A couple of weeks ago, I showed you the rug options I was looking at for our dining room. They all had color and they all had patterns. I kept thinking about it and I kept going back to one thing – calm and neutral. The curtains, the lamp shades and the dining room chair seats are all easy and cheaper ways to get color and pattern in the room. For me, something as large and expensive as a rug should be timeless and be able to transition from room to room. This totally changed my search and led me to these three options.
The first is a more casual jute rug from Ballard Designs. I can’t decide if I like the fringe or not. I see fringe all the time on rugs but do I want something cleaner? Maybe. It helps keep the rug from looking too stuffy but maybe is too casual for our dining room.
This one is really cool. It is also from Ballard but is made of sisal. I like the clean edge and the fact that there isn’t a large amount of fabric binding around the edges. I think the trellis pattern is a nice addition to the rug because the color is neutral but the texture and pattern give it some character.
This one might be my favorite because, you guessed it, it has a chevron pattern! Ballard Designs refers to it as a herringbone sisal but I’m calling them out and saying its chevron! (Yes, I realize they are similar but different and this pattern is probably technically herringbone but to my chevron-loving heart, it is what I say it is.) Again, it has the clean edge and neutral color but the pattern and texture really make it so much more.
I ordered a sample of each and should hopefully have them by Monday to compare to the samples I’ve picked up from the stores around town. Now I need some advice – do you have a jute or sisal rug? Do you like it? Do you not like it? Any favorites you can send my way?
Laura,
We had a jute rug from Ikea. Great price for a quick fix. Although, I think our dog maybe thought it was too similar to grass, if you get what I’m saying. But the great thing about it being a “grass” material, I could hose it off outside and let it dry in the sun. Beware though, sometimes natural items like jute, hemp and sisal will shrink and/or discolor with water. That’s why I just hosed the whole thing down. My vote is the third rug. Good luck!
Haley
Good to know!! Thanks for the heads-up! Oh and thanks for reading 🙂 its fun to know who is reading and replying!!
We have rug #2!!! LOVE LOVE LOVE it!!! We have had no issues with it! I think for your dining room you should go with rug #3!!! 🙂 Can’t wait to see it all finished!
I am loving the 3rd rug… I am a sucker for chevron too!!
[…] The samples I ordered from Ballard and other places just ended up not as great in person so I’m thrilled we found something that was still neutral but very soft and we were able to support a local store! I’ll share pictures as soon as we get the rug home and situated in the dining room. Share this:TwitterFacebookStumbleUponTumblrLinkedInLike this:LikeBe the first to like this post. […]