Stuck on what kind of rug you should get for your home? It's an important decision: with its size, it can make or break or room. And with so many options out there, it's easy to feel overwhelmed. So where to begin? Real Simple magazine has a thorough guide on their site that can help you make the decision on the right size for the space, color, pattern, and materials. Check it out here!
[ Photo from Dash and Albert ]
The biggest rug mistake I see in folks rooms here is that they try to use rugs that are too small - they end up with rugs that float in the middle of a room like an island with zero relation to the furniture in the room.
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i am trying to deal with that very situation...
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I have that little floaty rug, too. sigh.
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But little floaty rugs are cheaper than big room-sized rugs! sigh.
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I would agree that the biggest mistake is the rug that's too small, and I'm in that boat, only in that in my case, it's what I had and didn't have the funds to get the size I actually need.
Until I get rid of a largish, bland, beige sectional and replace it with something more colorful and smaller is when I then go for a new rug and the one I am aiming for is a remnant of white-ish shag, bound in the size I need for my living room area.
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whats the rug in that photo?!
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ciddyguy--
If you choose a shag that has a long enough pile, you might not need to bind it as the pile will simply flop over the edges.
http://sansomshagrugs.com/ sells shag rugs in all sorts of different colors, shapes and sizes and their prices are really reasonable - they even send samples for a small charge.
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