rug problem solved

Remember the {rug dilemma} I've been experiencing?  After 6 weeks of racking my brain and trying to talk myself into spending $650 on a wool and jute rug from Pottery Barn, one of our readers sent a very helpful email to my personal in box.  She kindly expressed her feelings about the same rug she had purchased 5 years earlier, and began to explain how much she DETESTS it.  Aside from it shedding like a St. Bernard, it started unraveling in less than a year and was now horribly disheveled.  Because she spent so much money on it, she didn't feel justified replacing it.  Phew!  Glad I didn't pull that trigger.

Jilly to the rescue.  A few weeks ago she was walking down the aisles of Ikea, and the {Tarnby Rug} caught her eye.  She thought it would be a great option for me and called immediately.  Then she told me it came in approx 6ft by 9ft for $150.  Back to the biggest problem, great rug, great price, too small for my space. 

That night I hatched a plan. 

After doing some Google research and reading customer reviews,  I bought two rugs and yep, I hot glued them together.  I know, it seems a tad crazy and perhaps even a little ghetto, but guess what? It looks AMAZING!  I thought about hand sewing them together per my husband's recommendation and then I thought about the hours that might take. Nope.  I was leaving at 5am the next morning for three days and my OCD was presenting it's self in rare form.  Besides, hot glue has never let me down and when something is right, you don't fight it.
 

Just so you don't feel like you need to report this incident to the design police, let me assure you that there is absolutely no trace of a seam or hot glue in any way, shape, or form.  In fact the two rugs fit together magically like a puzzle.  I've had it in my home for 2 weeks and I'm getting rave reviews.  It's so much lighter and cleaner than my last rug and it makes our family room feel much bigger.  It's also reversible and very durable.  I love that it has a lot of variation, from wheat colored tans to light and dark grays.  The rug doesn't shift on the tile nor have I had problems with shedding.  I will say it's not as comfy as our last rug, but not uncomfortable at all.  If you have wood flooring, you'll definitely want to use a rug pad (per reviews), but it's great on our tile. 

So there you have it.  A 10 x 13ft jute rug for $300. 

Let me know if you need to borrow a glue stick.