Ashley Tisdale Has Convinced Us: An Odd-Shaped Rug Is a Must for Awkward Nooks

When Rugs USA asked Ashley Tisdale, the actor and founder of wellness brand Frenshe, to collaborate on a collection, the longtime interiors enthusiast (who recently started taking on design clients of her own) thoroughly tested each sample. Really, you can watch her do it: She teased the collaboration a few weeks ago by sharing a video of her stepping on each swatch.

“One of the things I’ve learned about rugs is if it’s not comfortable, you’re not going to love it,” says Tisdale, adding how suffering from plantar fasciitis while she was pregnant with her first child, Jupiter, made her extra-appreciative of soft surfaces. “There is nothing more luxurious than waking up and having a really comfortable rug underneath your feet.” 

As someone who personally owns a ton of rugs—so many, in fact, that she has to keep most of them in a storage unit—Tisdale knows it’s difficult to find stylish options at an affordable price point. That’s why none of the 22 rugs in her collection, even going up to the 10-by-14-foot size, exceed $1,000.  

The three odd-shaped rugs, Venace, Los Feliz, and Canyon, are the most surprising designs in the bunch, but Tisdale argues they’re actually super-practical for going in awkward nooks or underneath small breakfast tables.

On the other hand, she expects the plush Moroccan-inspired options will be the biggest hits in living rooms, as well as the Maru wool solid rug, which comes in seven shades ranging from blush pink to chocolate brown. The colors were pulled from hues she was seeing around her own house and can act as a unifying force in a space with competing elements. “One of the houses I worked on last year, there was a lot of different leather and wood happening in the main bedroom. I put a solid rug in there and it looked so good,” she says. 

One of the reasons Tisdale hangs on to so many of the rugs she’s owned is because she knows she can always find a spot for them somewhere down the road. “That’s why I look at them as an investment that just keeps coming back,” she says. “If you really love it, you’ll keep using it.”

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