We have a bit of a conundrum over rugs for the nursery, mostly because our room is basically square shaped. Rugs don't usually come in squares, at least not at the stores where we are looking. After years of cheap rugs in most rooms of the house - rugs that are now shredding and shedding - we want to get something that won't fall apart quickly. So we're willing to splurge a little bit and get something nice. But "nice" also apparently comes in a few standard sizes - 5'x8' and 8'x10' seem to be the two we are considering. Our current furniture placement has the crib in the middle of the room (we didn't want it against a window or a baseboard heater, leaving us few other options), so it will basically sit on the rug.
The problem is, the smaller size rug is mostly lost under the crib. This coffee table at my parents' house is a decent approximation of what I'm talking about. This rug is 5'x8'. The coffee table is a little smaller than the crib. So imagine something that goes a couple more inches closer to the edge on every dimension. This arrangement leaves us with a lot of extra exposed floor space and makes the rug seem almost pointless.
The 8'x10' configuration has the other problem. No matter which direction we orient it in the room, the 10' side extends almost to the very edge of the furniture legs or the baseboard heaters, with just an inch or two to spear, giving the impression of almost wall-to-wall carpeting.
Apparently, 8'x8' is perfect. And doesn't seem to exist.
On to the models we're considering.
If we go with 5'x8', this is an adorable, if busy, option by Crate and Barrel's children's subsidiary, Land of Nod:
Over the River and Through the Rug |
A more safe design, available in either size, is courtesy of Pottery Barn Kids:
Lux Trellis Rug |
4 comments:
Okay so someone else did suggest what I told you originally. Carpet stores sometimes have some really nice patterns you might like. And they do bind the ends. So you can get the exact size you would want.
Another suggestion, try the crib placed diagonally on the rug? Being the crib is open on all four sides, it might work.
Have you checked out overstock.com? They have a bunch of 8x8' rugs.
http://www.overstock.com/Home-Garden/Handmade-Soho-Medallion-Light-Blue-N.-Z.-Wool-Rug-8-Square/5042569/product.html
http://www.overstock.com/Home-Garden/Hand-woven-Chevron-Dhurrie-Grey-Wool-Rug-8-Square/7724798/product.html
http://www.overstock.com/Home-Garden/Hand-hooked-Coventry-Brown-Floral-Rug-710-Round/6237349/product.html
Also the 5x8' rug would look less weird if the coffee table/crib was oriented the other way (e.g., the long side of the crib parallel to the long side of the rug).
Ho do you feel about 4x4?
http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/50203793/
keeps with the animal motif, and
http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/20101871/
is more like the 1st above. (Don't go with Torva, those vegetables scare me to death.)
Love this but it's out of stock:
http://www.amazon.com/Kids-Line-Jungle-123-Brown/dp/B001L1XBSU/ref=sr_1_3?s=baby-products&ie=UTF8&qid=1379202268&sr=1-3
or how about this one?
http://www.amazon.com/NoJo-Jungle-Babies-Rectangular-Rug/dp/B000U3U1WY/ref=sr_1_6?s=baby-products&ie=UTF8&qid=1379202268&sr=1-6
You guys have excellent suggestions! Thank you! I'm a little nervous about using overstock (we find they are hit or miss on quality) but the reviews are very high. A lot of new options to consider!
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