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Looks like summer sales are heating up; if you know of any significant savings from certain stores, let me know and I’ll try to keep on top of posting them.

Vivid lobster red, sprout green and mellow yellow progress 1, 2, 3 on warm zen grey. Hand-tufted plush in fine 100% bikaner wool.

5’x8′, $299.00 $249.00
8’x10′, $599.00 $399.00
Buy it here.

This rug is spectacular with its rhombic shape and pink/blue/purple/grey color scheme.

In reference to the Japanese wrapping technique, that protects objects for transport, the Furoshiki seams like a folded cloth. The rug’s pattern combines 6 different colours and is produced by hand in 100% wool from New Zealand.

Dimensions: H112,2 x W60,2 in (H285 x W153 cm)

$2,770.00, Buy it here.

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I’m not quite sure what this is made from (wool? felt? maybe even wood??), but it’s pretty cute for the price. And call me crazy, but I wouldn’t say it’s just for kids…if it had ABCs or something then yeah, I’d say for kids, but adults can like animal silhouettes too.

Blue. Measures approximately 38.5″.
$135.00 now: $94.50, Buy it here.

This definitely has a spring-time feel, which might help lighten up some of those darker rooms. (Also, don’t be afraid of florals; they won’t hurt you.)

Wool; cotton backing

$78.00-$1,098.00, Buy it here.

Traditional folk design cropped and updated with a softer palette…absolutely lovely.

Folk emerges from this recovery of the origins and ornamental culture. The collection incorporates floral motifs and borders as a representation of ancestral themes. It feeds on the sobriety of the traditional design of the borders and updates it to suit contemporary environments while maintaining its original folklore. The result is a rug in raw, purple and green shades that take you back to a warm homely atmosphere of legends and mythology.

Designer: Nani Marquina
Material: Handmade, hand tufted, 100% New Zealand wool
Dimensions: 5.6 x 7.9 feet, 6.6 x 9.8 feet
Custom sizes available – delivery time is 12 to 14 weeks

$2045.00 – $3010.00, Buy it here.

Bright colors to me are like shiny things to raccoons. I can’t help it.

This intricate nature scene is equally at home on a wall as on a bare floor. Inspired by watercolor renderings of the Tree of Life, this handwoven punja rug depicts all manner of creatures, from the denizens of highest heavens to those of the deepest sea.

Wool, cotton; cotton backing
5′ x 7′
$998.00, Buy it here.

A couple of golf-related home items for those of you that like (or know anyone who likes) golf.

Putt Up or Shut Up Rug Kit, $139.99 (8 Tile Rug)

“Not your run-of-the-mill putting green FLOR’s Putt Up or Shut Up rug adds a modern modular twist so you can perfect your game with style…Each rug comes with a rug map with three different course configurations (Par 3 Par 4 and Par 5) and FLORdots so you can reconfigure your design as much as you like.”

Golfer’s Doorstop: $17.95, Buy it here.

“Wedge the stop under the door to keep it open, or closed if you don’t want anyone to know that you’d rather be doing anything golf than taking out the garbage. Comes with a plastic golf ball that’s lighter than a standard ball so it won’t damage anything as a result of an unruly practice put. Measures 6 3/8 inches L x 2 7/8 inches at widest by 1 inch at highest point. Plastic.”

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Pretend for a moment that money is no object. Then imagine how one of these rugs would absolutely make a room. Even if you’re not there yet, trust me, it would.

In addition to producing and exhibiting paintings and collage works, artist Michelle Weinberg has transferred her unique aesthetic to the realm of design. She responds to Nature and the built environment with a vocabulary that merges the modern and the folkloric. Pattern provides the vital pulse that animates her imagery, along with vivid color relationships, abstracted typographic forms, and a retro sensibility that permeates her works. Her line of handmade limited edition rugs are produced in Nepal in wool and silk, 100 knots per sq. inch, Rugmark certified (no child labor involved).

Nino Flor, 23″ round meditation rug: around $995.00
Elements in an Ecosystem, 8′ x 4′: around $7,900.00
Elope, 6′ x 5′: around $7,500.00
M Forever, 6′ round: arount $7,900.00
Buy it here.

Okay, hear me out: ever since seeing this photo (styled by Laura Fulmine), I’ve kinda liked jute rugs in woven shapes and patterns. Besides, there’s something really nice about natural materials in modern spaces. So, of course I have to post this one, because it’s even crazier than that one from the photo.

Handwoven from natural jute, our Flora rug is a nifty surprise for your floor. Add a bit of organic modernism to your room.

52″ x 72″

$495.00, Buy it here.

Originally created on paper at the Bauhaus in the 1920s, this work by Gunta Stölzl is impressive to behold. Realized into being by weaver Jack Lenor Larsen, the design (and price) should perhaps interest you enough to do a little design history research before purchasing.

A notable figure at the Bauhaus, Gunta Stölzl is known for her textiles as well as her leadership as one of the few women to teach at the Bauhaus, and the only woman to hold a senior role on the faculty…she explored ways to “reinvent” weaving and in the process evolved it from craft to industrial design. Fellow student Anni Albers described Stölzl as “having an almost animal feeling for textiles,” and having an affinity for color. (Stölzl credited Paul Klee with opening her eyes to how colors interact with each other.) Her work also shows an understanding of omnidirectional design, in how it is satisfying to approach each rug from any angle. –DWR

Handspun wool; cotton backing with latex adhesive.
W 8′ L 11′ H 1″
$5,000.00, Buy it at DWR.

Another excellent black and white graphic rug to consider…

Underscore a room with this geometric black and white patterned cotton dhurrie rug and you’ll love the results. Its bold and bright pattern ends in a band of red finished off with black and white pom-pom fringe.

6′ x 9′

$699.00, Buy it here.

It’s only recently where I’ve really stopped to look at the whole collection of Thomas Paul rugs, and I’ve got to say these three puppies have got me hooked. I like the graphics, and especially how the Souk one (shown on left) is off-kilter…superb.

Souk In Indigo And Cream: $270 – $1,464,
Buy it here.
Seed In Chocolate And Cream: $270 – $1,464, Buy it here.
Zinnia In Persimmon And Cream: $270 – $1,464,
Buy it here.

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Three very decent rugs from CB2. (It’s always so nice to see modern rugs in living-room sizes for under $600.)

left to right:
domino rug (5’x8′ or 8’x10′), $299.00 – $599.00, Buy it here.
harmony rug (5’x8′ or 8’x10′), $299.00 – $599.00, Buy it here.
flock rug (5’x8′), $299.00, Buy it here.

This probably isn’t everyone’s cup of tea, but personally, this carpet makes my head explode. The whole Artware Editions site has some great stuff (posted the wallpapers in remodel section yesterday) so if you get a chance you might want to browse through the various artists’ editions.

This carpet design by Sarah Morris is available as wall-to-wall carpeting, or bound as a custom-sized area rug. A 12′ minimum width is required.

printed nylon carpet, designed 2006

$12.00 per square foot, Buy it here.

Whoa, take a look at these automobile-inspired rugs; brace yourself though, prices start at $7,938.00.
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