Comments on: Our new Rug

By: Avalisa Wool Rug at Grassrootsmodern

Avalisa Wool Rug at Grassrootsmodern — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 13:28:41 +0000

[...] you remember a while ago we got a new Avalisa 5 x 8 rug for our living room. We had originally wanted the bigger 8 x 10 size, but had settled for the [...]

By: creede

creede — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 16:29:30 +0000

Melissa,

I think we’ll keep it. We have dreams of vaulting our ceilings up to the roof line….

By: melissa

melissa — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 14:40:52 +0000

So Creede, do you want to sell your Arco lamp? I might be in the market, but I am low budget! Let me know!

Melissa

By: Allison

Allison — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 01:30:51 +0000

Great rug!

I’da turned it the other direction though.

By: DavidM

DavidM — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 21:29:59 +0000

The place is coming together quickly! Looks great. The arc lamp looks good in the photos, but I could imagine it feeling crowded in person. To your question, a bigger rug may have had more impact, but I like the idea of offsetting the squares in your space kind of graphically like you are. As to cost, we all read this for ideas on getting a nice, modern look frugally, but splurging a bit on one particularly nice item can really bring up the other ikea/bargain items that we all have.

By: Markus

Markus — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 21:19:39 +0000

Good plan! I was a little curious why the rug and coffee table are slightly off center to the fireplace? Was it just the space you had to work with?

By: creede

creede — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 19:22:15 +0000

Yeah, $600 is a lot for a rug, but since Avalisa is a sponsor I traded it for advertising on GRM. Otherwise there is no way I would be able to afford it.

By: Markus

Markus — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 14:30:26 +0000

$600!! Wow, it does look pretty good and I think the size works for the room, but man, I think there would be other home furnishings I’d spend $600 on before I bought a rug. We’re trying to find a couple of simple, modern nightstands and lamps right now…