If you're looking for a rug that will go with just about anything, black and white stripes are a good bet. They're basic but bold, easy to find, and they never seem to go out of style. If you like the look, click through for several examples...
IMAGES SHOWN ABOVE
• 1 Hotel Sigtuna's Spare Simplicity
• 2 Black and White Rooms from a Danish Design Company
• 3 Living Etc.
• 4 Little Glowing Lights
• 5 Nate Berkus' Chicago Apartment
A FEW SOURCES FOR BLACK & WHITE RUGS
• IKEA Stockholm Rand Rug
• Magic Makeover Park Ridge Rug from Overstock.com
• Striped Jute Rug from Pottery Barn
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Lovely space! I hope that "God bless America" painting is tongue in cheek.
Yay!!
love those chairs in the first pic
Love the rug in the fourth pic.
That first shot looks so sad.
There's a rug a lot like that first one here: http://home-decor.hsn.com/nate-berkus-kilim-stripe-rug_m-10039751_xp.aspx?web_id=4540299&sf=hd&attr=5936&ocm=hd|5936&prev=hp!5936&ccm=hd|5936
It's a bit more charcoal than black, but the price is right!
OH man, I have been coveting the rug in that Nate Berkus photo for some time. I NEED that rug. But where to find it? And at all affordable? (Besides the IKEA Stockholm Rand.)
Love the rug in the fourth picture! Where is it from?
The stockholm rand from Ikea is all sold out in CA and I haven't seen it in stock for such a long time!! I've got to get my hand on one of these striped rugs!!!