (including installation); Mafi Tiger Oak flooring, Kens and Company, Dh1,260 per square metre; Rug, Interior360, Dh3,750; Mafi Fresco Vulcana flooring, Kens and Company, Dh1,260 square metre; Bauwerk Old News parquet, Nouqoush, Dh649 per square metre; Mafi Carving Retro, Kens and Company, Dh1,075 per square metre; Typewriter, D.tales, Dh2,699