A Tale of Two Rugs + 1 more

I found this BEAUTIFUL 8x11 white rug with colored flowers on craigslist for $85.  (I was told by the seller it was purchased but never used.)  For a rug that size, the price was amazing!  When I decided on the two red flowered chairs, I thought this rug would go well with the room, so I was REALLY hoping the reds in the chairs and rug would complement and not clash.   Also, the house being a tad bit on the dark side, I’m thinking a white rug will help lighten the room up a little.

The same seller posted another dark blue 8x11 rug, for $65 (I was told it was barely used).  It seemed a little dark, but again, I’m sure I can make it work somewhere.

A week earlier (when I was still thinking the house would be blue and white) I found a beautiful large rug with those colors for $150.

When we took the first load of purchases to the house I laid out the rugs with the ottoman in the living room to see how the colors worked.  Here are the possibilities:

The $85 rug

The $65 rug

All 3 possibilities 

All 3 rugs = $300 total of budget

I like this!

...but I like this too!  We'll see what happens...

So between the rugs and the chairs I’m seeing another theme emerge here – flowers!  So now we’ve got colors and flowers.   Both evoke feelings of happiness and summer in me – great for a vacation home.