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Posts tagged “rugs & carpets”

Handwoven Rugs by Gene Straus Designs Weaving Studio

The rugs out of Gene Straus Designs Weaving Studio are made mostly from recycled textile scraps, including wool and denim. Available in a standard 3x5 size, the rugs would be beautiful at the foot o...

Koko's Pop Plastic Floormats

Just because a mat is destined for outdoor use doesn't mean that it has to be bland and trashy. And conversely, just because something is made of plastic doesn't mean it has to be garish. Koko's Po...

Kyle Bunting Rugs

We don't find much appealing about those standard black and white cowhide rugs. Something about walking on it when it still so closely resembles the animal it came from gives us the creeps. And while ...

John Deere and Silence Rugs by Permafrost

Here in the Northwest we wish it were warm enough outside for this rug to feel refreshing, with its imitation of freshly stepped in snow. But the creative design is refreshing enough....

Flipp

We were reading SF Weekly's "Best of 2008" last week and noticed that flipp had been named the best interior design store. Startled, we wondered why we hadn't heard of it. Shoot forward ten minutes ...

ICFF 2008: Vicki Simon Rugs

It's not often that you see high-end designer rugs with patterns based on a 10-year old's drawings, but that's exactly what "The Depths" line from Vicki Simon Rugs is. That they manage to be still be...

SF Good Questions: More Info About Yvette Laduk's Woody Wood Rug?

Hola AT:SF, I'm a sustainable interior designer in the Bay Area. AT posted an area rug that looks like the inner cut of an ancient redwood. I would like to get the pricing and size availability of th...

Peace Industry Rug

We were debating whether this should be treated as a Color Chips post, seeing as someone could easily use this rug by Peace Industry as their inspiration for decorating a whole apartment....

Outdoor Mats

We recently posted about an outdoor rug from West Elm that we thought was really cool, and were asked for more suggestions. Taking a look around the web led us to a few more of the best looking all-we...

Paisley Outdoor Mat from West Elm

We have a sliver of a balcony that we've really only used for hanging clothes out to dry and trying our gardening luck. We'd like to make it a place where one (and we mean that literally - there's no ...

SF Flickr Finds: Katherine's Carpet Sample Rug

On the heels of Elizabeth's post on her FLOR Tile Samples, we found some photos in Flickr that Katherine had tagged apartmenttherapysanfrancisco. ...

Modern Mat from Veer

The world of 3' x 5' mats seems endless, like pillows or cute dishes; there are so many affordable, workable options to choose from that it's best to go for something with personal significance or g...

Look!: FLOR Tile Samples

We're notoriously indecisive, so it was no surprise that when trying to decide on a color and pattern of FLOR tiles to use for a entry runner we ended up ordering literally boxes of samples. Luckily w...

Home Inspiration from the Angela Adams Catalog

Angela Adams' rugs are so bold, graphic and colorful that they need a laid-back home to really shine in without overwhelming the space. It turns out that such a home is quite an appealing one all on...

Ullman Textiles

Sara Ullman is a Seattle-based textile designer, and though her pieces are far, far out of our reach, we can appreciate the modern designs rendered with traditional Tibetian techniques....

SF Good Questions: Where Can I Find Cool Round Rugs?

AT:SF, I just moved into an apartment in Portland... I am looking for a place, (online or in store) to find cool, unique or vintage round rugs for my living room. Anyone know some websites of places...

SF Good Questions: Help With My Ugly New Carpet?

Hi SF Apartment Therapy, First off, we're huge fans of your site and we're excited to finally have a question to submit to the Apartment Therapy viewers. My partner and I are moving into a new smal...

SF Good Questions: Should I Keep This Rug?

AT:SF, I'm shopping for a 6x8 or 8x10 area rug for the seating area in my newly made-over great room. I'd like to keep the purchase under $1000, I'm looking for a transitional design, to help move t...

SF Good Questions: Where Do I Find a Rug Like This in Blue?

AT:SF, I just moved into an apartment that, unfortunately, has some boring light tan carpet, so I'm in the market for a new rug to add some much needed color. I read the Jonathan Adler's Marrakesh Ru...

Hot or Not?: Pebble Rug from 2Form Design

Pebble Rug from 2Form Design ...

Whimsical Rugs

Octopuss by Nathalie Lete We're a little crazy for pattern and we like to slip it in whenever we can. One of our favorite ways to get pattern in our home (without being bummed that we just recovered ...

Matteo Burlap Bedside Mat at Design Public

We don't ever recall storing a slab of ice under the floor next to our bed, but at times it seems like the only possible explanation for the frosty state of our bedroom floor on these recent winter ...

Handwoven Cotton Bath Mat from Bitters Co.

We love Bitters Co. for its textiles. Case-in-point this bath mat from Portugal, which we could see as a table runner equally well....

Jonathan Adler's Marrakesh Rug...and Some Alternatives

With its green, ivory and dark blue color palette and large Moroccan motif, Jonathan Adler's new Marrakesh rug is the perfect rug for our living room, bar none. But the 8'x10' size we need is $1,69...

Velocity Art and Design

The best of the West. Velocity is a mid-century modern haven. With original designs from Eames, Panton and Breuer and top picks from the murderers' row of current fun design: Jonathan Adler, Blu Do...

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