Help me pick a rug?

[sawyerthedestroyer]

We have one of those $20 IKEA rugs in the foyer right now and I want to replace it. I have a limited budget and have narrowed it down to two rugs that I like.

Here's the foyer. The rug needs to be vacuumed, but I'm waiting until H gets home because he's just going to drag mud in. Eventually the walls are going to be painted a lighter yellow instead of the booger yellow-green the previous owner put up.

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I like this natural one:

www.rugsusa.com/rugsusa/rugs/rugs-usa-chunky-loop/beige/200NCCL01-26010.html

And this one in gray:

www.ballarddesigns.com/navarre-indoor-2foutdoor-rug/rugs/top-sellers/13267?defattrib=&defattribvalue=&listIndex=5

I really love the natural rugs, but I'm worried it will blend in with my floors too much.

Thoughts?

[darby]

I really like the look of the natural one more than the gray one, but I would worry it will be much harder to keep clean.

[TBM]

Jul 26, 2013 14:54:52 GMT -5 darby said:

I really like the look of the natural one more than the gray one, but I would worry it will be much harder to keep clean.

This.


I tend to match entry rugs to the color of the floor, so that they blend in and don't detract, but I would make an exception if I had an actual entry, and/or a spectacular rug.

I actually like the 'booger yellow green'. lol

[sawyerthedestroyer]

Well, I called Ballard to ask a question about the gray because it looks almost black on my screen. The guy was so rude I decided I'm not going to give them my business.

BUT, looking further into the natural rug, I'm not sure it will be a good fit for my foyer because of its thickness. The current rug is very thin and my door is just able to open easily. I guess it's back to the drawing board...Although I do need a rug for the dining room.

[niknik]

I have an indoor outdoor rug I bought on sale and with coupons at Kohls and its awesome. It's natural colors in a geo pattern and wears really well. We have hickory floors and it blends with the floors but still looks pretty. We have a dog and kids so I like how it's washable and it wasn't expensive.
Btw, love your bench. Looking for something like that for our entry. Did you make it? Buy it? Love it.

[sawyerthedestroyer]

Jul 26, 2013 18:47:24 GMT -5 niknik said:

I have an indoor outdoor rug I bought on sale and with coupons at Kohls and its awesome. It's natural colors in a geo pattern and wears really well. We have hickory floors and it blends with the floors but still looks pretty. We have a dog and kids so I like how it's washable and it wasn't expensive.
Btw, love your bench. Looking for something like that for our entry. Did you make it? Buy it? Love it.

Thanks! We built it. It's Ana White's Farmhouse Bench: ana-white.com/2011/01/plans/farmhouse-bench

It's one of my favorite things in my house.

[niknik]

Thanks, we have the same mirror in our entry too

[sawyerthedestroyer]

Haha, for fifteen bucks I couldn't resist.

[niknik]

Mine wasn't 15 bucks but it was still fairly cheap. I have had it in 3 houses though and it's looked good in every entry so....