Do you live close enough to a carpet store so you could check out their remnants? The edges can be bound to make an area rug. If none of them are what you're looking for you can get any of their products made into an area rug. It doesn't have to look like bedroom plush. The store near me has an amazing variety of stocked and special order patterns, but I live in a large metro area. I realize not everyone is in driving distance from this type of resource. If you buy something online I suggest ordering a small size initially so it's easy to return if you don't like it. The larger sizes have extra shipping costs.

kandrewspa Thank you! So you wouldn't go with an area rug. You'd get carpet cut to size? I've been considering that. We prefer the look of traditional or Moroccan area rugs, but practicality is more important. I do live in a large metro area. Wish area rugs were made as well as the Persian rugs of old!