Congratulations on your new rug - it's lovely. I always get the rubberized jute carpet pad. It's durable & adds depth more than other types of padding.

Here is a link that might be useful: Carpet padding

Yes, yes, I do like it!!!!! Wonderful choice.

The more muted look is to make it look like an antique rug done with natural dyes and other colors woven in perhaps to mimic the abrash effect. Very understated. It will look fabulous with any wood flooring. Do invest in a good quality rug pad, though. Can you pull the loose knot to the back of the rug so that nothing catches on it?

It's perfect. Love the chair. I remember you post regarding chairs Great choice (and the one I would look great).

I love it! Mine is thin and I use a carpet pad.

Love the colors, especially the light teal. As other's have said, get a thick rug pad and it will make all the difference on your feet and help to protect the rug and floor.

Good choice!

A pad under it would help, but it isn't going to be as plush as other rugs - it's not meant to be that way. Love it with your furniture. It's a keeper.

Your rug is lovely. This link is to the type of rug pad that I like to use.

Here is a link that might be useful: Rug Pad

Do you like this rug?

In a word ... no. Then again I liked what you had originally and the OS disappointment. This one just reads blah.

It's gorgeous!!

I have the exact same rug, sitting here looking at it. I've had it more than ten years in my family room and it gets heavy traffic. I never used a rug pad. I absolutely love it and get lots of compliments on it and it wears very very well. Mine is over wood floors so they compliment each other. Hope you enjoy yours as much.

yaya, what a coincidence! Do you think they've been making that same pattern all this time? I really don't know how old this rug is, the seller didn't say and I didn't think to ask. I would love if you could take a picture of it! Has your wool gotten worn down over time?

I think it's beautiful. Something subtle like his will enable you to use a little more pattern in the room and have it not clash.

I do, but your color palette is so narrowly defined that you run the risk of your home looking staged. You have great taste, and could take more risks with your home, I think.

The pattern has been around for centuries. Mine is from Persia aka Iran and has a teeny bit more dye color than yours and no the nap hasn't changed at all. I paid over three grand for mine and have enjoyed every minute of owning it. I bought it at a reputable Boston rug dealer.

I love the rug. Beautiful pattern and I love the muted colors. Love the new chair and side table too. I hope you'll move all your furniture back onto the rug and show us a picture of your lovely room all put together. Thanks for sharing.

I LOVE this rug!! Did you get it from Horchow?? n Looks great and will look even better with the wood! enjoy it!

Wow, love the rug!

I got the rug from S & H rugs in New Jersey. I actually found it on e-bay. I had seen the exact same rug in a store on Magazine Street in New Orleans and it was priced at $3,000 +. I thought about returning it, but for a 9 x 12 it was a great great deal (about $1700) so I kept it. It's too late now anyway since I had a 10 day trial period and that has expired. Like I said I think when I get my wood floors it will really show up great. Yaya, I'd love a pic of yours if you have one!

If worse comes to worse and I find a different one for my living room, I'll have a fantastic rug for my bedroom.

I think it is a beautiful rug so enjoy! And, you are right, it is going to look even more beautiful when you do wood floors.

I love the fact that the colors are muted - much easier to work with. I keep remembering what Pal said - a good rug is like a pair of good jeans and he doesn't let that dictate his accessorizing. I'm sure he said it different, but that was what I took from it:).

I also liked your other rug.

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Jockewing I'll take a picture when I get to Maine next weekend. It's at the lake house.

What type/colour of hardwood will it be on top of?

Very pretty. I tend to like rugs that don't dominate a room.

I really like it; looks like an antique. Since the rug is so flat, you want a thin pad under it and not a thick one. I agree about pulling any loose threads through to the back side so that they won't snag when walked on. Wool rugs last forever. I've had mine for over 30 years. I hope you like the rug better as time goes by. (The white chair is nice, too.)

I like it very much. (I missed the other thread, so cannot compare it to the original) Is that the dark side or the light? I love low-pile rugs...they wear beautifully.