I could write a 5 page essay on how much I hate washable rugs, but I’ll save it lol. I’ve been looking for a new rug for almost 2 weeks now and am so tired of finding ones that I love and getting excited about it, and then finding the words “machine washable” in the description. No matter how hard I try to filter them out of my searches, they are always popping up. It’s actually driving me insane.
I have no sense of style and decoration my house is really hard for me, so any links or suggestions of any kind are much appreciated. I’m mainly looking for a rug, but honestly it’s probably a good time to update my curtains too, so any recommendations for curtains that would go with everything would be AMAZING!
I included some photos of rugs I’ve found that I really like that are of course washable, and the best photo i could find that shows the color of my couch (and a cute baby lol)
I really want a neutral rug with a fun small pop of color but nothing too loud. I also have kids and dogs and don’t want every little mark on it to be noticeable. And of course, not machine washable!! Also my budget for an 8×10 is around $300 but I would LOVE to be closer to $200 lol
Thank you so much 🩷🩷
by Middle-Helicopter969
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Following because honestly same. I pitched two 8x10s and five 5x7s before moving two thousand miles to my new home and figured I’d just thrift a new set on arrival… and boy I haven’t regretted an act more than I’ve regretted pitching out those piss-soaked half-rotted ancient second-hand bare-spot-riddled rugs.
They had *spine*. You kick the edge and you’d staub your toe, the rug wouldn’t budge! They had *pile*! The cats could sharpen their claws on the surface without it jumping, it took 9 passes with the vacuum to get up all the grit, they took forever to dry after a shampoo.
I have one “washable” that is basically a tripping hazard spineless limp floor blanket and the “nonslip back” (which never worked) just disintegrated in the wash so now I have a washing machine full of weird yellow fuzz that I gotta pick out of there.
My hatred for “washable rugs” surely matches yours.