short story: we purchased a bedroom rug!
Now for the long story. since we’re nothing if not wordy as well as over explain-y. We’ve understood that our huge bedroom was in requirement of a good huge rug to anchor a few of the much more showstopping pieces, like huge ol’ Ed the Bed as well as our new Year’s Eve ball-esque pendant light from Ikea. as well as a piddly bit 4 x 6′ rug at the foot of the bed with two synthetic sheepskins on either side of the bed just weren’t doing it for us anymore. perhaps to some people a 16 x 16′ bedroom (which is really 16 x 21′ if you include the sink nook) isn’t even that big. however to us it’s directly up gargantuan because our last one was just 11 x 12′ box with a small wardrobe without any connected bathroom. speaking of that room, it sported a 6 x 9′ jute rug:
So we understood that our new bedroom would phone call for at least an 8 x 10. just to be sure we taped things out on the floor with painters tape (such a great method to imagine rug size before pulling the set off as well as purchasing anything) as well as agreed that an 8 x 10′ would certainly do the trick. We’re really planning to location it horizontally under the bed, however we’ll discuss much more about that in our next post.
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But back to the rug hunt. With our sights set on a size, the discussion then relied on what type of rug we wanted. We’re big fans of natural materials when it concerns rugs (which don’t stink/off-gas, as well as are naturally resilient as well as typically quite simple to keep clean). So we quite rapidly narrowed things down to two options: a huge white shaggy wool rug (kinda like a huge synthetic sheepskin) or a good natural jute rug (of the softer braided varieties). as well as after a great deal of staring at the bedroom as well as squinting, we chose that both for easy-care as well as style reasons we were truly thrilled to opt for something jute. We had a lot of them in our last home (still have the huge one that was under our bed in our present sunroom as well as the two that utilized to online in the old kitchen area as well as third bedroom stacked at the foot of our bed looking as well small). We’re fans. They’re so resilient as well as simple to keep clean (even with a canine as well as a baby). We just shake them out or vacuum every when in a while, as well as their coloring as well as natural fibers just seem to hide dirt as well as even repel stains, thanks to the straw-like material.
Plus jute is notoriously numerous dollars less expensive than wool. as well as you understand that type of thing is certainly a element for us. as well as the much more we believed about it, the concept of a huge white shaggy wool rug sounded good as well as luxurious underfoot, however we concerned about spots (anything white that can’t be tossed into the washing device makes us nervous) as well as we likewise believed because Ed the Bed is white that he may pop much more when resting on a not-white rug.
Why didn’t we think about something bolder or much more patterned? With our loud-ish duvet as well as a few other not-necessarily-safe options (like our huge dandelion-ish pendant light, our greeny-yellow curtain panels, as well as our graphic four-poster-bed) we wished to enable things like that to be the star, while the rug fell back as well as worked as a “best supporting actor” of sorts.
Long story short long, we narrowed it down to three surprisingly cost effective options (we’re always thrilled to discover 8 x 10 rugs under $350 or so). The very first one was from Overstock for $224 with $2.95 shipping:
The second one was from West Elm on sale for $229 with $25 shipping (in “flax”):
And this last one was from Pottery Barn on clearance for $199 plus $25 shipping:
After a great deal of deliberation we chose that we were many enamored with the subtle tone-on-tone diamond pattern of the PB one. as well as it didn’t hurt that the cost was the lowest one (although with pricier shipping than Overstock, it quite much made them even when it concerned general cost). simple sufficient right? decision made.
But then I realized that we have a Pottery Barn in town (not true for West Elm or Overstock) so I called to see if we might pick it up in the store to save shipping (or get it shipped to the store by the site to save that loot). however annoyingly sufficient it was only noted for that clearance cost on the internet as well as was $249 in stores (still on sale, however not by as much). So there was no method around that shipping charge if desired the $199 price. Boo.
We chose that in purchase to save $25 bucks we ought to just go ahead as well as purchase it on the internet (even with the $25 shipment surcharge it came out to $224 as well as not $249 like the store pick-up price) as well as that method it would come best to our door instead of having to borrow a bigger vehicle to go get it. however when I got to “online checkout” I saw that unlike purchasing it at the store, it couldn’t be returned if the color was completely different than what we expected. Which admittedly might be mainly remedied by inspecting one out in the PB store near us before ordering, however in some cases different “batches” have different coloring.
But that wasn’t the game changer. This bit red sentence was:
Whaaaa? It’s early March. I’ve heard of three weeks of waiting, however three months? That’s a quarter of a year. I’ll most likely have at least ten much more gray hairs by then. as well as Clara might be walking. as well as Burger will be at least 2 canine years older. plus they had them in stock at the PB store near us (we called as well as they really had two). as well as those are 100% returnable. as well as there wouldn’t be any type of shipping costs. Or waiting 3+ months for it.
So we chose that paying $25 much more was worth the immediate gratification, borrowed John’s sister’s SUV, as well as drove out to Pottery Barn to make it ours for $249. No shipping as well as no waiting required. It still felt like a darn great cost for a huge 8 x 10 rug, particularly thinking about the original cost was upwards of 300 as well as it has that awesome subtle diamond pattern going on that makes it feel a great deal much more special than the typical jute rug.
Now it’s home, half rolled out on the floor. as well as it’s so soft! roughly 50 times softer than the one that we utilized to have in the bedroom. Woot. We likewise believe everything went down the method it was expected to since we questioned whether the Overstock rug was as well orange (you can never tell if it’s their pics or not) or if the West Elm one was as well awesome looking (it practically looked painted in the pictures) as well as the PB one is juuust best with our warm broad plank floors now that we’ve got it home. Pics to come!
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short story: we purchased a bedroom rug!
Now for the long story. since we’re nothing if not wordy as well as over explain-y. We’ve understood that our huge bedroom was in requirement of a good huge rug to anchor a few of the much more showstopping pieces, like huge ol’ Ed the Bed as well as our new Year’s Eve ball-esque pendant light from Ikea. as well as a piddly bit 4 x 6′ rug at the foot of the bed with two synthetic sheepskins on either side of the bed just weren’t doing it for us anymore. perhaps to some people a 16 x 16′ bedroom (which is really 16 x 21′ if you include the sink nook) isn’t even that big. however to us it’s directly up gargantuan because our last one was just 11 x 12′ box with a small wardrobe without any connected bathroom. speaking of that room, it sported a 6 x 9′ jute rug:
So we understood that our new bedroom would phone call for at least an 8 x 10. just to be sure we taped things out on the floor with painters tape (such a great method to imagine rug size before pulling the set off as well as purchasing anything) as well as agreed that an 8 x 10′ would certainly do the trick. We’re really planning to location it horizontally under the bed, however we’ll discuss much more about that in our next post.
Our preferred Videos
But back to the rug hunt. With our sights set on a size, the discussion then relied on what type of rug we wanted. We’re big fans of natural materials when it concerns rugs (which don’t stink/off-gas, as well as are naturally resilient as well as typically quite simple to keep clean). So we quite rapidly narrowed things down to two options: a huge white shaggy wool rug (kinda like a huge synthetic sheepskin) or a good natural jute rug (of the softer braided varieties). as well as after a great deal of staring at the bedroom as well as squinting, we chose that both for easy-care as well as style reasons we were truly thrilled to opt for something jute. We had a lot of them in our last home (still have the huge one that was under our bed in our present sunroom as well as the two that utilized to online in the old kitchen area as well as third bedroom stacked at the foot of our bed looking as well small). We’re fans. They’re so resilient as well as simple to keep clean (even with a canine as well as a baby). We just shake them out or vacuum every when in a while, as well as their coloring as well as natural fibers just seem to hide dirt as well as even repel stains, thanks to the straw-like material.
Plus jute is notoriously numerous dollars less expensive than wool. as well as you understand that type of thing is certainly a element for us. as well as the much more we believed about it, the concept of a huge white shaggy wool rug sounded good as well as luxurious underfoot, however we concerned about spots (anything white that can’t be tossed into the washing device makes us nervous) as well as we likewise believed because Ed the Bed is white that he may pop much more when resting on a not-white rug.
Why didn’t we think about something bolder or much more patterned? With our loud-ish duvet as well as a few other not-necessarily-safe options (like our huge dandelion-ish pendant light, our greeny-yellow curtain panels, as well as our graphic four-poster-bed) we wished to enable things like that to be the star, while the rug fell back as well as worked as a “best supporting actor” of sorts.
Long story short long, we narrowed it down to three surprisingly cost effective options (we’re always thrilled to discover 8 x 10 rugs under $350 or so). The very first one was from Overstock for $224 with $2.95 shipping:
The second one was from West Elm on sale for $229 with $25 shipping (in “flax”):
And this last one was from Pottery Barn on clearance for $199 plus $25 shipping:
After a great deal of deliberation we chose that we were many enamored with the subtle tone-on-tone diamond pattern of the PB one. as well as it didn’t hurt that the cost was the lowest one (although with pricier shipping than Overstock, it quite much made them even when it concerned general cost). simple sufficient right? decision made.
But then I realized that we have a Pottery Barn in town (not true for West Elm or Overstock) so I called to see if we might pick it up in the store to save shipping (or get it shipped to the store by the site to save that loot). however annoyingly sufficient it was only noted for that clearance cost on the internet as well as was $249 in stores (still on sale, however not by as much). So there was no method around that shipping charge if desired the $199 price. Boo.
We chose that in purchase to save $25 bucks we ought to just go ahead as well as purchase it on the internet (even with the $25 shipment surcharge it came out to $224 as well as not $249 like the store pick-up price) as well as that method it would come best to our door instead of having to borrow a bigger vehicle to go get it. however when I got to “online checkout” I saw that unlike purchasing it at the store, it couldn’t be returned if the color was completely different than what we expected. Which admittedly might be mainly remedied by inspecting one out in the PB store near us before ordering, however in some cases different “batches” have different coloring.
But that wasn’t the game changer. This bit red sentence was:
Whaaaa? It’s early March. I’ve heard of three weeks of waiting, however three months? That’s a quarter of a year. I’ll most likely have at least ten much more gray hairs by then. as well as Clara might be walking. as well as Burger will be at least 2 canine years older. plus they had them in stock at the PB store near us (we called as well as they really had two). as well as those are 100% returnable. as well as there wouldn’t be any type of shipping costs. Or waiting 3+ months for it.
So we chose that paying $25 much more was worth the immediate gratification, borrowed John’s sister’s SUV, as well as drove out to Pottery Barn to make it ours for $249. No shipping as well as no waiting required. It still felt like a darn great cost for a huge 8 x 10 rug, particularly thinking about the original cost was upwards of 300 as well as it has that awesome subtle diamond pattern going on that makes it feel a great deal much more special than the typical jute rug.
Now it’s home, half rolled out on the floor. as well as it’s so soft! roughly 50 times softer than the one that we utilized to have in the bedroom. Woot. We likewise believe everything went down the method it was expected to since we questioned whether the Overstock rug was as well orange (you can never tell if it’s their pics or not) or if the West Elm one was as well awesome looking (it practically looked painted in the pictures) as well as the PB one is juuust best with our warm broad plank floors now that we’ve got it home. Pics to come!
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