I just looked at both of these rugs! I like them both! I am not much help though b/c I am also looking for rugs!

Hello,

I like the first rug however love the colors of the 2nd. I can't see why these two rugs won't go together.

Joanne

Thanks momtotwins!

Laurience - you think they would go good together - I was afraid they would clash. hmmm. I wonder - which one to put where!! LOL...

anyone have any other ideas for rugs?

Ruth

I'm terrible at selecting rugs. It takes me forever, but overstock.com, Tuesday Morning and Home Decorator's Club are all good places to check for reasonably priced rugs. Another possibility is to check Craigslist and/or eBay for a used Karastan which make excellent quality rugs. The advantage here is you can view the new ones at Home Expo or Macys, pick a pattern(s) you like and then search eBay for that pattern. Organic_smallhome is selling virtually a new Karastan (ivory/red) which did not go with her color scheme. It's the Ivory Ashara rug.

Try to stick to wool if you can afford it. It's hard to say if the rugs would match or clash. The red/burgundy colors would need to be compared IRL, but it looks a possibility.

If you do want to order a rug over the internet, one suggestion is to purchase the smallest size to compare colors as if the larger size does not work, you will be out the cost of the return shipping.

thanks valinsv -

i have checked overstock but didn;t check the others. Unfortunately I don't have a Tuesday Morning near me.

I'll have to try ordering the small rugs to get an idea of the colors - thats a good idea.

I have a little while to look and order since we won't need anything for at least 2 weeks.

Thanks

I don't think rugs have to match at all, but that's just me. I've seen older homes with 8 or more different ones.

One trick you can use if you're not quite as adventerous, is to look for a rug (usually traditional) that comes in different colors but the same design. What they do with them is to flip flop the border colors with the inside pattern. So if you have a gold and red color scheme, one rug would be gold in the middle and red on the border, then vice versa.

I've been looking at some other rugs - all styles. I do not mind a rug that is a little more traditional - I think DH prefers something a little more contemporary - but not too much so.

So now I am confused... we are on a budget - big time.. so trying to find reasonably priced rugs that don't look cheap. Thats why I was looking at JCP. The above "patchwork" like rug will be around 20 shipped. So I am using that as a guideline.

Was looking at a rug link from another post and found a bunch of 5x8 on clearance that are a bit more traditional but couln't find anything in 8x10 for the large part of the room. I don;t think I can mic these more traditional with the one above..

here is what I found that I liked - do you have any other suggestions as to what might work.. Please help!!

These are from Rugs USA
5' x 8' Wool Hand Tufted Panel Multi Rug ($129)

5' x 8' Wool Machine Made Heritage II Brown Rug
($164 +30%off)

5' x 8' Wool Hand Tufted Dami Brown Rug ($177+30%off) Like the style unsure of colors.

5' x 8' Wool Machine Made Kingdom Tan Rug ($164+30% off)

These are all for the area where we have our desk - Please Help if you have any other suggestions. Also - just a side not - we have attempted to layout this room 3 times and nothing seems to work great. We are considering trying to look at other furniture options if we can sell ours for a decent amount to cover the costs.

Thanks, Ruth

i found one more that was in 8x10 but it is a little more than we could afford since we need to get 5x8 and possibly some runners too....

:-(
AAHHHHHH...

Also - I see that it has 30 day guarentee - but how much would shipping be back to them?? anyone know...???

Here is a link that might be useful: I know its a great price - but a little too much for us :-(

After buying our new home in Maine we needed several new area rugs for our home and being on a budget we were having a hard time finding quality vs. pricing. After a long search we finally found a place in New York that is completely full service and they will work with all of thier pricing with just a phone call. I have left thier link below if anyone is in need for Great Area Rugs. Trust me just call them, this is a great time to get great pricing.

Here is a link that might be useful: Accent Area Rugs

Ugh. More rug SPAM from Chinese importers.