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Modern Americana Family Room Rug and Pillows

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February 22, 2012 By Jackie

There has been an injection of Modern Americana color in our family room.  It all started with the moroccan trellis rug in navy.  The deep color and oversized pattern helped break up the beige on beige action with the ottoman and carpet.  Here is an aerial view comparison of the before and after shots:

Family Room Furniture Arrangement

Moroccan Trellis Rug

The color injection continued onto the couch with turquoise and red pillows.  The chevron pillows are from Nena Von.  I also purchased 4 down pillow inserts from Nenavon.  I have been really impressed with the quality.  I made the red pillows with Twirly indoor/outdoor fabric in American Red.  For protection against the boys, I scotch-gaurded the chevron pillows.  The red pillows are indoor/outdoor fabric and should be able to hold their own.

Moroccan Trellis Rug

I love this Moroccan trellis rug.  I have never ordered a rug online and I was a little skeptical.  The reviews and description were helpful, but you never know for sure until you see it in person.  I was pleasantly surprised by the quality and texture of the rug.  It has a really dense loop-pile, which is actually called flat weave.  It is a nice thickness to use over carpet without adding extra plushness.  It is also easy to roll the ottoman on.

Moroccan Trellis Rug texture

I am breaking all kinds of “rug rules” in this room.  Supposedly, the guideline for rug sizing states either all the furniture in the room should be on the rug or all the furniture should be completely off the rug.  Well, rules are meant to be broken right?  With the couch on an angle, to fit a large 8 x 10 rug on the same angle we had to sit the front couch legs on the rug.  Otherwise the rug in the opposite corner would be curled up where it met the wall.  As you can see, the front of the couch is on the rug, the ottoman lives on the rug, and the Eames chair is completely off the rug.  I still think it works.

Moroccan Trellis Rug

Pretty soon I will be breaking more rules with more furniture.  The Eames chair will move back to the other side of the room, like in the before picture.  As depicted in the Modern Americana mood board, I plan to add two leather armless chairs in front of the windows with a small end table in between.  The chairs will most definitely break the “rug rules”, because of the angle of the rug.  Forget the rules.  Rules don’t matter if you love the rug and love the room.

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Comments

  1. Jessica @ Stay at Home-ista says

    February 22, 2012 at 8:56 pm

    I love that rug! It was one of the many we looked at for our dining room, but we went another way. I’m keeping it on my radar.

  2. Megan @ Our Pinteresting Family says

    February 23, 2012 at 9:44 am

    I love that rug! It adds such great color to your room. ~ Megan (your newest follower)

  3. [email protected] says

    February 23, 2012 at 12:27 pm

    I love your new rug! The muted blue looks great with your couch. I’m also really loving your ottoman. I want one for my room.

  4. snosie says

    February 23, 2012 at 2:36 pm

    LOVE the rug – so sad none of the US companies ship to Australia, and so far, this ‘style’ is unknown for rugs! And Chevron, you call it that and people look at you funny (zig zag works though!!) I live for your yellow cushions, and the rug rocks too, but maybe too dark for my place, I’d have it in a flash if I lived in a place like yours.

    PS – first time comment, love teal and lime too, so pleased to find you, though… younghouselove I think!

  5. Caitlin @ Desert Domicile says

    February 23, 2012 at 3:11 pm

    I have that same rug in charcoal! Unfortunately mine isn’t the same quality as yours so I’m debating on selling it on Craigslist but I do love the pattern and the navy one you have is absolutely beautiful :)

  6. Melanie P says

    February 24, 2012 at 1:16 pm

    I have a sofa that is almost identical to that, and you have just confirmed my suspicion that a navy geometric rug would be the perfect touch for my living room.

    I love your house and love this site. Keep the great ideas coming!

  7. Jennifer says

    March 27, 2012 at 8:25 pm

    Jackie, I found your blog through YHL. Love your style! I’ve gotten so much inspiration from reading your archives and following along. I’ve ordered this rug in gray (7’6″x9’6″) and waiting anxiously for it to ship but I wondered if you could tell me if the sizing is accurate? I’ve found rugs to be so inconsistent with regards to sizing vs. stated dimensions. Thanks!

    • Jackie says

      March 27, 2012 at 11:24 pm

      Jennifer, thanks for reading. I am so excited for you about the rug. I have had mine 3 months now and I truly love it. I ordered the same size and I think it is accurate, but I have not taken out a tape measure to check. I lived my rug from the second I rolled it out, I hope you will too!

  8. Elizabeth says

    April 24, 2012 at 4:09 pm

    I have the same rug! When you vacuum it, do you find a LOT of blue fibers in your vacuum canister? I’ve had mine since December and it’s still shedding like that, so I’m wondering how it will hold up in the long run.

    • Jackie says

      April 24, 2012 at 8:10 pm

      Elizabeth, I have had my rug for the same amount of time as you. It does still shed some, but we have a border collie…so it seems like everything is shedding over here. We vacuum very often for the pet hair, so I really have not noticed rug shedding…it is the least of my shedding woes.

  9. kelly says

    March 27, 2013 at 10:08 am

    Looks amazing! Where is your couch from?

    • kelly says

      March 28, 2013 at 7:20 pm

      One other thing, where did you buy the rug from? Yours looks so nice and the white part doesn’t look raised like the one from RugsUsa.com

      • Jackie says

        March 28, 2013 at 8:24 pm

        Kelly,

        My rug is the moroccan trellis rug from RugsUSA. It is a flat weave, with no raised parts. The pictures on their site don’t show enough detail, but it is a bunch of small, tight hand-hooked loops. We love the texture. It is super easy to roll our ottoman around on.

        • kelly says

          March 29, 2013 at 7:46 am

          Thank you for the response. Some of the reviews on the website mention that the white part is raised. So that’s not the case with your rug? Gosh, it’s beautiful. Going to purchase for my little boys play room.

          • Jackie says

            March 29, 2013 at 8:07 am

            Kelly, I bought mine over a year ago. It is possible they changed the rug or offer a different rug under the same name. May want to call customer service and ask.

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