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Casa Beta: Home Decorators Annandale Jute Area Rug
Jute/natural fiber rugs are a great versatile, nondescript choice for every room in the house when you're not trying to make a statement but rather just pull a space together. I'd been looking for one for a sitting area in my home, and found that the prices really ran the gamut. I've seen super-simple 5-x-8-foot sisal rugs for only $50, and thicker jute rugs like Pottery Barn's Flat-Braided Jute Rugs for $300.
Guess What This Sofa Is Upholstered With?
This new sofa from Anthropologie is actually upholstered with a type of rug that's made of silk and cotton and common in the Middle East. Can you name it?
How-To: Keep Your Wool Rug From Shedding
Wool rugs are beautiful and natural, so they're a wonderful addition to your home. But since wool comes from an animal that sheds itself, rug shedding is inevitable. But it's also not a major battle if you learn a few tricks to deal with the shedding.
Love It or Hate It? Overlapping Accent Rugs
I think the overlapping accent rugs in this kid's room, shot by Swedish photographer Ulrika Ekblom, work because the effect is playful and relaxed, just how every youngster's room should be. I've seen overlapping rugs used in more adult settings before and I'm not universally sold on it. You?
Love It or Hate It? Diane von Furstenberg Leopard Rug
Talk about animal magnetism. This Diane von Furstenberg Leopard Rug (inquire for price) is the kind of carpet that will define an entire room. Can you see laying it down in your house?
Sale Alert: Midsummer Markdowns at Jonathan Adler
Everybody loves a good scandal. Especially when it's the "scandalously priced markdowns" at Jonathan Adler. The always happy-chic shop has reduced a selection of accessories including dinnerware, bathware, porcelain frames, table linens, and rugs by 20 to 50 percent.
Ask Casa: A Similar Script Rug
Hi Casa,
CB2 used to have a rug called Verse (in white with black handwriting, $300-500, right). They no longer carry it and I really want it. The only rug I can find that's remotely close is the DWR Manuscrit Rug ($3,400, left), and that's way out of my price range.
Steal of the Day: Room & Board Henley Rug
It's not hard to find affordable rugs these days. Natural fiber/sisal rugs are always good quality and within reach. IKEA's Stockholm Rand Rug ($179) is sharp and classic.
Do You Own a Kilim?
Whether used as a pouf, floor pillow, or rug, kilims, flat tapestry-woven carpets or rugs, can add some bohemian flair to an otherwise classic room. Do you decorate with one at your home?
Source: Flickr User Jeremy Burgin
Do You Own a Kilim?
Crave Worthy: Bennett Bean Rugs For Museum of Art & Design
New York's Museum of Art and Design has commissioned American ceramic artist Bennett Bean to transfer the same breathtaking design and color sensibility found in his vessels to 100-knot Tibetan silk and wool. Obligingly, he has designed “9 for ‘09," a limited-edition rug series, which is available exclusively in the museum's store and online shop. The inventory online includes three 5-x-7 rugs available in several colorways, but I'm partial to Feldspar ($5,200), with its decorative design motifs and moody reds and pinks.
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