Why are area rugs so ugly?

[shinyhappy]

I’ve been looking for a rug to go under the grey couch we are having delivered next week and I cannot find anything I like. They all just look ugly to me. Please show me your pretty area rug-extra points if it will go with a grey couch because I am just over it.

[dochas]

I don't have one to share, or that would go with Grey, but I love all of my rugs and have gotten them on overstock. It took a lot of scrolling!!

[krystee]

I have had good luck with RugsUSA.com. I am about to order my seventh or eighth rug from them!

[gummybear]

What is your style? Modern, traditional, classic?

[gummybear]

Also if you have an At Home nearby go there. They have a bajillion rugs that are all very affordable. It’s nice to be able to see things in person and touch them. I’ve been mildly disappointed by so many rugs I’ve ordered online (like, they are fine but underwhelming but it’s such a PITA to return so you just keep it).

[shinyhappy]

Feb 9, 2024 11:36:46 GMT -5 gummybear said:

What is your style? Modern, traditional, classic?

Maybe this is part of the problem. Like I know what I like when I see it, I just don’t necessarily know what my style is. Also, any rugs that I have found and liked are so thin. I really want something that will be comfortable to sit on when we say play games on the floor.

[shinyhappy]

Feb 9, 2024 11:38:53 GMT -5 gummybear said:

Also if you have an At Home nearby go there. They have a bajillion rugs that are all very affordable. It’s nice to be able to see things in person and touch them. I’ve been mildly disappointed by so many rugs I’ve ordered online (like, they are fine but underwhelming but it’s such a PITA to return so you just keep it).

I am in this situation now actually. Ordered a rug online, didn’t like it and have to return it. Luckily the distributor is 30 min from my house so I’m going to drive it back but even that is a pain in the ass. We do have an At Home-I’ll look there, thanks.

[donutsmakemegonuts]

Not sure if you think this is ugly or not, but I got this one when I repainted our living room. It has pops of color that you can play with by adding throw pillows or something so everything isn't all gray. Also, it hides dirt fairly well since it has a pattern.

www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07HB9JPFZ/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

[shinyhappy]

Feb 9, 2024 11:44:07 GMT -5 donutsmakemegonuts said:

Not sure if you think this is ugly or not, but I got this one when I repainted our living room. It has pops of color that you can play with by adding throw pillows or something so everything isn't all gray. Also, it hides dirt fairly well since it has a pattern.

www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07HB9JPFZ/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Funny, I think this is similar to what they had in the house when we bought it. And it worked well because like you said, they had pops of color with pillows. It’s thin though. I just have a hard time envisioning it all coming together which I think is part of the problem too 😩

[ellipses84]

Feb 9, 2024 11:39:15 GMT -5 shinyhappy said:

Feb 9, 2024 11:36:46 GMT -5 gummybear said:

What is your style? Modern, traditional, classic?

Maybe this is part of the problem. Like I know what I like when I see it, I just don’t necessarily know what my style is. Also, any rugs that I have found and liked are so thin. I really want something that will be comfortable to sit on when we say play games on the floor.

Show us some images of decor you like or something decorative you love in your home, like a throw pillow or art, and the style of sofa.

For comfort, it sounds like you’ll want a tufted rug made out of natural fibers (wool, cotton). If you find a really thin woven rug you like, you can put a thick rug pad under it which will make it comfortable to sit on, even if the texture isn’t the softest.

[ellipses84]

Also look for rugs labeled “high pile”.

[shauni27]

I get thin rugs from rugsusa.com and get a good thick pad for under them.

[devonpow]

We had a terrible time finding a rug for our dining room - partly because we needed a large, oddly sized rug and I didn’t want ro spend 10k. We ended up going to a local carpet remnants store - so they have all the extra rolls of wall to wall carpet and then cut and bind what you want to your size specifications and make it an area rug. It was so much less expensive and we got an awesome quality wool area rug exactly the size/color etc we wanted. So I would look and see if you have something like that near you (or if you are in MA go to this place in Cambridge lol)

[mrshandy]

I asked this same question to H the other day when looking at living room rugs on rugsdirect.com . There were maybe 2 that I liked out of 1000+. You have my sympathies.

[shinyhappy]

Feb 9, 2024 12:38:33 GMT -5 devonpow said:

We had a terrible time finding a rug for our dining room - partly because we needed a large, oddly sized rug and I didn’t want ro spend 10k. We ended up going to a local carpet remnants store - so they have all the extra rolls of wall to wall carpet and then cut and bind what you want to your size specifications and make it an area rug. It was so much less expensive and we got an awesome quality wool area rug exactly the size/color etc we wanted. So I would look and see if you have something like that near you (or if you are in MA go to this place in Cambridge lol)

This is a good suggestion and it would have never occurred to me as something we could do. There is a carpet store in town that we’ve used before. I will check there, thank you!

[shauni27]

what color is the rest of the room? Chairs? Walls? etc.

[scm1011]

Feb 9, 2024 12:38:33 GMT -5 devonpow said:

We had a terrible time finding a rug for our dining room - partly because we needed a large, oddly sized rug and I didn’t want ro spend 10k. We ended up going to a local carpet remnants store - so they have all the extra rolls of wall to wall carpet and then cut and bind what you want to your size specifications and make it an area rug. It was so much less expensive and we got an awesome quality wool area rug exactly the size/color etc we wanted. So I would look and see if you have something like that near you (or if you are in MA go to this place in Cambridge lol)

Curious if you went to my family's store lol - was it Lechmere? 

[Susie]

I have this one in my family room.




I like it except that it is still shedding wool tufts.  We've probably had it for 2 years!  But apart from that it is comfortable to sit on.  

www.wayfair.com/rugs/pdp/mercury-row-sevan-abstract-handmade-tufted-wool-aqua-area-rug-w005578402.html?piid=936815797

This is the one I really liked, but the price tag was more than I wanted to spend:



www.wayfair.com/rugs/pdp/dash-and-albert-rugs-paint-chip-abstract-hand-wool-indigodenimbeige-area-rug-cbgl2889.html?piid=57360364&utm_source=pinterest&utm_medium=social

[meanie]

After searching forever I found a rug I loooove....from Ocean State Job Lot of all places. It is thick and really comfy to sit on, word of warning though it has definitely gotten a bit crushed after a year of heavy foot traffic, but it is still very comfortable and looks good. We had some major spills and it cleaned up nicely.

www.oceanstatejoblot.com/opulence-2-x-4-area-rug/product/204187

It's the one with the geometric triangle design, we have a gray couch and light gray curtains.

[Pibs]

I hate area rug shopping, too -- there are SO many ugly ones! Thankfully, we had a really great person who staged our house when we sold it and they do interior design so we hired them to help with our new house. We have the rug I'm linking below in the multi color in our living room with gray couches. It's really soft and cozy on our tile floor. I love everything about it *except* that the best chew toys for our dogs are Benebones and the stupid little pieces that come off of the bones as they chew get stuck in the rug. I keep telling husband we need one for everyday use and one for when we have guests so nobody has to get spiked in the foot.

www.macys.com/shop/product/bayshore-home-tangier-tng-03-area-rug?ID=16145821&pla_country=US&CAGPSPN=pla

[devonpow]

Feb 9, 2024 12:57:46 GMT -5 scm1011 said:

Feb 9, 2024 12:38:33 GMT -5 devonpow said:

We had a terrible time finding a rug for our dining room - partly because we needed a large, oddly sized rug and I didn’t want ro spend 10k. We ended up going to a local carpet remnants store - so they have all the extra rolls of wall to wall carpet and then cut and bind what you want to your size specifications and make it an area rug. It was so much less expensive and we got an awesome quality wool area rug exactly the size/color etc we wanted. So I would look and see if you have something like that near you (or if you are in MA go to this place in Cambridge lol)

Curious if you went to my family's store lol - was it Lechmere? 

yes!!! That’s your family’s store?? We had a great experience!

[lucygoosey]

I got this navy rug 4 years ago and it’s held up really well considering we have 4 cats. It would go nicely with a gray couch.

rugs.com/navy-blue-6x9-lattice-frieze-area-rug-6292950

[scm1011]

Feb 9, 2024 13:12:24 GMT -5 devonpow said:

Feb 9, 2024 12:57:46 GMT -5 scm1011 said:

Curious if you went to my family's store lol - was it Lechmere? 

yes!!! That’s your family’s store?? We had a great experience!

Haha yes! It actually moved over to Medford last year. Glad to hear you had a good experience  

[devonpow]

Oh good to know! We went there right before Covid so it’s been a while - we got our dining room rug plus a stair runners for the whole house. I’ll definitely go back the next time we need something.

[cheeseplease]

Loloi rugs get a LOT of comments of how soft they are (with the ones that have the "cloud something" pile). I have one in my cart on Amazon. The price fluctuates so I'd keep an eye on it. I think they are more a traditional style with a printed design. Wool rugs typically are knotted to make their design and are more expensive overall.

I went into an At Home for the first time last summer, a very nice selection of rugs. Wool, synthetic, thick, thin, they had it all.

[countthestars]

We have Tumble rugs (like Ruggable). They are thin but comfortable to sit on.

[shinyhappy]

Feb 9, 2024 12:49:26 GMT -5 shauni27 said:

what color is the rest of the room? Chairs? Walls? etc.

Also a good question/problem. Nothing else in the room is decorated and the walls are white. It’s an open floor plan where the kitchen opens into the family room/eating area. I needed to buy a new couch since our old ones were in horrendous shape and 17 years old 😳 so I’m basically starting with the couches/rug and planning the room around that. Again, maybe not the best laid plan.

[pierogigirl]

This is my favorite rug in our house. It's in the dining room because they don't make a big enough size for the living room. We've had it for almost 8 years and it still looks and feels great.
rug

[shinyhappy]

Feb 9, 2024 13:09:24 GMT -5 Pibs said:

I hate area rug shopping, too -- there are SO many ugly ones! Thankfully, we had a really great person who staged our house when we sold it and they do interior design so we hired them to help with our new house. We have the rug I'm linking below in the multi color in our living room with gray couches. It's really soft and cozy on our tile floor. I love everything about it *except* that the best chew toys for our dogs are Benebones and the stupid little pieces that come off of the bones as they chew get stuck in the rug. I keep telling husband we need one for everyday use and one for when we have guests so nobody has to get spiked in the foot.

www.macys.com/shop/product/bayshore-home-tangier-tng-03-area-rug?ID=16145821&pla_country=US&CAGPSPN=pla

I hadn’t looked at Macy’s online-just briefly in their home store so thank you for the idea!

[shinyhappy]

Feb 9, 2024 13:49:27 GMT -5 cheeseplease said:

Loloi rugs get a LOT of comments of how soft they are (with the ones that have the "cloud something" pile). I have one in my cart on Amazon. The price fluctuates so I'd keep an eye on it. I think they are more a traditional style with a printed design. Wool rugs typically are knotted to make their design and are more expensive overall.

I went into an At Home for the first time last summer, a very nice selection of rugs. Wool, synthetic, thick, thin, they had it all.

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I’m on their website now and I don’t hate them all! lol there are some good ones here, thank you!