Thanks for the replies. I will be shopping some sites tonight. kitchendetective, I really like that rug. Was hoping to spend a bit less, though, since I need two. But that is a look I'd like. mamorella, my dogs would think they'd gone to heaven if I got sheepskin rugs! My DS/DIL have one in my GDD's nursery and it is luscious. I don't think it works for my room, though.

We have a reclining couch and a reclining loveseat. We do not have a coffeetable for that reason. The back also reclines so you can be practically laying down while watching tv. We have side tables and cup holders in the loveseat that solve the issue of needing a coffeetable. Only the poor sap who is stuck in the middle seat on the couch has a problem, but if we have that many people over, there are probably a few sitting at the dining table (adjacent to living room).

This thread is so timely, Bonnie Ann, as I'm in the process of redoing our MBR right now. Our bedside rugs are in dire need of replacement. So is our comforter and shams, but they're next. I have brick floors and Middle Eastern rugs throughout our entire house. And under-the-floor hot water radiant heat. And two dogs. I'm vacuuming the rugs constantly, but it is what it is, as I love my dogs. I've had Oriental rugs on either side of our bed in the past, but the dogs were hard on them and I replaced them with 2.5' x 4" needlepoint runners about 5 years ago. I actually wash them in my washer on delicate, which probably has added to their demise (LOL). Between the dogs, having patios that we use a lot on two sides of our bedroom, and the fact that we live in the mountains and probably track in more dirt than most people in other places do, our current bedroom rugs are pretty well trashed by now. So, I've been looking at the pics here trying to decide where to go next. We have beautiful queen-size bed, but it seems like such a costly waste to buy such a large rug, only to cover up most of it with our bed. And after a variety of rugs over the years in our MBR, I like the idea of being able to wash them, something not easily done with Orientals, although they are so beautiful. But, thanks to this timely thread, I've finally decided on rugs to buy. I found really soft indoor (that can also be outdoor ) 2.5' x 4' runners on Wayfair, in a muted tan and cream print. They've gotten lots of great reviews because they are soft and pet-friendly. And so, I've just now ordered two of them, and they should get here a week from today. Don't you just love this site and all the ideas you get here? Thanks, Bonnie Ann!

Just to illustrate ideas, I'll attach a couple more photos. Two are simply roses and companions awaiting installation and residing in nursery pots. Below is Midnight Blue with blue annual lobelia, but Veronica 'Georgia Blue' would produce similar results. Or Geranium 'Rozanne' or 'Johnson Blue'. Roses also shine when planted with similar colors. Once again, Midnight Blue with Hemerocallis 'Little Grapette' and a Japanese painted fern awaiting installation in a morning sun only bed. Duchesse de Brabant is in a bed with a variegated dogwood. Cornus 'Ivory Halo' can serve as a smaller, red twig foundation shrub, and I'm a fan of pink, purple or red roses commingling with green and white. Carol