Family Room {New Rug}
January 9, 2012 by Aimee • 78 Comments
This is how our home is looking after a little manual labor and a whole lot of love. Here’s a link to see all of our DIY projects, like our wall demo, fireplace painting which also mentions our paint colors.
I loved how everything was coming along, and my hardwood floors totally exceeded my expectations! However, this was my view from my desk, and I did notice a couple times {or more}, that the carpet we brought from our Two-Story House, was going to need to be shuffled to another room in the house. It was functional, but with wall to wall hardwood floors throughout the house, I had my eyes on the lookout for a larger rug. Our family room in the Two-Story house was about 18×14 and our ranch-style home’s family room is 24×16. Definitely a bigger space. SUPER large area rugs are crazy expensive though, and we’re still in the build up stage of business with Stud’s job, so I tried real hard not to think about it too much.
Moving the rugs over got me to thinking and before long I was “trying” the 8×10 rug in the front room, just to see if that room would be able to carry that much carpet. Guess what…It was a perfect fit! So perfect, I couldn’t move it out. I really tried, but it just was meant to be and I couldn’t disturb fate! Not only that, the area rug that had been in the front room made itself right at home in the boy’s room and they play on the floor non-stop I had been dying to get a rug for them! The 5×8 rug had found a new home and it wasn’t budging either.
The kids were riding bikes up and down the street and as the UPS truck drove by our home as it does every afternoon, I just knew that this time it was parking at our house for a bit! I could hardly stand it I was so excited and as he went to the back to find my package I obnoxiously asked if he needed help carrying it. I was anticipating a rug that would far surpass me in height! I was so shocked to find a rug shorter than I and at that point decided that Overstock has messed up my order.
As I anxiously opened the rug my sweet B’s had a blast using it as a hurdle!
The reason the rug was not in a large package when it arrived, was it wasn’t the plush variety I’d always owned, it was a 100% wool rug, but a totally different style. It was able to be folded in half and rolled up during shipping. I just didn’t know how I felt about it for a day or two. I just had to think on it.
And as I thought on it, I watched it move all over the place and realizing I am slightly type A, I wondered if I needed to send the rug back. The decision was tough, because, I totally loved it! It had the style that I totally had pictured all along and I knew the price was unreal. Stud ran to Walmart the night we received the rug and bought some rug tape. We tried it. Failed miserably.
There’s so much room for my sweet B’s to stretch out on the carpet and play a game or play cars! Proportion is such a big deal for me and this just really works! I love the brightness that it adds to the room, too! And I’m excited to see the direction that it leads me as I decorate this Spring!!!
I’m back to being totally excited about my huge purchase!!! And, to those sweet friends that LOVED my recycled old fence boards art, I’ll give you the scoop on my after-Christmas mantle tomorrow. A few of my friends asked to see the whole mantle when they saw my new Flower Vase {anthropologie inspired}. That made my day that you like knowing the details in my life! I love you sweet bloggy bestie friends!
Here’s a look once more at what it looked like with the old rug.
Funny thing, I received a text from my sweet mother-in-law as soon as I posted my vase and she wanted a full mantle picture, too. {Remember she’s my best design buddy and probably your quietest bloggy follower, I shared a few of her house pics over Christmas here.}
I’m so excited to share my mantle with you because I dug through my “random” closet and found everything I needed! I love it when things I have at the house can be repurposed!!! Crossing my fingers, you, my friends, like it too!!! Until then, tell me what you have on your mantle. Do you Redecorate the Mantle for January in it’s own style!?! Do you move right into Valentine’s Day?!? Or are you still enjoying your Christmas Mantle!?!? I’ll be checking my comments for sure!!!
I totally love that rug! It looks great in your living room…it would look great in mine too. I’m pretty sure the Husband would have a heart attack over the price though (not that you didn’t gt a good deal), he thought our $120 8X10 rug was too much money! Silly boys
Aimee… It is so gorgeous! I know you just love it to pieces! Can’t wait to see your mantel tomorrow! I am LOVING your color combo!
Take care, Trish
Holy moly, I am in love with your rug. It is beautiful. I have a rug in my dining room with a similar pattern but it’s not wool. Wow, you are one lucky lady to have a husband that is on board with your decorating ideas. My husband would laugh at me. Anyway, the color is so, so, so pretty!
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I adore your new rug and think it looks great in your family room! The color is just perfect.
That is such a gorgeous rug! It looks wonderful in your room.
I am loving that rug! I works perfectly in the room and it’s adorable…and you just can’t beat a good deal.
Thanks for sharing!
Allyson
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What a great looking rug. It just lightens up the whole room and looks beautiful!
Totally loving it!! And your little B’s are so sweet.
I love it, Aimee! I would have found a way to make it work, too! I really like the blue with the brown you have going on in the room. I used those rug mat thingies in my other house for our area rugs. Here in the new place we have wall to wall, but a part of me misses seeing some wood flooring and an area rug on top.
Love the new rug, it looks fabulous against those beautiful dark floors!
XO
Kristin
Thanks for linking up
I love the rug you chose! I also want to mention I bought that same yellow pillow with all the little strings on it at Homegoods awhile back.
Very pretty rug. Great idea to check Overstock. I’m glad it all worked out!
I LOVE it (actually, I’ve had that rug “saved for later” on Overstock for a little while). I am totally addicted to browsing the rugs on Overstock – they are always getting new ones in!
Totally loving the rug! It’s beautiful! I’m wanting something similar with similar colors too! Great find! And as far as the mantel goes, mine is totally bare right now. Just got all of the Christmas stuff off a couple days ago & trying to decide what to do with it! Maybe Valentine’s Day decor?! I don’t usually decorate for Valentine’s Day, but maybe this year I will!
Love that rug – I can’t wait til I can put together the funds for one of my own… *sigh* one of these days!
And love those curtains – my sis has the same ones!
Oh, Aimee, I totally love the rug!! I’ve been needing a rug for my family room for-ever, but I haven’t found “the one” yet. I stalk overstock but it just hasn’t happened for me. I’m so glad you had better luck!!! It totally makes that space!
And, you already know my answer to your mantel question!!
Just gorgeous! I love it!
love the rug and the price. it’s hard to find a great 8 x 10. the whole room looks great.
and i just posted my winter mantel yesterday.
love the rug and the price. it’s hard to find a great 8 x 10. the whole room looks great.
and i just posted my winter mantel yesterday.
Love the rug! looks great
I abolutely love the rug! Love the room! The rug brings out the blues amidst the browns-two of my favorite combinations which you will see as I post the renovations of two of my rooms. Love your style. Thanks for sharing! You are one of my favorite bloggettes.
Yes I do! Love love love the rug!
Love it! It looks awesome
It’s delish, Aimee!! Love the blues with your browns– very fresh. Gotta love Overstock.
It’s delish, Aimee!! Love the blues with your browns– very fresh. Gotta love Overstock.
I love that rug! I was just considering a similar one for our living room. I ended up ordering something else but the pics of your living room have me thinking maybe I made the wrong decision! The addition of the blue rug really pulls it all together, lovely!
That new rug is very pretty! It looks great with your furniture and wood floors. I just can’t believe what you paid for it!!
We don’t have a mantel anymore so I can’t help there but I did take down Christmas decor Jan 1st. and will be putting up Valentine’s Day decor maybe tomorrow.
I totally love the rug, but I have 95% carpeting in my home, so until we put in the hardwood in the dining room & tile in the entry, area rugs are not really great here. I’ll just live vicariously through you! ;^)
I am still working on my mantel, but I don’t decorate for Valentine’s Day. So what I do now will be it, with perhaps a few Easter/Spring items added later.
I love the rug you chose! It is stunning, and I love the Moroccan design best of all. I was just looking at backsplash tile yesterday shaped just like the pattern on your rug!
That rug looks great! Even the more substantial rugs we have on the floor we have to use those grippy rug mats, otherwise they slide around on the hardwood floor. Also am loving that leather sofa! My hubby tells me we are not getting leather as long as we have dogs and cats.
I guess I will live life without a leather sofa, but I will enjoy looking at yours. 
The rug is gorgeous! I love the color against the hardwoods! My January mantle is always dedicated to our wedding anniversary, which is this month. But I keep it super simple. After the clutter of Christmas, I like as little on the mantle and shelves as possible.
What a great find, I’m loving it and with those curtains love, love!
It looks great in the space! I actually saw that rug on Overstock and considered it for my home too!
What a fun update! Love it!!!
Good choice in keeping the rug. I think it totally brightens up the space and looks really fresh.
Samara
The rug is gorgeous and is perfect for this space!
I have never seen a thin rug before, I would have been surprised too. I love how it looks, the colour is perfect.
that is a fabulous rug, and i’m glad you found a solution for it. that is still too pricey for me, especially when my cat thinks she can use it as a scratching mat. ugh!
I absolutely love it! I also love that coffee table of yours
Love love LOVE it! The perfect pattern, the perfect colour, great choice
I really love these Morroccan-ish patterns, and in this colour combo it’s just gorgeous! Strong but subtle at the same time. How sweet of you too to think of your husband’s foot injury 
I am so smitten with your rug and the way you decorate! Beautiful and your style is so up my alley. You for hire? LOL
Such a huge difference! It completely updates the look of your room (but the other rug wasn’t bad!). I’m keeping an eye out for a new large rug, also. Hope I can find something as great as yours! Your kids are cuties, by the way!
What a beautiful rug! I love the pattern, it’s simple yet it brings new light to your space! Nice job… I’m glad you kept it!
the touch of blue looks fantastic!
The rug is fabulous!! I ordered two rugs for my girls rooms from Overstock and they so fun!
Kelly
Seriously, Aimee, I’m trying so hard to be happy for you, but really I’m insanely jealous. Your living room is perfection. It’s beautiful, cozy, warm and happy, colorful yet calm… Can I move in? Really, I’m not a crazy!
Love the new rug. Yes, a dhurrie is not plush, but that color and design is gorgeous. I order all my rugs from Overstock. Such great prices and free to low shipping.
Aimee, that rug was destined to be yours! I love the pattern and color, with your decor. Great find!
I love your new rug. The colors, the design everything it is beautiful. It would work perfect in my living room! Too bad I just bought a rug for that area not that long ago. Enjoy your new purchase.
Your rug is gorgeous! I love the color, the pattern and the size.
I redecorate my mantel in Jan., but not with hearts, just pretty.
Hugs, Cindy
I do love the rug! It really brightens the space!
I love it..Im now searching for a rug too I want the same but in yellow but i need a better deal like max 400$
)) I too ordered a rug from overstock but it was a bit small 
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Yep… I’m in LOVE! I’m so glad you kept it! Overstock has some awesome deals on rugs and really great selections. Ok Ok… I’m totally jealous right now
Oh and your living is so beautiful! I love your couches!
Aimee- you ROCKED this rug! Maybe I missed it, but what did you do with the other rug? I love the new one more, but the old one looks nice too.
I’m pea green now (or rather a pale blue) with envy too!
Smiles,
Suzanne in NW IL at WhyCuzICan
A rug makes such a difference in a space and some are “just meant to be” for certain rooms..they look perfect. Your new one is very pretty. I am a new follower..and I look forward to reading posts I have missed.
I am so glad you kept the rug! It is beautiful and looks wonderful in your room. xo, Sherry
What a great find…love the rug. I’m still trying to figure out how to make a mantle, since I don’t have one…love your blog. Stop by anytime, Lori
I love the rug. It looks gorgeous!! It makes a tremendous difference in that room. What a great find.
Ruth
Very pretty! Your Stud rocks! Mine would look at me like I was crazy if I asked to buy a $600 rug for our living room!;)
LOVE the rug…now I want one!!!
I love the rug, it adds so much to your room.
Love this!
Love the new rug!
The new rug totally brightens up the living room! I love it!
cute story, great rug!
LOVE the rug! I just put in engineered wood floors on most of the first floor of my home and I need rugs badly. I really like this yours! One note for you about those rug grippers: I have read that they can mess up the finish of your floor over time. I think that Amazon sells felt ones that are recommended over the latex type.
So I was saw this again on Tatertots and Jello and noticed your curtains. I love them. Did you make them, and if you did would you mind sharing where you got the fabric? I would love to use it to recover my barstools.
I love this rug. It added a punch of color the room needed. I may be a bit partial to the blue
Nice choice! The color looks great with your floors!
Your new rug is gorgeous! Love the color!XO
Kristin
Can I just tell you I’ve wanted that rug FOREVER?!?! But I had the same issue, I knew it’s thin and wasn’t sure it would work for me. Seeing it in your space assures me I’ll love it, so now I’m going to save my pennies to order one too! Thanks for linking up to Refresh Your Nest Friday!
Wow! Love this post Aimee! I’m having a linky party again, and would love for you to join! Here is the link http://www.thesouthernproductqueen.com/one-stop-shoppe-linky-party-3 Thanks for sharing!!!
The rug is beautiful and adds so much to the room! Thanks for linking up to Strut Your Stuff Saturday. We hope you come back and share more of your ideas. -The Sisters
I really love it!
I love love love your rug…its gorgeous, so glad you found a way to get it to stay in place so you can enjoy it!
love all of your tips!Beautiful rug. I’m going to attempt to make the white wreath. thank you for all your helpful tips
Hi there! We just got the same rug! I love it but our ‘new rug smell’ is overpowering. Did you have this issue and if so, did you need to do anything to address it or did it go away on its own? Thanks! Love all of your ideas!
Love the new rug. The colors are great in there. Makes it look so calming. I also like the storage ottoman you have. Where did you get that. I like the natural element it brings to the room. Great job of decorating! Thanks.