All rugs from the above collage can be found here, at One Kings Lane (sale ends Feb. 5th)
Last month I ran into a reader who mentioned that she wished I talked more about my home. She said I used to update you all on my findings and that was one of her favorite parts. Since she was so open and honest about what she liked, I thought I could be more open and honest about my home, interiors, and its daily struggles. I hope this is a refreshing break from my daily fashion posts. Shoutout to Kim. P! Thanks for letting me know what you like to read on M.A.S.
I have been on a serious effort to finish my house. I think it is because I work from home and I see it every day, that it drives me crazy it isn’t finished yet. I am usually super obsessive and won’t stop until something is finished. But with my home I have tried to take it day by day becuase I know it is something that takes time. Well, I am over that! I want it finished now. Every week there is a new task or decorating need. Last week, it was rugs. Oh, rugs! I went on a serious rug binge. I mean, I searched and searched for the perfect rug at the perfect price. I had finally found my perfect rug at West Elm, but then, I saw the price. YUCK! For the size I needed I would be paying close to $1K and that just wasn’t an option. Well my friends, where there is a will there is a way. Since I knew what I wanted, finding a similar should be easy. And it was! I picked up this shag Marrakesh rug (almost identical), you see above for my living room (50% off) at rugsusa last week- side note, all rugs are now 60% off! My goal was to make the living room feel a little cozier, so this shag was a little bit of an upgrade from the hide rug I showed you last year.
The biggest problem I am having with decorating my house is that all of the furniture belonged to the hubs before we got married. It is really nice furniture from places like, Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams and Design Within Reach, so getting rid of it is a bit hard. The issue- it isn’t really my style. Don’t get me wrong, I love a good modern piece, but we definitely need some patterns and “warmth” to the home. I have also been trying really hard to lighten up the house as it is pretty masculine right now. But all of this fighting with what I have is getting exhausting so I am ready to give into the dark and buy this Ziya rug for the entryway. Thoughts?!
My mission continues to finish the house. This week, the mission is art! I already scored this amazing piece for one of our guest bedrooms for 30% off! If you need any art be sure to check out art.com! Their sale ends today and how could you pass up 30% off framed art?! Lastly, before I leave you I wanted to share this amazing article I stumbled upon with 43 of the best home furnishings website. It helped a lot in my search. Each site is so different and offers such unique pieces. I hope it helps in your search!
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Not sure how I came across this article, but those rugs are absolutely beautiful! And your home is really lovely 🙂
Great post! I really love the rug selections, especially more colourful styles. We’ve just finished our shelving, so it this was great inspiration to tackle rug choices. I also love Design Within Reach! 🙂 /Madison
This is a huge goal of mine too, I agree working from home def pushes me to get the house together. Our premature newborn has put things on the back burner but I am planning on getting back to it, thanks for the inspiration!! PS I love rugusa and have had great luck!!
xo
Natalie
I LOVE this rug! That West Elm one is the exact one that I want too, hoping for lots of excess gift cards after our wedding 😉
my next big purchase is a rug…they are so pricey and scary. what if i spill? i guess i am scared of being so grown up and getting rid of my burned marked overstock rug.
my boyfriend has the john wayne picture! i love it and i can’t wait until we move in together so i can steal it! i have a rugsusa rug and it is amazing! you can never go wrong with them!
RugsUSA is amazing!! I got almost the exact rug in your living room for 70% off! If you are still searching for rug options, check out area rugs.com I’m doing a giveaway on my blog for the chance to win a $100 gift card to arearugs.com!
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http://hammerandheels.blogspot.com/2014/01/one-year-blog-anniversary-giveaway.html
Love your rugs and the John Wayne picture!
It’s definitely hard meshing masculine and feminine but you can do it! I love the Ziya rug, it’s gorgeous!