Congratulations on your first apartment! I like the clean lines of your sofa. The pillow picture comes up as error - are they the ones in the picture?

All of your rugs are basically black or black/gray. I think you should look for a rug with some color, or else the entire room will be black and gray (for the most part) and whatever accessories you have in the room.

Would you consider a modern rug with a little black/gray but red, blue, green, yellow, multicolor, teal, orange - what other colors would you consider? Almost any color(s) would go.

Do you have any artwork selected or already owned? Can pulls colors from it.

This post was edited by allison0704 on Sun, May 26, 13 at 14:16

"Congratulations on your first apartment! I like the clean lines of your sofa. The pillow picture comes up as error - are they the ones in the picture?"

-Thank you! Its the same one as the photobucket links I posted.

"All of your rugs are basically black or black/gray. I think you should look for a rug with some color, or else the entire room will be black and gray (for the most part) and whatever accessories you have in the room."

-This is what I was trying to avoid. I would love to bring some more color into the room. Just am unsure what would help do that. I was under the impression I should pick a rug that matches, but do want to stay away from over blending everything to avoid a room full of black/gray.

"Would you consider a modern rug with a little black/gray but red, blue, green, yellow, multicolor, teal, orange - what other colors would you consider? Almost any color(s) would go."

-I'm very open to modern rugs, just not sure as to what I should pick. I don't want something that will stand out as an eye sore. Would like it to have some pop and look good but not a first impression of "what was he thinking when he picked that :/ ".

"Do you have any artwork selected or already owned? Can pulls colors from it."

-None yet. Figured I would start looking for artwork/wall decor when I got the basics all picked out. So basically its like a blank canvas minus the sofa and coffee table.

Any of these strike your fancy?

From your rug source website:

I can't capture the rugs on this website to post pictures, so click HERE
to look at them. I don't know what size you need or your price point.

Like this, different website - this is my favorite, but it's not my apartment ;) :

This post was edited by allison0704 on Mon, May 27, 13 at 14:29

The modern rugs will show more dirt, spills, pet hair and/or fuzz. The more pattern, the easier things are hidden... not that you're a messy housekeeper. ;)

I have had good experiences ordering rugs from overstock.com. Here are a few modern/contemporary rugs from theeir website. They have thousands of rugs. you can sort by size, color and pattern. Here are a few:

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What about the rug that the sofa is on in the photo. The squares on the rug mimics the ones on the pillows. You can add almost any color with the black and gray. What's your favorite color?