One of my dealbreakers when we bought a house was "NO CARPET."
I HATE carpet, expecially with pets. It holds hair, dirt, and smells. It's impossible to actually clean.
So what did my ex do? Put down area rugs everywhere over the laminate floors. What's the point of having laminate if you're going to cover it with what amounts to carpet?
Laminate is much easier to clean than a rug. Just sweep and damp or steam mop. Done.
Rugs, like carpet, are impossible to truly clean. I tried. I swept the hair off them with a broom and then vaccumed them, and every day, there was enough hair to knit a kitten. I dragged them out into the driveway, washed them with detergent, a brush, and the hose, hung them over the fence to dry, and dragged them back in. And they still smelled like dog. When my ex moved out and left the rugs behind, the first thing I did was put them on the side of the road.
I would say throw out the rugs and enjoy your laminate.
ETA: LMAO at the idea of needing to tie the room together, but then again, decor is not important to me. I couldn't care less if all the furnishings in the room match each other as long as I have something to sit on and something to cover the windows.