ooohh I am also following along for great reccs

Is this worth considering? "Jute-inspired." https://www.flor.com/area-rugs_carpet-tiles/jute-rugs/ 

An open mind and an objective search for suitable rugs should be your first order... this is a faded tradition look Much more subtle than the image shows. Soft and neutral, washable, pet friendly, and affordable.

https://rugs.com/ivory-10x14-aurelia-area-rug-6316886

We are having a piece of carpeting bound. We were all ready to replace our old bound wool carpet with another wool piece when the salesperson told us the new nylon fibers have a 20 year warranty againt stains and crushing or matting. This is what we chose:

Take a look at the Ruggable website, they have a few jute look rugs that don't shed and are washable.

https://ruggable.com/en-CA/collections/re-jute-rugs

@amystoller - I've forgotten all about FLOR tiles. Thanks for the recommendation! The link you posted didn't work but I'm diving into their site now to look for jute look-alikes. One is called Hit The Road. A reviewer posted a pic. While it doesn't seem like jute, it isn't bad looking and you have to consider the trade offs given the great cleanability and replaceability. (I might be totally biased though because this review has the same trunk as I have in my living room!)

https://www.flor.com/area-rugs_carpet-tiles/hit-the-road/21-1571.html

Here's a pic of their Jute Box pattern in jute color. Of course it looks beautiful in a staged pic. No reviews.

https://www.flor.com/area-rugs_carpet-tiles/jute-box/21-1605.html

I just talked to FLOR and am a bit surprised that they said their would be dye lot issues if ordering replacement squares. Of course it makes sense that would be the case. But isn't the whole point that you can swap out damaged squares? Seems you just need to get a boat load of extras to have on hand when you purcase the original order and hope you guessed correctly.

Does anyone have experience with Ernesta? They are only a 3 yr old company. I just google and called them. They have a faux sisal line. It is polypropylene. They have an Upper East Side show room I could check out.

https://www.ernestarugs.com/shop-custom-rugs/synthetic-sisal-rugs

With any rug, but especially synthetics, I'm a bit concerned about off gassing. (Some of you know my body is haywire and smells that don't bother others sometimes set me into asthma fits. Unfortunately, living in an apartment, I don't have a yard, deck, or garage to air things out either.)

Ernesta is made in Belgium so perhaps they are slightly less toxic? I'm sending away for FLOR tile safety data sheet that has VOC info. None of this is any guarantee of how it will impact me, but I'll do what I can!

I forgot about your health issues, Kendrah. I have no idea how Flor tiles would affect you in that regard.

https://www.flor.com/area-rugs_carpet-tiles/jute-rugs/ should work. It may work better if you copy the URL and paste it into your search bar. Clicking may add extra characters after "rugs/".

I have to say, I'd forgotten how expensive Flor can be. It can run into serious money if you want to cover a large area. But FWIW, mine served me very well. I had a 4x6 entry Flor rug for about eight years, so it saw heavy foot traffic. I discarded it when I moved out for my whole-unit renovation, but only because I wanted something new. The tiles were in excellent condition.

I have a custom size Revival jute rug. After 18 months with no shedding I am happy! It’s highly rated in the New York Times Wirecutter review fyi.

Faux sisal

@MR W - I'm glad to hear about your Revival jute experience. How large is your rug and is it in a high traffic area? Do you vacuum it often or shake it out?

@Patricia Colwell Consulting - Any particular brands of faux sisal you like? Do they feel like indoor/outdoor rugs or higher quality than that?

@amystoller - A FLOR jute set up for 9 x12 is around $800. That seems inline with what I would expect to pay for a large rug. Did you use a rug pad underneath your FLOR tiles or do they just sit directly on the floor? Was it on wood and if so was the wood beneath fine after so many years of use?

My rug is in the living area of a great room space. It is 10’x10’ and is vacuumed about once a week. No evidence of shedding between vacuums. I have a relatively thin rug pad underneath.

I did use a rug pad. I don't remember if I purchased it from Flor. I might have gotten it from Ikea, or Crate and Barrel. Or someplace else. It was pretty basic.

The floors I had at the time were mid-1980s faux parquet. I don't think they were any the worse for having been under the rug pad and rug for so long, but I'm also not sure that any difference in condition would have been especially noticeable. The floors were not in great condition in the first place.

They look like sisal but much softer on your feet and as for a pad a nice felt pad is great if you have wood floors. I don't have a fave I know Wayfair has them

I have a seagrass rug that’s had heavy use for three years. It’s not soft but it is exactly what I wanted. Ours came from West Elm in the dimensions I specified.

Here's my next contender - A flatweave cotton rug that looks like jute. Reviews say no shedding. Really has a jute type look. I suspect stains would be very hard to get out. But, it is so cheap it feels practically disposable. $470 for 9.5' x 13'5. I absolutely hate the idea of being such a disposable consumer but reality is setting in with my current dog.

Rugs USA Flatweave Cotton Tan https://www.rugsusa.com/products/cotton-solid-flatweave-rug-tan?variant=47054993784888

Picture from a reviewer

I may purchase a small 3x6 to see if I like how it looks.

An update for anyone looking for an honest review of Revival Rug Hart Jute "low-shed" rug:

I ordered a 3 x 5 rug from Wayfair to try out the colors. Before taking it out of the box, I gently ran my hand across it with a freshly laundered black sock on my hand. It shed so badly - as bad if not worse than my 5 year old NuLoom regular jute rugs that I'm now looking to replace. It looks like I walked through saw dust. Wayfair, as usual, is being amazing with customer service and not making me pay for the return shipping because it doesn't match the description of low-shed.

Sock before

Sock after

The color and weave of the rug are really beautiful. So if you don't care about shedding then I'd get this rug in a heartbeat. But, as far as shedding, this is just like any other jute rug ... stay away.

Here is the wirecutter review that says "the jute feels soft underfoot, and it barely sheds, unlike thicker and bumpier jute rugs." https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/best-area-rugs/

Wayfair also says: Bonus: its fine weave is low-shed

Have you ever considered cotton or wool Dhurrie rugs? Or Kilim rugs? I don't understand your focus on jute. It doesn't seem to work the way you want it to work.

Forget the flat weave cotton rug. They are very loosely woven and dog nails catch on them and create pulls in the rug. They are also impossible to vacuum because they are so lightweight. They just get sucked into the vacuum.

I had flat-weave cotton rugs for years. I also had cats. The rugs were not impossible to vacuum. The cats were, though.

Later, I had a flat-weave rug and a dog. Same story. As my dog became old and infirm, the rug eventually succumbed to his incontinence. But up until then the rug was easy to care for.

I admit it took a little finesse to vacuum the rugs, as they are indeed lightweight. But once I had a routine worked out it really wasn't hard at all.

I love the natural color and texture of jute and sisal rugs. I'm not much a fan of prints and motifs. I'm open to any rug that has that has the same coloring and textural feel, cleans easily, and under $1,000 for a 9x12. I need three of them and imagine they will need to be replaced with more frequency because of life - dogs.

I'm glad I was able to trace my way back here... On another thread someone posted about Ashley Furniture, and of course, down the rabbit hole I went. I stumbled on some jute rugs they have.... and of course they say only online but you could order the 2 x 3 rug to see. I don't think I ever considered Ashley. I'm not sure if it is deserved but I have a very negative impression of them. .. They are all around ( not quite as much as Raymour but similar) and maybe different locations might have more to actually see. I'm likng some of what Im seeing there. I might just get myself to get to one and have a walk through.

Here is a link to the jute rug ( but the have several so look through)

.Link to Ashley Nuloom Daniela Rug

And here is to the several they have.

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This is one I have looked it before - not a natural fiber so not sure if that’s a concern, but can’t beat the price

Gil Schafer living rooms: I did some hunting and discovered a few answers: jute; sisal; a rug by Patterson Flynn Martin. I suspect that all those rugs are cleaned at least twice a week, if not every day, by professional cleaners. Although to be fair, there are homeowners who are house-proud enough to do that much cleaning on their own.

The rug @la_la Girl recommends is made of polypropolene. It is the closest thing I've seen so far that "looks like jute, but doesn't behave like jute."