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Area Rug Suggestions?

8 years ago

Walls are Sherwin Williams Requisite Gray, sofa is Lorie Chinchilla Gray, floors are oak. We need an 8 x 10 area rug and window treatment for sliding patio doors. We are not fans of yellow.

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lascatx

8 years ago

Seriously, look at Overstock, Pottery Barn, Wayfair, Home Decorators, Ballard Designs -- get some ideas. No one can pick a rug out of thousands for you based on medium greys, medium wood floor, and possibly transitional styling (from the sofa arm) or even like blue. Look. Find something you like -- take it and play with idead for what else goes in te room. Does it come together? Do you get excited about the potential? If not, move on to another one. If you get stuck, come back with some choices and ask or ideas or help.

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missymoo12
8 years ago
I have partial gray walls in my LR and am told it is a neutral so I guess anything goes...What style? Traditional contemporary transitional? Not sure about any of these...but different styles.
lascatx
8 years ago
last modified: 8 years ago
Pottery Barn has some rugs with blues and greys that would go well. I've seen the Adeline and Desa in person and like both. I think the Adeline would work well with your walls and sofa and add some color.
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Thanks everyone for the thoughtful/helpful suggestions, particularly the rug colour/patterns! As well, I do plan to purchase an additional chair and floor lamp for the LR and will position it as suggested! I have a few follow-up questions, and since some of you have been generous to provide some additional advice on how to use my space, I'd like to expand the conversation somewhat to follow up on those recommendations as well: It seems like the consensus is that a separate rug for the dining set isn't recommended? (works for me since I really like my floors) There also seems to be agreement that the LR rug should be at least large enough that the front legs of my couch are sitting on it; am I also correct in assuming the LR rug shouldn't be large enough that it reaches the rear legs or wall? I've considered rotating the table since it would create more space for the LR area; however, there is a leaf for the table and the room isn't wide enough to fully extend the table. Although I won't often use the leaf and could just as easily rotate the table lengthwise on occasions when I need the extra table space. Given this, would you still recommend rotating the table? Would a decision not to rotate it impact any of your prior area rug suggestions? Thanks again!
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jlc712
8 years ago
Overstock.com has gazillions of rugs. I'd browse around there to find a starting point, and then maybe post some options here. Then we'd have an idea of your style and color preferences, and could help narrow it down.
stephmcq
Original Author
8 years ago
I like transitional and I like blue. I just don't have any ideas for the room.
jlc712
8 years ago
These are from Overstock- maybe they'll give you some ideas? I think once you find a rug you like, you will have a direction to go in for window treatments, pillows, etc. Do you have other furniture, accessories, or art that you want to use?
ravencajun Zone 8b TX
8 years ago
last modified: 8 years ago
- I own and love this Paisley Park rug by Allen and Roth it has great colors that go well with so many choices. It has blues and gray, it's difficult to see true colors in the pictures.
Paisley Park

This is a picture of mine but it still doesn't do it justice.
busybee3
8 years ago
your sofa and the walls are so neutral and gray is pretty popular right now that there are probably 1,000's of rugs that could look nice... I would find one that just has a bit of gray but has other more predominant colors that you love and then choose window treatments based on the rug and it's colors...
lascatx
8 years ago
last modified: 8 years ago
I've bought three rugs and looked at hundreds or thousands over the last couple of months -- a lot of them blues and greys. I'd be happy to help, but until the OP comes back with some direction, I feel like we are just pulling straw from that proverbial haystack, not even sure if we are looking for a needle.

If the OP is reading, with all that grey, you really do have a ton of options. What are you favorite colors? I would pick or or two to play up in the rug. I wouldn't want grey to be the dominant color unless you want a monochromatic look. Think about colors that you would also like in a chair, sofa accent pillows or other accessories. Look for those in the rug so everything will tie together (you can usually search by color). Sometimes finding a rug you like is the thing that winds up defining the room, and I think that could be what you are looking for -- butu it has to be something that grabs you.

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