Oh, Tibbrix, I am being impulsive. I'm going to bring it home and see if I like it, and then decide.

I bet they would look a little different if you took the samples outside to see them in the daylight. I like the second darker rug. But, you need to put it in the room to see for certain. It might clash with the upholstered chair. The first may be too grey.

When you measure for an area rug, you should leave anywhere from 6" to 18" of flooring exposed around the perimeter for a proper fit. Do any of these qualify?

Of the two, the gold/tan looks better. I realize I am the odd man out in this discussion, but I would go with a solid color, not a two-tone.

The gold tan one would work but soooo boring IMO; the white one is too white. Also, in these pictures, your sofa looks more towards green on my monitor.

If you go the natural fiber route, consider seagrass or something that just looks like seagrass/sisal.

We said pattern was out, but what about thes? From Costco. The colors seem to work.

Jute

My dad just installed carpet in that same color you posted in his old house, which I will be inheriting soon. It shows every speck of dirt and doesn't clean up well. It looked good in the store, it has been a nightmare in real life.

NSM's stained glass one is really cool.

That glass stain rug is 7'6"x9'6" for 220.00 incl. delivery. They also have a smaller one. There is one positive review. Return either at e warehouse, or they'll pick up.

http://www.costco.com/Bacova-Stain-Glass-Rug.product.100235271.html

Took a breath and did not get the gold-colored rug--will think on it. I have to say, besides the comments that it was on the dull side, the one about being a nightmare to clean loomed large.

I'll look at the stained glass rug. I think 7'6" is a touch narrow, but will check.

And yes, my sofa cushion DID look green and gold in the carpet store, which it does not look in my light at all. So it would have been really bad to shove a 9' rug into my small car only to find that the color was way off. As well as possibly the wrong size.

I am going to eat a brownie and reflect on your additional helpful comments before rushing out to another rug store.

And thank you so much, again. This has been fun! More to come....

Late to the party, but I think a sea grass rug is the most appropriate rug for your sofa.

I still feel that the brownish rug with the blue branches would look very nice with your couch.

Another vote for a solid or tweedy look. You might check out home depot-they usually have rolls of carpet that they will have bound for you, also check regular carpet stores.

I think I agree with Ingrid about the one with the brownish rug and branches. (Just checked because I was going to say what time it was posted but I guess that's old school. as of now, it was posted 18 hours ago by NSM.).

Pamela you are funny! I hope you enjoyed your brownie.

Yes, brownie sounds good!

When in doubt eat a brownie!

I really love the stained glass look rug that NSM posted!

Good morning! Brownie and sleep were both refreshing, and I am ready to face a new rug day. Plans: I am going to check out that stain glass rug, as well as natural fiber ones. If they are inexpensive enough, I'll risk cat attacks. Also will look at the brown/teal one nosccermom posted--NSM, is that from esalerugs also?

Thought I'd include a picture of the brown rug I am hoping to replace.

Thank you all!

For a moment when I saw the picture I thought you were contemplating laying down tile! On my monitor the carpet actually looks gray. By the way I think your couch is beautiful. Pity it's turning out to be such a bear to work with.

The first batch was all from esalerugs, the second all from Costco.

Now, it looks like that brown rug with the branches is not available anymore in the larger sizes --- unless you just purchased it. Only in 6x9 :(

I just threw this one together and I really like it!

Since the original intent is to introduce a blue color, this doesn't really help, unless you were to layer a smaller patterned rug over it. I've seen that done successfully.

Thank you, I like that too! And also lighter feeling, which I really hope to achieve.

I could also add blue in the accessories, unless that perfect blue rug that matches appears.

You can do so much with a neutral rug. Once you have a coffee table with some colorful items on it, it would look even better! I have a natural rug with a rug on top. You could do this. then the accent top rug wont be right against your sofa.

The last one is absolutely perfect, I love the texture.

I love seagrass rugs (I've two myself), but somehow don't see their casualness with the more traditional pattern of the sofa.

If you want to get a seagrass rug, I recommend naturalarearugs. However, absolutely make sure to get a felt pad underneath. The pattern of the seagrass left a dulled pattern on my hardwood floors because the rug pattern pushed through the rug backing.

I really like the plain textured rugs better than the patterns. Your sofa's fabric is much more vibrantly patterned than I thought from your first picture; I never would have posted those rugs I did, if I'd seen the strong pattern (small laptop and old eyes, too)! I would definitely go to more carpet stores and try to find something and have it bound - maybe more like a berber than a seagrass. I like the 2nd one you posted in your remnant post.

So are we thinking a plain piece of wall-to-wall carpet, maybe with some texture, bound to the correct size? Yes, the pattern is definitely "there" and maybe I shouldn't try to add a different vibe--after all, it's not really a very big space.

But maybe something just a little up from a piece of carpet? Now I am thinking that a solid with a good texture would meet my needs, perhaps in teal cream? Or something else with a bit of a personality from esalerugs.

Can you all just come to my house? We can sit around and eat brownies and decide.

I had "teal" with a strikethrough, but I guess that wasn't postable.

For another day...

Picking a carpet on a sugar high sounds like a very good idea. Anything else in those brownies of yours that might help? ;-)

Don't give up!

Have you looked on Frontgate? They have some more expensive ones, but some are affordable...look at the EZ care rugs...this is the Tawney - both pics the same rug

Hmm, I rather like this one....

Years ago I got a great flecked rug at a rug shop. They do bind up remnants so you can get some cool rugs. Or you can have one made. I'd look for a flecked style rug with blue, and cream flecks. You'll have much better luck at a carpet place than a department store for something like that.

I really like those creamy vintage very subtle rugs, just no blue in them. Overstock has a bunch of them, too, by Safavieh or Nuloom

What about these? And then it's bedtime.

It's just a carved arabesque pattern.

or

Two sides of the borders of the two above would be under furniture, so really it would be mostly the middle that you'd see.

I think I posted this one above. Too much pattern or nice subtle tone on tone?

I have to ask... how much do you love your sofa? It just seems you want to go in another direction and the sofa pattern is holding you back. Ever thought of a slip cover or a different sofa? Just a though. I find tons of nice sofas on my local Craigslist.

Sorry if I am WAY off base here!

For some inspiration.....

I second the slipcover or new sofa. A neutral, or at least solid, fabric would free you to do anything you want with the rug and other accessories. If you're handy with a sewing machine, or know someone who is and really likes you a lot, there are tutorials online for making a slipcover from a dropcloth, which resembles linen when washed. Plus it can be taken off for cleaning or washing later.

You might also look around at various shops or ppl who advertise making slipcovers. I would get one that houses each pillow with a zipper and it obviously tailor made to your specs.

Thanks all! I thought this thread was done, glad to see we are still together! I'm pretty much convinced the sofa is here to stay. It has held up so well to kitty attacks, and I love the pattern. I think I am more tending to going in the neutral rug realm, thinking towards the lighter end, just to liven things up. I had looked into slipcovers or reupholstering the small swivel chair that shows up in some of the pictures (the fabric on it is shot and I would love to cover it up). I have to say I was appalled at the prices I was quoted--even a slipcover was the same price as the chair originally cost, and reupholstering went over the top. So, my goal now is to find the perfect neutral, low-maintenance rug that will get me away from all the brown. Thank you again, this forum is the best!

Have you looked at Ballard Design? I saw some attractive neutral rugs in their recent catalog

Hi there! I thought I'd show you my solution. I am considering this temporary but acceptable. I found an inexpensive shag rug on esalerugs that arrived yesterday and have decided it is fine for my purposes. I don't expect it to last forever, but am justifying by saying it works for now, and I spent less on it than when I took my family out to dinner last week. Thanks again for everybody's help, and I wish everybody success in their home decorating challenges.

Excuse evidence of cleaning in progress.

I like it! It looks super soft, and must heavenly on bare feet!

Looks good. Thanks for showing us.

You've definitely lightened up the room and steered it away from brown. Thanks for the report and I wish you much happiness enjoying your new rug!

Thanks for showing us. There is nothing wrong with doing a temporary solution (except allowing it to become a permanent one :)). Because you've chosen something simple your mind won't be cluttered with another pattern and will let you think of other options. Good plan.

After seeing your space again with the new rug, my mind instantly conjured up a solid turquoise or rust red rug, with pillows in rust red and turquoise for either color rug. It seemed like a dramatic and beautiful elevation of that area into something special. I picture the rug as having a velvety, plush surface. Make what you will of that sudden inspiration, but I thought it wouldn't hurt to share it in case it appealed to you.

When I moved into my 120 year old loft apartment I knew I wanted something different and whimsical. I have one of my favorite paintings I'm using as a color palette. I found the same couch which I'm trying to find a more classical looking rug. It is a challenge.