The Great Rug Debate... is over! | Living Room Rug

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnkv__RMFG9aDnyDV5d5Ir6jcHLDOU26EWqc2nB_TYTB2ZMDeJm0SqracThGqfH0wawoJEVljaLWI-CV1nITOM2isbQZlBp6yKNgQ_9rFkOglc3nt7SvyEJm16ysP5_Hwt0vcKf3NnhyphenhyphenIv/s1600/IMG_9474.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnkv__RMFG9aDnyDV5d5Ir6jcHLDOU26EWqc2nB_TYTB2ZMDeJm0SqracThGqfH0wawoJEVljaLWI-CV1nITOM2isbQZlBp6yKNgQ_9rFkOglc3nt7SvyEJm16ysP5_Hwt0vcKf3NnhyphenhyphenIv/s640/IMG_9474.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />As you may recall, about a month ago, I dedicated <a href="http://jennysteffens.blogspot.com/2012/08/the-new-living-room-design-board-great.html">a post to my search for a living room rug</a>.  It needed to be big - really big.  I wanted it to be wool, neutral in color, soft and comfy for Emma and within a reasonable budget.  I was even willing to be a little flexible on the budget for the right rug... but a "budget" can really run wild in the rug department.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCD03udrvh37vL0Hq6xDFpLfbGzHfAdAWzSUmgG3FNhrBNynoK9Ud3TzbHhspi2WtElf4cGhiJ0jBBjI0P8_7YfFyXmYa_UZnhklZDzGUfgKdyjrw8VjtFsZfeClrDpWc2SOedEbJxgMBx/s1600/IMG_9475.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCD03udrvh37vL0Hq6xDFpLfbGzHfAdAWzSUmgG3FNhrBNynoK9Ud3TzbHhspi2WtElf4cGhiJ0jBBjI0P8_7YfFyXmYa_UZnhklZDzGUfgKdyjrw8VjtFsZfeClrDpWc2SOedEbJxgMBx/s640/IMG_9475.jpg" width="425" /></a></div>At some point along the way I found myself at a store looking at rugs that were $6,000+... then Mike says, "Jenny, you do realize that you have a 9-month-old baby and a dog, right?  And people are going to be walking on this thing.  With shoes."  Humph.<br /><br />I looked back at my original "<a href="http://jennysteffens.blogspot.com/2012/08/the-new-living-room-design-board-great.html">The Great Rug Debate</a>" post and read the comments that you had left - I noticed a reoccurring theme... overstock.com.  And so I went.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit5QzwOu_hidZheSmb2FP9LnOmgo4kSnrku3H4zorPrEDpdoJzN-WeQj4c1oSNmuxIAbQa71Ofue0HVLxR5gpXYua7zzDbIvXP_Pp_U9QPSBTMx8YdeaCPZYOsVeVgpdT2LGeqymmVOvNk/s1600/IMG_9482.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit5QzwOu_hidZheSmb2FP9LnOmgo4kSnrku3H4zorPrEDpdoJzN-WeQj4c1oSNmuxIAbQa71Ofue0HVLxR5gpXYua7zzDbIvXP_Pp_U9QPSBTMx8YdeaCPZYOsVeVgpdT2LGeqymmVOvNk/s640/IMG_9482.JPG" width="640" /></a> <br /><br />And I found!  I had originally thought I wanted a grey rug, but after searching there and not finding anything I was in love with, I broadened my search to include "neutral." <br /><br />I'm in love.  When I saw <a href="http://www.overstock.com/Home-Garden/Handmade-Treasured-Sand-Wool-Rug-9-x-12/3102879/product.html">this rug</a>, I assumed that it was priced similarly to other large (9x12) rugs I had seen on the site - probably around $1,200-1,800.  Perfect.  But guess what...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU0PEZbDZVAt4jgwb0EJ3LxyvUpqDXsvVnUcznYIehxhlBdw68klMoWjKdIYN1BkFSaQIiEeNqUOp5-X4ymgTJbrMm_ckWAv92OvVPpO48JSwYqZ3RjwydNa__haOP4kDFMoFSXk3NuFR0/s1600/IMG_9483.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU0PEZbDZVAt4jgwb0EJ3LxyvUpqDXsvVnUcznYIehxhlBdw68klMoWjKdIYN1BkFSaQIiEeNqUOp5-X4ymgTJbrMm_ckWAv92OvVPpO48JSwYqZ3RjwydNa__haOP4kDFMoFSXk3NuFR0/s640/IMG_9483.jpg" width="425" /></a></div>The 9x12 was only around $500.  What?!  So, feeling like I had just found an extra bag of gold, I went ahead and ordered the next size up - a whopping 10.5 x 14 for around $650, delivered. <br /><br />I really owe you all for the recommendation - like an extra $1000! <br /><br />Rug Source : Overstock.com <a href="http://www.overstock.com/Home-Garden/Handmade-Treasured-Sand-Wool-Rug-9-x-12/3102879/product.html">"Handmade Treasured Sand" Area Rug</a><br /><br /><br /><br />

The Great Rug Debate... is over! | Living Room Rug

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