I will probably hear many voicing disapproval, But I have purchased some rugs that I consider to be nice from Home Depot. They are not hand made many 1000's of dollars nice but they are very nice for production rugs. They carry several brands and several price ranges. We have purchased 8 or 9 for in our 112 year old home. I have had many comments how nice they look, and they have been holding up well. HD often runs rug sales with free shipping to boot. I have purchased one or two that were store stocked, but most have been ordered on line. I have also purchased rugs for one bedroom from Amazon, and the ones I purchased were not the quality level of the ones i purchased from HD, how ever for the price they were and the lighter foot traffic in this bedroom, We are pleased with our purchases there as well!

I did a lot of research on natural fiber rugs last year. I was primarily concerned with durability, and ended up with seagrass. Jute is softer, but it sheds and is not water repellant the way seagrass is. It is my understanding that seagrass and sisal are the most durable. I bought a large 9x12 rug fom pottery barn for very little. I don't have a cat, but do have a large dog and 2 small kids. It still looks practically brand new, and it has dog vomit and urine on it. (I feel compelled to say that neither were from MY darling pooch. ;-) ). It isn't soft underfoot, and I really hesitated on whether it would be appropriate in our living room. But we don't mind it, and my kids still sprawl out on it with no complaints. It did make my house smell like hay for a good week. That didn't really bother me though, as it reminds me of my grandfathers farm.

OK...Let's start at the beginning. Are you replacing ALL the flooring (carpet AND tile) or are you replacing JUST the carpets? As for furniture, that is up to the individual company/installers that you hire. SOME (not all...but some) will offer a FEE BASED service to move furniture. It is stupid-expensive (because they do NOT want to move stuff, but if paid enough money they will). There can be 'large piece' fees (a large fee per large piece of furniture) and there can be "room fees" (each room is priced individually). You will still be expected to box all of your (small personal items like knick-knacks, books, clothing, etc) items and move them out of the rooms yourself. In essence the only things that they should be moving will be the 300 lb antique scroll top desk, the 200 lb iron bed, the piano, the work out studio stuff, etc. The rest will be up to you to move out. Other companies won't touch personal stuff. They will only deal with empty rooms. They will remove and dispose of the existing flooring (for a fee) and then prepare the subfloor properly (for a fee) to get it ready for your preferred product. Everything has a fee schedule. And a quote given in the showroom is not considered accurate. Not until the professional sees your space and what they are dealing with will they offer a quote that is accurate enough to move forward with. And even then it will have a "range" for the price: eg. subfloor prep 200sf: $1 - $5 per square foot depending on condition. Please let us know what you are planning on removing and the area where you live (what works in Florida does not work in Alaska). That will help us make some "flooring choices" available to you.

I was surprised to find some interesting rugs at West Elm recently. These have a slight southwestern feel (which normally I am not a fan of AT ALL), but colors are really muted. They have other examples of these somewhat faded looking rugs that I really like. https://www.westelm.com/m/products/cordoba-rug-t4527/?pkey=call-rugs