I think I would just do some careful shopping for something you like within your price range. Overstock has many, along with free shipping. I'm not suggesting this one, but just for example -10x14 for $500. If you also look at viscose instead of wool or cotton, you can find some great patterns/colors easy care rugs.

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I agree with Oly. You can find affordable rugs that suit the size of your room. Restoration Hardware is very high priced and not a good place to be looking when you're working with a budget. Overstock is a great place to look, as are other outlets such as eBay and Craigslist. I found these on Wayfair although I'm not really sure what style you're after.

$308.99 for 10x14:

$696.99 for 10x14:

$529.95 for 10x14 and tough enough for outdoor use so would stand up to kids and pets:

I don't have a picture, but I needed a huge rug for my last living room. I bought some navy outdoor fabric with a nice thread design and was able to sew the panels together. I then folded over the edges and used fabric spray adhesive to glue the fabric to a thick carpet pad and used carpet tape to fold the edges of the fabric under the carpet pad.

It looked nice and was very easy to clean since it was outdoor fabric. I had it for 9 years, and it was starting to look a little worn but that wasnt until my baby started to crawl and grind food into it.

I will have to find another big rug like you're looking for, and I'm just going to buy something because it will be easier to care for and probably last longer.

I also have two large rugs a little bigger than 8x10 I bought from Home Depot a couple of years ago. They are carpet remnants they bound and were $50 each.

10'x14'. One Kings Lane less than $800

Polypropylene-great rug material especially with pets and kids.

rug shop and more 9'x13' plus a few inches. Polypropylene again $399

There are lots of options out there other than tying rugs together or painting which, imho, would never look quite right. Polypropylene is soft, looks great, and holds up to whatever you dish out. My son has the one he grew up with in his place now. After 24 years, it looks a little past its prime, but not too bad actually.

How would you paint a rug - what kind of paint? Having healthy, rambunctious, clawed cats I balk at spending $$$ on rugs - I have thought of flipping over the cheap (very cheap) 9 x 12 indoor-outdoor carpet I have and painting the backside - which has a nice coarse woven texture resembling a jute rug or something.... maybe do a simple stencil design ... cant imagine painting on any sort of thick pile or loop would work very well...?

Somehow those clever ideas of painting a rug or sewing two together end up as a disaster more often than not. Unless you are a particularly talented, craftsy person, I would follow the advice above and buy an inexpensive rug

Here is a link to an old thread I started on rug materials. Dh prevailed at the time and we got Flor tiles which did not work out well for us. We recently replaced them with an inexpensive polypropolyene rug from overstock, which we like a lot so far.

The issue is that most wool rugs are out of her price range, chipsa. A hand- knotted wool rug of any quality runs in the thousands. Heck, I have antique hand-knotted rugs and the 3x5 one is worth that. Obviously, they will hold up to just about anything -mine are more than 125 years old and in great shape with some slightly worn spots. They were in homes with kids, dogs, cats, etc. Used would be an option, but nothing wrong with a new synthetic either. Just be sure to avoid tufted wool rugs.

Cri, I love your rug. It goes so well in your room. Nice choice!

I get the majority of my rug from Overstock and am 99% of the time very pleased. I did get a few from esale and love their rugs but they are not as inexpensive as overstock. You could easily find rugs in your price range at overstock.

Huango, I hate to put a damper on your sense of creativity, but if your budget is limited I'd also hate to see you have a disaster and waste any of it. You may get away with painting a floor cloth for a room that doesn't see heavy use....

I don't see it mentioned here often but have you ever checked hautelook.com? I've purchased a great wool 5x7 for my foyer from them and earlier a lamp I'm quite pleased with. I'd be even more pleased if their shipping were faster, it's slow...Today shows several 10x14 running from $399 - $889.

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Definitely don't try to patch some rugs together; it will never be as functional or as seemless as you want it to be. I second all the Overstock/Home Decorators/etc suggestions. You might also stalk Ebay, depending on your taste. I've been looking for a really nice but not wildly expensive antique Persian runner, and wound up buying a 100yr old 9x12 carpet for about $500 (less than what most of the runners I like would cost.) It takes time - you need to look for sellers with good feedback and higher quality stuff. But larger sizes are sometimes good deals because there are fewer buyers.

I'm getting ready to retire my circa 1994 oriental wool rug. It has served me well, but my tastes have moved on. I paid $2500 for it - and won't get more than $200 on Craigslist.

And FWIW - it survived dog vomit, drink spills you name it. A good quality, tightly woven wool rug will withstand "life".

If you're not opposed to purchasing a used rug -- check out CL.

(We sold one about 5 years ago - purchased at the same time as the one I mentioned. Listed for $250 -- Got $200 for it)

Oh - and another thought - if it wasn't mentioned already --

Check out your local carpet store for remnants. If they have one big enough and you like it, have it bound in the size you want.

Hmm, I bought a 10 x 14 wool rug from PB a few years ago on sale for 700 and it still is new looking. And quite nice.

Amanda here are 2 nice wool chevron rugs on overstock:

http://www.overstock.com/Home-Garden/nuLOOM-Handmade-Alexa-Chevron-Wool-Rug-96-x-136/6789517/product.html?refccid=HZ3F3XO5MQS2OA2NTHDZ2QJTT4&searchidx=14

http://www.overstock.com/Home-Garden/Safavieh-Handmade-Moroccan-Chatham-Chevron-Dark-Grey-Wool-Rug-10-x-14/7720870/product.html?refccid=HZ3F3XO5MQS2OA2NTHDZ2QJTT4&searchidx=9

I recently got an 8x10 tufted wool rug from rugsusa recently for like 200. I honestly can't tell a quality difference from my pottery barn wool rug. I think with something somewhat trendy like chevron, you might tire of it or want to change the look at sone point anyhow, before the rug ends it useful life. If you don't spend a crazy amount you won't feel bad.

www.rugman.com is my favorite on-line source for wool rugs - plenty of choices for large rugs in your price range.

quick drive-by:

WOW! Thank you so much for your responses/ideas/suggestions.

I'm not a shopper (other than Lands' End/LLBean), so I really don't know what is available out there.

I saw this article on bold rugs where they showed a RH Diamante Flatweave rug which I love but can't afford.

So I thought to brainstorm something creative.

I will look at other options/stores/ebay, etc.

I was also thinking of a non-common size for my narrow/long Dining Room.

again THANK YOU.

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I'll need to start another thread on colors.

I have a 4-corner colonial home where half of it is grayish-blue/chrome accessories. The DR is in the 3rd corner (office in the 4th).

--> Does the DR have follow the grayish blue?

I already own gorgeous silk drapes - olive/golden sheen. The room is naked except for the drapes/cherry curtain rods, and medium brown pine wood floor.

I have a gorgeous antique large baroque gold rectangle mirror, that I'm thinking of standing on the floor/leaning against a wall.

So I'm thinking of staying in the Olive/Golden color scheme.

Yes?

Amanda

quick drive-by:

WOW! Thank you so much for your responses/ideas/suggestions.

I'm not a shopper (other than Lands' End/LLBean), so I really don't know what is available out there.

I saw this article on bold rugs where they showed a RH rug which I love but can't afford.

So I thought to brainstorm something creative.

I will look at other options/stores/ebay, etc.

I was also thinking of a non-common size for my narrow/long Dining Room.

again THANK YOU.

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I'll need to start another thread on colors.

I have a 4-corner colonial home where half of it is grayish-blue/chrome accessories. The DR is in the 3rd corner (office in the 4th).

--> Does the DR have follow the grayish blue?

I already own gorgeous silk drapes - olive/golden sheen. The room is naked except for the drapes/cherry curtain rods, and medium brown pine wood floor.

I have a gorgeous antique large baroque gold rectangle mirror, that I'm thinking of standing on the floor/leaning against a wall.

So I'm thinking of staying in the Olive/Golden color scheme.

Yes?

Amanda

Look at Craig's List. I got a nice Karastan rug 9 x 20 feet for $500. It fills our living room which is what we wanted. But it took some time and trolling to do it.