5 Sources for Rugs on a Budget

We’ve needed a new rug for our living room for a long time, but we keep putting it off, waiting for the perfect rug at the perfect price. As our non-urgent search continues, we’ve made some notes of sources that continuously come through with good prices.

Whenever we’re on the hunt for bargain rugs, Overstock.com is the first place we check. Prices, styles and quality are all over the board, but the user reviews offer some insight into which products to try and which to avoid.

FilzFelt's 100 percent wool floor mats (shown above) range from $40 for a 2x3 mat to $405 for a 6x9 rug. They're not the cheapest source in the list, but their felt is high quality and we love their simple color selection.

For cheap rugs made from jute, seagrass and other natural fibers, we usually try World Market and Pier One. Rugs woven from natural grasses aren’t as soft as wool or cotton, but they’re durable and they fit in with several different styles of décor.

Dash & Albert's woven cotton rugs range from around $25 for a small 2x3 mat to around $400 for a big 9x12 rug.

IKEA is always a good source for cheap goods. Of their rug selection, we like the wool ones, which seem to hold up better to long-term wear.

Add your recommendations in the comments below.

Photo: Filz Felt

Comments (27)

Also Home Depot. They actually stock a lot of high end companies at a fraction of the price at a specialized store. You can ask them to do special orders for you.

I got my dream thick shag rug from a Quebec company for only $399 compared to $600 in a high end boutique. Also, they have "street level" versions of the high end stuff. Same makes, different prices.

I just want to comment on the photo with the red shoes. What a great shot!

I second Home Depot, I got a cream shag rug there recently for 100 dollars that's just as good as the one's crate and barrel sells for much more

I missed the dream thick shag rug of my dreams by being hesitant at Home Depot last year. It was a sort of curry color, huge, and on sale for $300 and I didn't buy it. Of course it was gone when I went back and I checked so many local home depots and never saw it again. Boo hoo.

Overstock rugs smell nasty... all of them.

I've bought two rugs from Overstock. They're great. After I purchased it, I stumbled upon the the exact rug I bought at a high end rug store for almost $600. I bought it for $200! not to mention the $2.99 shipping.

And they don't smell bad either. lol.

Also, if you want natural fiber rugs, or bamboo rugs check out naturalarearugs.com as well.

I'm in with Home Depot as well. (Or Lowe's)

Good variety...great prices...and everything they have is on display in various sizes...no wondering what it will look like
"in person". In addition, they usually have a clearance section of mostly discontinued rugs adding to the great savings.

I bought a $900. area rug for $500. at HD...
Definitely worth checking out.

Am I the only one who has gotten something lovely (and reasonably priced) at ABC in the basement? I find I could bargain. (So did my neighbor.)

LOWE'S! I got a beautiful cream shag 8x10 that for $250!!!! I hadn't thought to look there before and I'm thrilled with the rug I got and am thinking about getting another for the bedroom.

Menards! We bought a cream shag rug with grey flecks, 6 x 9, for $39.

You can see a photo here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/leeep/4027002932/

where can i find those red shoes??

the shoes look to be campers. but what year are they from???

I've gotten a couple of great deals at rugstudio.com in the past. Great stuff on clearance, and usually a decent selection of modern styles which can be hard to come by on the cheap.

but fyi, you REALLY do get what you pay for when it comes to wool rugs. the cheap ones shed like crazy for a while and they don't last as long as the high end ones, but sometimes you don't want to look at the same rug for 10 or 20 years anyway, right?

I shopped and researched rugs like crazy because I not only needed something in the $100 range but I also have a cute puppy that tracks in dirt from the dog park so rugs in my house have a short shelf life and of course I wanted something really cute. Anyways, here is what I learned.
- Overstock: Wasn't ready to risk paying a boatload for shipping to get a smelly rug
- Found a great one at JC Penny: 5X7 $150: soft indoor outdoor, gorgeous pattern and free shipping! But while the pattern was great, I decided that a patterned rug would kinda determine the feel of the room and I wanted more wiggle room with accessories:)
- World Market: gorgeous, well made rugs-just didn't find what I was looking for-but that store is great
- Pier One: What happened to them? they are not really trying to keep up in the rug department. Not impressed with their prices or styles
- Flor tiles: Order a sample before buying because some of the tiles have SUPER rough fabric. Also if you don't want to choose their checkerboard type patterns and want something solid like me, I saw a couple solid ones in person and you can see that they are square tiles put together so I passed on this; even though the ability to wash them individually in the sink is actually super helpful with having a pup
- IKEA: great selection. bought a 4X6 $30- beige rug and in a 2 days it already looked grimy. Probably my fault for choosing beige
- Had a rug from Lowes, 8x11 $55 (basically a bordered off piece of rug but with great texture) lasted about 4 months till it got real grimy. Decided to replace it instead of cleaning it.
- Prarie rug or cotton rag rug: almost did it but wasn't into any of the colors available
- Jute rug: brown rug with brown wood coffee table is not ascetically pleasing and would not be cozy in the winter
- Dash and Albert: WHY do all of your cotton affordable rugs have stripes?? argh. Found a great polypropylene (super durable) rug without strips and D&A but it was too pricey (for me anyways), sigh.
- The winner I happened upon at Target! 5X7 $30
BEAUTIFUL color! Super durable! Can't see spots! And while I can't take it to the dry cleaners to get cleaned I can rent a little mobile carpet cleaner if I need to, but with the fabric and the colors I think this rug should hold up very well.
Hope this helped a bit:)

I got a wonderful rug from Ikea (a version of this one without the crazy pattern http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/50163749) and I love it. The only problem that i have with it is that it leaves something that has the consistency of sand behind/underneath. But I don't move it often, so it works fine for us, and looks really nice!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/20599992@N00/2544378928/in/set-72157605388946789/

I had the same problem with that Ikea rug, the sandy stuff it left behind drove me insane. I eventually threw it out. It got ratty after only a year.

craigslist! I'm in NYC and find people would rather sell their stuff than move it to another apartment. Oftentimes it's quality things they've only had for a year or so... that is how I scored a $900 Williams Sonoma nightstand for $100.

Odegard is having a sample sale 80% off- go ecomanta.com for dates and times of samples sales and design tips and culture.

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Clicked on this post mostly because of the picture. it is GORGEOUS! i gazed at it awhile before glancing over the rug information.

those are two colors i'll have in my dream home one day...

lduris, i love your coffee table. where did you find it? thanks

The shoes are Clarks Cute Bar in Ketchup.

http://www.amazon.com/Clarks-Cute-Bar/dp/B000ML6WCW

Re: sand issue
YES! I called Ikea and inquired but they said they've never heard this. I vaccuumed this rug probably 20 times and it's finally not release PILES of sand.

I swear, they were ant mounds. There was that much "sand."

Also, I have that exact same rug pictured in Iduris's photo and no sand so far. So it must be a hit-or-miss situation with the sand. I do love that rug but it totally pills a bit after a while.

The big one was $75 and the smaller one was $50 in the "as is" section.

I love Crate & Barrel Outlet for the rugs (and toss pillows!) you love at C & B at a drastic markdown.

my cousin and i found a great and inexpensive rug at an ABC Home & Carpet outlet recently. it looks beautiful in his living room, you just have to catch the sales.

Chiasso also has some great rugs at reasonable prices, as does www.homedecorators.com, Grandin Road (i love their "chelsea" black and white rug), and of course, Ebay, if you're willing to troll the site for a while.

And I agree re: World Market-fabulous rugs, good quality, at great prices. ours is from there and we always get compliments. the store even gave us 20% off because there was an ink stain on the edge (now hiding under our sofa!)

I've had good luck with rugsdirect.com. I found a great rug for my sister's living room and got more money off using a coupon from retail me not.

I just purchased a 4x6 jute rug from Pier 1 on sale for $54.99 for my kitchen. I had been on the hunt for a durable rug for my kitchen and was leaning towards jute and other natural fiber rugs. Finally I decided after searching online at places like overstock.com that the next time I came across a good looking jute rug I would seriously consider buying it. The sale price and being able to take it home right away as opposed to waiting for it to be delivered were well worth. And believe it or not, despite the rug not being of the most comfortable nature, my cat absolutely loves rolling around on it!