Is a new seagrass rug in your future?

You know how I love the look of layered rugs.

If you are sprucing up a little before the holidays

(just like I am), I recommend this 9 x 12 Safavieh Seagrass rug from Overstock.

I just put one in my dining room and I'm a happy gal.

It's a great rug  - much better quality than the ones I have previously

 ordered from Pottery Barn.

Check it out here.

And for reader Jennie H., 

check out this natural fiber rug with fringe, similar to the one in the first photo. 

oushak rugs. they play well with grays

see more oushaks on 1st Dibs...

rugs on the terrace...

now you're talkin'.

happy, happy weekend!

Warming up a bath floor

A good friend of mine just couldn't convince her husband to go for hardwood flooring in their renovated master bath.

So, we're thinking....if a worn oriental rug works so well here, it'll look great on a tiled bath floor and will really warm up the space.  

a few images from pintrest 

I love a colorful rug in an all white or black and white bath...

Put a worn oriental rug in your kitchen. Now.

 

 

 

 

See?

 

Have a great week, folks...

 

donna

 

 

(I grabbed all these from Pinterest.

If you know the original sources, lemme know...)

oriental rugs

 

 

 

 

 

My rug weakness is an antique oushak with very faded grays and oranges.

It gets me every time.

 

Did you see the recent article in the New York Times on identifying and cleaning antique rugs?

 

The New York Times

photo by Robert Benson

 

 

Check out the advice of Lisa Wagner, who teaches rug cleaning to professionals...

I knew he was going to Spain, but...

now I find out that my son, on his summer high school trip, is also going to Morocco.

Really?

 Will a rug like this fit in your suitcase, kid? A pants leg?  

black and white rugs

black and white rugs

see them all here

rug love

I am loving these Moroccan rugs from J. H. Minassian. I love their colorless-ness. Did I just invent that word?

Here are a couple in rooms featured in Elle Decor:

Sweet.

Oushak-oholic

Once I was introduced to Oushak rugs, other orientals never stood a chance. The coloring of Oushaks (or Ushaks) is sublime; terra cottas, citrus-y golds and yellows, and watery grays and blues.

The colors of antique Turkish Oushaks often blend together and soften with age, forming a beautifully muted background. Yummy.

Wonderfully silky wools and soft earthy colors make Oushaks stand out in a crowd(ed room).

Top photo from Southern Accents. All other photos from here.