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Wall-to-Wall Carpet with a Rug on Top?

14 years ago

We are in the process of re-doing our office space (I had another post regarding craft table set ups and I am so excited with the ideas you wonderful ladies helped me with).

The carpet in our office is a light teal/aqua color (yep, yuck) but it's in too good shape to rip up and tear out. I think the previous owners used this room for a nursery at one point.

The wall color is SW Blond so I was hoping I could get a fun rug to tie it all together. Like maybe teal/yellow/brown or teal/yellow/black? My only concern is that it's going to look goofy. But I don't know what else to do.

The room is blond only because I had over a gallon left from another project so I thought I'd use it. I *may* be able to talk DH into another paint color if I can convince him it will look better with the carpet.

Any ideas? I looked online trying to find a combo carpet with these colors but maybe it's such an odd mix it doesn't exist lol.

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karen_je
14 years ago
I would look for a neutral rug that you like as opposed to trying to "match" the aqua carpet. Or have you considered a sisal rug? It would also neutralize the color of the rug. You could add TINY bits of the aqua in your accessories to "reference" the original carpet.
jlj48
14 years ago
I think that chocolate brown looks really good with aqua. What about a sisal, or other natural looking rug and bamboo blinds or brown drapes?
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suero
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Would an area rug like either of these go with your wall-to-wall?

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sweeby
14 years ago
Is the carpet in just one room?
And how long do you expect to live with the carpet?

You know that old expression "Don't throw good money after bad?"
Guess what I'm saying is to be sure that's not what you're doing here -- trying to match something you don't like and want to get rid of.

One possibility -- Our house is under total renovation, so we lived with 'gotta go' carpeting in some rooms for much too long. Until one day we finally just ripped it out. The floor underneath was plywood, and honestly, it was much better looking than that ugly carpet. If we'd taken the time to paint it, it could actually have been quite presentable for a few years.

So is a nice rug in colors you do like over painted wooden subfloor an option?

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