After months of occasionally looking at area rugs and never finding anything that we liked for the living room, we finally forced ourselves to get it done last week. We visited a few of the chain carpet and home improvement stores, as well as a few independent stores, and didn't find anything that called to us. Finally, we decided to visit Pollock's Carpet Market in Meredith's old neighbourhood of Roncesvalles, and found a few rugs that we liked.
We decided on this modern rug because we liked the combination of colours. We were both nervous that it might be a bit too busy, but we decided to go for it anyways.
I was proud of us for making such a bold purchase, but Meredith decided that the "amoeba" rug was not welcoming and had to go. We went back in search of another rug that we had seen that was more traditional, but would still blend with some of our more contemporary furniture. I think that was a great decision, as the new rug looks great and will not overpower the rest of the room.
Please note that these are not photos of the "finished" living room ... we still have a lot of work to do with the fireplace, bookshelves, trim and artwork, but we thought we would share our rug purchase.
