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Patterned Jute Rugs

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Jute rugs have a lot of good qualities. They're durable, inexpensive, and made from natural fibers, but they usually come in just a few solid colors. That's changing as we see more designers and manufacturers working with products made from renewable materials. Click below for a few examples of cheap, chic jute rugs in several patterns...

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Here's another style of printed jute rug:
http://www.lampsplus.com/products/54311/?sourceid=DFFROO54311&cm_mmc=FROO-SH-_-Rugs-_-Rugs-_-54311

here too:
http://www.smartbargains.com/go.sb?pagename=prod&fcloc=product&deptid=62&catid=167&prodid=3078380137&aid=74&program=13244

I noticed that there are many rugs made in a jute-wool blend. So here are all the selections at Smart Bargains with jute:
http://tinyurl.com/6p35qy

Company Store has nice woven neutral jute rugs:
http://www.thecompanystore.com/dept/Rugs EcoFriendly/3724/

Target has some giant houndstooth jute rugs:
http://tinyurl.com/5v6w7h

Oops, well, it looks like ALL the big sizes of that houndstooth are out of stock! I guess EVERYONE likes them.

This store has a couple BIG stripe jute rugs:
Green: http://www.naturalarearugs.com/jute-aruba.php
Red: http://www.naturalarearugs.com/jute-artesian.php

posted by TRUE BLUE on 2008-07-06 00:33:37
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Thanks for the links True Blue, love that coral one. Anyone know where you can get the brown jute rug pictured at the very top of the post? The one with the damask like print. Or is that the one from Ballard Design pictured below?

Thanks

posted by lntyrrell on 2008-07-06 10:28:40
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The one with the damask pattern has the link farther down:
http://www.therugs.com/RGMTJuteNatMonteg.htm

I sometimes miss the links on this site too.

posted by TRUE BLUE on 2008-07-06 10:40:01
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Thanks true blue... guess i missed that one!

posted by lntyrrell on 2008-07-06 19:51:46
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I really want to get a rug, but I don't want to buy a vacuum cleaner. Wood floors are so much easier to clean...

posted by voodoodle on 2008-07-07 10:44:40
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Everything I have learned tells me that jute (and most natural rug materials) will eventually turn back to their natural color, despite taking dyes very well. They are cheap so this probably won't be a big deal by the time they start to fade, but just an fyi if you are really going for vibrant, fairly unnatural colors in a highly lit area - they probably won't stay that way for long.

posted by mabaker on 2008-07-07 23:29:07
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