Jockewing, Here is the rug in your first link, which is absolutely GORGEOUS, in my humble opinion. To put this my reply, I right-clicked on the rug pic and chose 'save as', and saved it to my pictures on my hard drive. From there, I uploaded it into Photobucket and here it is.

As much as I enjoy Sarah's House, I don't care for the rug in your second link at all, but I am a huge fan of patterned rugs. Mine are Karastan, Couristan, and 2 small Pottery Barn wool ones, so I can't speak for this brand.

It may help to put pictures of the room and your furniture in this post to help others give their opinions of how rugs like you've linked would look in the room.

My3dogs, of course I agree with you that the Safavieh is much prettier than the Sarah's house rug, but I was worried the other rug might be too busy and I thought it would be better to go with a simple patterned rug.

But the more I look at that rug, the more I want to take a chance on it. I wonder how much it would cost to ship it back if it didn't work?

My3--I have a lot of things in Wythe-Blue like colors and creams and browns-- do you think this rug would work? I'll have to try to post pics of the room. The new couch is a silvery blue-green. Would it work with the rug?

Lastly, any shedding problems with your wool rugs?

I can't help you as to that particular rug, but I just bought this rug from Overstock ( I tried what my3dogs did to make the picture come up in the post, but I have a Mac and it didn't work). It's a Safaveih as well. It does look similar to yours but is obviously blue. I was nervous about buying it since I have purchased rugs from Overstock before that didn't work out and returning it cost me $100! HOWEVER, this particular rug - I am so glad I took the chance. It's beyond gorgeous and looks fantastic in my DR. Of course I also can't speak as to the shedding yet, but it's so perfect that I'll put up with it if need be. Oh and it had the style on it so I googled it and it's still available for sale at Macy's for a lot more so I really felt as if I got a deal.

http://www.overstock.com/Home-Garden/Hand-spun-Heirloom-Blue-Ivory-Wool-Rug-8-x-10/3102949/product.html

Colleen, that rug is gorgeous and has a lot more blue which is the color I really need. Can you PLEASE take a pic of it in your home so I can see it? Does it look really expensive and quality?

Jockewing-that is a beautiful rug--I tried googling that rug and didn't see any "real life" pictures of it--only pictures on websites selling that rug--BUT what an awesome deal that rug is at Overstock--

Colleen-The rug you purchased is beautiful--what are the true colors of it in real life--It's so hard to tell the true colors online, you really have to rely on buyers feedback on Overstock--I wish Overstock would add the feature for reviewers to add their own pictures of the product--that always help. Can you post a picture of yours?

I've ordered one rug from overstock--I was happy with it--the colors were a little more muted than the website showed but I was still happy with it..But now Im looking for a larger area rug and for the price of large area rugs, Overstock has the best prices...

jockewing-would 9 x 12 be too big??

http://www.overstock.com/Home-Garden/Handmade-Legacy-Hand-spun-Wool-Rug-9-x-12/3102836/product.html

Here's the rug. (The one corner is folded over b/c I was waiting for DH to get home so I could put it under the buffet!) I was very hesitant to buy it because more than one person described it as "teal" - it is definitely not teal. It is a beautiful muted stone blue. The border background is a light tan and it all goes beautifully together. It definitely looks like it cost a lot more than what I paid. Good luck!

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OK....I've just got to ask...what is Safavieh?? Is that the style, the type of weave, manufacturer, or what? What is the difference between Safavieh and Sumak?? I am trying to get educated on rugs!

Coleen that is a beautiful rug!

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Colleen, it is very pretty. I am seriously thinking about it now! I think with blue as the dominant color it might work better for me than the other rug. And that definitely looks like a "real" Oriental, quality carpet--not one of those hokey Home-Depot things where the designs look like a picture file that has been blown up in size and is now pixelated.

But tell me--how bad is the shedding?

Jockewing, that first rug is gorgeous, but I can't find it or any Safavieh rugs on Overstock.com. Would you mind providing a link?

for some reason, overstock doesn't list the manufacturer. I found out they were Safavieh through internet research. A lot of the ones that look like the one above on Overstock are from the Anatolia collection at Safavieh.

I bought a Safavieh round rug from Overstock for under my kitchen table. This was my first rug purchase so I didn't have any previous experieneces. I wasn't really even sure what shedding people were talking about. As a result when I left my review I said it didn't shed. That could be what's going on with some of the other reviewers?

Well it does. I get lots of lint in the vaccum. I learned you're not suppose to use a beater brush on them and I did for the first three months. Now I use the hose attachment and find it to be a pain. Since it's only one rug I can deal.

I don't see lint floating around the room but sometimes you can see (if you look close and the room gets lots of sun) lint sitting on top of the rug. Can't explain it right.

Maybe the Safavieh rug doesn't shed as bad as some others..I don't know. In the future I will either buy hand knotted or synthetics.

I've had my rug since October.

Hope this helps!

Could you at least provide an Overstock link to the rug you saw? TIA

Here's the OS link: http://www.overstock.com/Home-Garden/Hand-spun-Tribal-Ivory-Wool-Rug-8-x-10/2564130/product.html?rcmndsrc=2

Thanks! I'm looking for a different size and it seems there are a lot to choose from.

Here is a link that might be useful: Tribal ivory wool rugs

colleen--Your rug is great...The rugs seem to look more gold on the website so I'm trying to keep that in mind when looking at area rugs...but I'm sorta on hold for a rug till I know what panels I'm going with--thanks for you picture though--that really helps.

I'd love to see if Jockewing ends up getting one of these..

Here's my Safavieh from O.

I love that I can move it from room to room...
Absolutely LOVE it, great quality, doesn't shed a bit!

Lori - I'm curious...is yours hand tufted? You don't get any fibers off it when you vaccum?

Hand tufted? Gosh, no clue...sorry.
No, it doesn't shed and it's currently in our heavy traffic FR~

Coleen, I am seriously considering ordering a rug like yours. Do you think it would work with a velvet couch in a color called Silver Sage? (it looks just like a darker version of Rest. hardware Silver Sage-sort of a silvery dark blue-green.) I also have a lot of aqua/turquoise accent pieces in the room and chocolate brown. I am concerned because the blue in the rug looks like a gray blue without any green in it.

Well I just ordered Coleen's blue rug in the runner size for about $90 bucks. I figure this way I can "preview" the rug to see if I really like it and I can always send it back at a much lower fee than sending back an 8x10 rug. I had just bought a blue Oriental runner from TJmaxx that is "OK", but nowhere near as beautiful as this rug. I'll probably end up keeping the runner regardless.

I really wish Overstock had one of these Safavieh's with a chocolate field with blue and green accents. That would really fit the bill for me.

I keep reading about how fast people get stuff when they order from Overstock. Do you have to do the optional faster shipping for that to happen?

Jockewing, have you seen this Safavieh rug on Overstock?

Here is a link that might be useful: overstock rug

Jockewing: Try Selectrugs.com--they have several Safavief rugs, many the same on overstock--they have 20% off which may bring the prices close to Overstock...

Here is a nice blue rug:

http://www.selectrugs.com/rugdetails.aspx?id=23102&name=_rug.html

jockewing - I hope it works for you but I really don't think the blue is teal - others did, so maybe it will work. I hope so - it's a beautiful rug.(Good call on ordering the runner for ease of return, though!) The way you describe your sofa makes me think greens will go better - did you happen to see this one?

http://www.overstock.com/Home-Garden/Hand-spun-Oushak-Wool-Rug-8-x-10/3102924/product.html

Well, my runner in the blue pattern that Coleen has should be delivered tomorrow. I am very anxious to find out what it's gonna look like! Can't wait-and hope that this will tell me whether or not an 8x10 should work for me.

fingers crossed for you jock~
post a pic when it arrives~

jockewing - did the rug arrive? Don't keep us in suspense!

Safavieh makes beautiful, poor quality rugs. they just dont stand the test of time. They look great, come in an amazing array of styles, and aren't expensive, so if you don't mind replacing every 4-5 years then it's a good investment. I still love the look of the one i bought, but weekly vacumming has left it threadbare in patches. Time for a new one - but it won't be Safavieh.

wow I remember Jockewing.