Rug Opinions Wanted

[AndyCohen]

I've been dragging my feet on getting an area rug for the livingroom and I just have to do it! We want something 8 x 10 under $500 that is not scratchy. I can't find one in any stores around here so I have to buy online. This is a nylon one that I think might work well, but it's really bright. We don't have much color in our livingroom so it's not going to clash with anything, but is it too bright? I figure with a baby it's ok to be a little out there. There are other patterns I prefer, but they are wool and I'm worried they'll be scratchy.

What do my probies think? Yay or Nay?



Here is my livingroom currently, I figure the colors might tie in with the spines on the bookshelves?:

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This is my dream rug from room & board, but will have to be for after our kids have grown up. www.roomandboard.com/rnb/product/detail.do?productGroup=19147&catalog=room&category=rm_rugs&subcategory=fl_rugs_wool

[teamhayes]

I love it!

Kellen has a chevron rug in his nursery but its navy and white.

[TrudyCampbell]

It's a little bright for my personal taste but I think it would work in the room!

I will say that I despise my rug because of how much it still sheds over a year later. I want to throw it out the window. Violet's hands are constantly covered in rug. It's this one, so it's made out of wool. I don't know if it's all wool rugs that are like that but I wouldn't buy one again.
www.westelm.com/products/ikat-links-rug-b854/?pkey=crugs-flooring%7C4294963167&cm_src=rugs-flooring||FN-Style-_-FN-Patterned-_--_-

[AndyCohen]

Arg the main livingroom picture won't load!

[rjamz]

I like it! I'm all for big colors, especially witg baby. You've seen my rug. It hides strawberry and smoothie stains very well

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[AndyCohen]

Jul 16, 2013 16:15:55 GMT -5 TrudyCampbell said:

It's a little bright for my personal taste but I think it would work in the room!

I will say that I despise my rug because of how much it still sheds over a year later. I want to throw it out the window. Violet's hands are constantly covered in rug. It's this one, so it's made out of wool. I don't know if it's all wool rugs that are like that but I wouldn't buy one again.
www.westelm.com/products/ikat-links-rug-b854/?pkey=crugs-flooring%7C4294963167&cm_src=rugs-flooring||FN-Style-_-FN-Patterned-_--_-

I'm glad you shared this because Target has a knockoff of the Room & Board rug, but all the reviews say it sheds like crazy and I was very tempted to just say "screw it!" and go with the sheddy rug to have my vision. I don't think I will now. I got a wool rug for Audrey's room online and it is very scratch and rough! Charles likes to sit on the floor so I worry about getting a wool rug online and it coming and being scratchy.

[katfco]

I think it would really brighten up the room! It's not quite my style, but I think it would work.

[AndyCohen]

Jul 16, 2013 16:18:02 GMT -5 rjamz said:

I like it! I'm all for big colors, especially witg baby. You've seen my rug. It hides strawberry and smoothie stains very well

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Yes! You're rug was nice and soft so I am looking at Nylon .4" pile rugs because I know they won't be too rough lol.

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I was going to say "woah, bright!" but then I saw your bookshelves and think it would work really well.

[rjamz]

Jul 16, 2013 16:21:07 GMT -5 AndyCohen said:

Jul 16, 2013 16:18:02 GMT -5 rjamz said:

I like it! I'm all for big colors, especially witg baby. You've seen my rug. It hides strawberry and smoothie stains very well

Sent from my SPH-D710 using proboards

Yes! You're rug was nice and soft so I am looking at Nylon .4" pile rugs because I know they won't be too rough lol.

And it's really easy to clean! I love it

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[TrudyCampbell]

Yea, never again with a shedding rug. I don't think ours is scratchy which is why we liked it but it sheds SO MUCH. I vacuum every single day and the vacuum is always full of rug. I don't even understand how the rug still exists with the amount it has shed.

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Jul 16, 2013 16:22:19 GMT -5 TrudyCampbell said:

Yea, never again with a shedding rug. I don't think ours is scratchy which is why we liked it but it sheds SO MUCH. I vacuum every single day and the vacuum is always full of rug. I don't even understand how the rug still exists with the amount it has shed.

I have heard this a lot with West Elm rugs.

[charlielove]

I think it'll add a nice pop of color to your room, I really like it.

[blondiesbored]

I love it. I think you could even add some other pops of color to book shelves or pillows and it would be fine too. I say, go for it.

[carawestt]

I like it! I love bright colors in a neutral space.

[mala]

I agree! Love it!

I love browsing through modernrugs.com but I've never ordered anything from them...

[thedahliharpa]

I like it. For $500 and the size it's reasonably enough priced that you won't feel like you have to keep it for as long as you would the R&B rug.
I gave away my beloved WE rug when H was born because I did not want her eating the fuzz. We went with a banded gigantic piece of carpeting we had made at Lowes and now it looks terrible. It is so thrashed. We need to get another one because it is the only reasonable way to cover as much space as we need. Eventually we will have a decorative rug again.

[kemangel124]

I like the rug. But I must ask, how in the world do you keep Audrey from pulling ALL of those books off of the shelves? We had to get glass doors on our bookshelves. L would have a field day with all of those books...so tempting!

[AndyCohen]

Jul 16, 2013 17:17:36 GMT -5 thedahliharpa said:

I like it. For $500 and the size it's reasonably enough priced that you won't feel like you have to keep it for as long as you would the R&B rug.
I gave away my beloved WE rug when H was born because I did not want her eating the fuzz. We went with a banded gigantic piece of carpeting we had made at Lowes and now it looks terrible. It is so thrashed. We need to get another one because it is the only reasonable way to cover as much space as we need. Eventually we will have a decorative rug again.

It's only $180!

[TrudyCampbell]

For $180 I might buy it, lol. Our $800 rug is driving us NUTS. My husband wants to throw it out so badly.

[AndyCohen]

Jul 16, 2013 17:22:10 GMT -5 kemangel124 said:

I like the rug. But I must ask, how in the world do you keep Audrey from pulling ALL of those books off of the shelves? We had to get glass doors on our bookshelves. L would have a field day with all of those books...so tempting!

She goes after two of the shelves occasionally, but I almost always carry her away so she's given up now. She pulls out the DVDs under the tv daily, but I'm fine with that because she can't hurt them and it occupies her for a good 20 min minimum and only takes me a few minutes to put back.

[AndyCohen]

Jul 16, 2013 17:28:38 GMT -5 TrudyCampbell said:

For $180 I might buy it, lol. Our $800 rug is driving us NUTS. My husband wants to throw it out so badly.

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[thedahliharpa]

Really?? I'm shocked it isn't scratchy. I wonder if 2 could be pushed together and work in our space. The board could us a "the rug".

[thedahliharpa]

Jul 16, 2013 17:33:33 GMT -5 AndyCohen said:

Jul 16, 2013 17:28:38 GMT -5 TrudyCampbell said:

For $180 I might buy it, lol. Our $800 rug is driving us NUTS. My husband wants to throw it out so badly.

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[Beener]

Jul 16, 2013 16:22:19 GMT -5 TrudyCampbell said:

Yea, never again with a shedding rug. I don't think ours is scratchy which is why we liked it but it sheds SO MUCH. I vacuum every single day and the vacuum is always full of rug. I don't even understand how the rug still exists with the amount it has shed.

Ours from Pottery Barn is like this, too. It came with a little sheet that said it could do this for up to a hear because it is an authentic Persian rug. Maybe yours is too? How long have you had it? AndyCohen- I think the rug will look good in the room but I prefer a more muted look.