Our new Rug at Grassrootsmodern

Our new Rug

02Jun08

Since we got our upstairs painted we have slowly been bringing in our furniture. Some of it works better than others. We decided our Arco lamp doesn’t look so hot with 8′ ceilings… We did get a new rug though that looks great. It’s from Avalisa, and it’s the “60″ wool rug in blue. We settled on the 5′ x 8′ rug, and I think the scale of it works good in the room. Do you think a bigger one would have looked better?
I was supper impressed with the quality of the rug. Since it’s not exactly Ikea pricing, I was hoping for good quality, and I wasn’t disappointed. It’s very plush and very well made. Avalisa has been one of the longest sponsors of Grassrootsmodern, and it’s been fun to see her product line expand. The move into rugs was definitely a good one! We just might have to get another one too.

5′ x 8′ “blue 60″ rug available from Avalisa for $600.

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1 Markus on Jun 2nd, 2008 said:

$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…
2 creede on Jun 2nd, 2008 said:

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.
3 Markus on Jun 2nd, 2008 said:

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?
4 DavidM on Jun 2nd, 2008 said:

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.
5 Allison on Jun 2nd, 2008 said:

Great rug!

I’da turned it the other direction though.
6 melissa on Jun 4th, 2008 said:

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
7 creede on Jun 4th, 2008 said:

Melissa,

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