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what about finding a monochromatic rug that pulls from the stripes on the chair? without knowing exactly what the couch and chairs look like, it's hard to pull you in a specific direction. a rug which is predominantly either green, pink, or orange would work. it also might be easy to find a pink and green rug or a green and orange rug. basically, if you keep it simple and make sure it doesn't compete with your stripey chair, you should be fine.

What color/tone is your floor?

A couple of ways to go...

Stripes, but of a much larger scale (so, more like bands than stripes). If in a limited palette, a tone-on-tone, or colors pulled from the chair, not too circusy.

Stripes, same scale as chaoir, but tone on tone.

Solid or tone-on-tone but highly textural or with a sculpted pattern.

Color blocks.

An organic pattern, in same palette as seating.

A dark chocolate.

And you can never go wrong with jute or seagrass.

A quick peruse of C&B, PB, CB2 and R&B reveals several options.

Also try Pier 1, The COmpany Store, or Chiasso.

Or finally, consider getting a section of carpet remnant bound.

I'd also suggest buying the largest rug you can fit in the space, even (epsecially?) if that means running it under the sofa.

I think people undersize rugs all the time.

You can try FLOR too.

www.florcatalog.com

Here's some to give you an idea.

http://www.csnrugs.com/Oriental-Weavers-Sphinx-1504GX-OW1153.html

http://www.csnrugs.com/Oriental-Weavers-Sphinx-1987GX-OW1137.html

http://www.csnrugs.com/Oriental-Weavers-Sphinx-113wx-OW1478.html

http://www.csnrugs.com/Oriental-Weavers-Sphinx-94RX-OW1023.html

I also suggest a cowhide rug from ebay. They're great neutrals that are rich with a gool texture, but they don't cost a fortune. You could easily get one for less than $200 (I did, for a 7.5' x 6' chocolate brown rug) when places like DWR retail them for $750.

Ha!I yipped when I saw your posting. I just bought the Camden sofa myself, I have a print chair, and I'm looking for a rug that won't clash. I've found some options here - they have an amazing selection and their prices aren't bad.

http://www.rugstudio.com/

Good luck!

Thanks for all the responses and advice and links ATers! Many options to consider. Will look into all of them.

BB, I hope you like your camden as much as we like ours. It's comfy and looks great.

Thanks again!

Laura

Glad to hear so many folks digging the Camden. I'm about to get one too. Man, that's a great-looking sofa.

What about this rug from rugsdirect.com?

http://www.rugs-direct.com/area/rugs/15703-Trans-Ocean-Imports-Pom-Pom-Rugs-Gallia.html

It comes in a variety of colors. I think the fire or sage might go nicely. The circles might be a nice contrast to the stripes in your chair. I actually just bought this rug in fire and love it. They sell them at chiasso.com (you can order samples there) but they are cheaper on rugsdirect.com.

Good luck.

I think a deep chocolate brown or a dark charcoal grey would be great with these pieces - and still give you lots of flexiblity for wall color, pillows, etc. where you can get your "pop."

I couldn't be a bigger fan of custom "area" rugs from Home Depot (or Lowe's or whatever your store of choice). Just pick out a "wall to wall" carpet you like and have them cut it to your precise dimensions. They add a simple finished binding. It's incredibly affordable and lets you size the rug perfectly to your room and furnishings, rather than trying to "work with" a standard 6x9, 8x10, etc.. I like the soft, low-pile Stainmaster kind with just a little bit of nub - but you could get away with even more fiber height given the smoothness of these pieces.

That's kind of a long-winded way, as well, to echo patrick (the other one)'s observation on rug sizes. Err big rather than small.

Show us a picture once you've got the new rug!