A New Rug

Many of the rooms I like feature jute or other natural-fiber rugs.

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They have such a casual, almost beachy feel, but can fit in with almost any decor.

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Almost every living room inspiration photo I have features a jute rug.  Don't believe me?  Check out my living room board on Pinterest.

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So, way back in March I ordered the jute boucle rug from West Elm.  It was backordered, but came at the beginning of April.

I didn't take any pictures of the new rug in my living room, but you can catch a tiny glimpse of it here.

Once the rug was unrolled and put into place, however, we noticed a bunch of snags.  Here's an example of one:

West Elm was great about letting me return the rug and exchange it for a new one.  But, it's NOT easy to repackage and ship a 9x12 rug!  I've been waiting for a replacement, but the rug is backordered until the end of June.

One day when I was wasting time, procrastinating browsing on Overstock, I noticed this rug.

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I'm a big fan of anything Greek key.  But, best of all, it was available immediately.  So, I cancelled my West Elm jute rug and this beauty arrived in the mail two days later.  I couldn't be happier with it.  It's so soft and looks good with the rest of the room.

Remember the trim on my curtains?  I love it with the rug.

If I ever have time to clean and accessorize this room properly, I promise I'll show you pictures of the whole thing.  Until then, this is the best I can do!

Do you like natural fiber rugs?  Have you seen any good rugs lately?

PS - In case you ever need to ship a giant rug....

Use drawstring trashbags and cut a hole in the bottom.  Don't but holes in the bags that go on the two ends.  Thread the rug through the holes, overlapping trash bags.  Tie tightly, slap on some tape, and send!