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Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Rug Burn

We went to Costco last night to pick up some grub for our dinner company on Thursday night. I found a great rug for super cheap. I've been looking high and low for a LARGE rug for our living room. I didn't realize how expensive they are when you get into the large rug category (8x10ish). Costco had a bunch of 7.5'x10' rugs for $99! They say indoor/outdoor but they seem totally indoor to me. One in particular caught my eye. I really like the colors and design of it. I tried the pouty face on Ryan, but I guess we just can't buy it "right now". 

Check this lil bad boy out, or big bad boy I guess...
 
  

$99!!!! I just can't get over that. Such a great deal.

7 comments:

  1. Gorgeous! Its not fair that big rugs are so expensive...Walmart has some that are cheaper...but they are probably crappy quality. No bueno!

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  2. That is a great rug for a great price! Hopefully you can get it soon!!

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  3. We have one of those rugs in our basement! Ours is blue and brown though. I will say, one of our dogs had an accident on it, and it was super easy to clean up!

    I don't know if you get the Costco coupons in the mail, but right now there is a coupon for $20 off those rugs.

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  4. That is an amazing deal for a rug of that size!!! And coupled with the coupon that Micah mentioned it's a HUGE steal! Now if only I had costco here!

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  5. I saw that same rug at Costco and tried to convience my husband to let me buy it, but the pouty face didn't work for me either.

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  6. Hi Karli - Thanks for leaving such a nice comment, It is so nice to hear how much you like my blog. I am glad I found yours, too.
    I can't remember exactly what I spent on the banquette. I got the best plywood I could find. So that was more expensive than a lower grade. Depending on how large you make the bench will determine how much plywood you will need. The Poplar plywood I used is hard to find, but it has a perfectly smooth finish and doesn't warp. I would go to your local lumber yard and see what is available. Sometimes the lower grades have a good batch, you just have to be picky when choosing each board. Birch plywood would be a good type too. The paint and molding cost about $80.00. I bought the bed pillows at Walmart and the fabric was a few dollars a yard to cover them. Besides the plywood, I had a seamstress make the seat cushions. That ran me about $300.00. To save $$ you could simply buy foam at a fabric store and cover it with fabric like you were wrapping a gift. Secure the ends under the foam with large safety pins. I have covered many a bench seat in this manner to save money. Like I said in my post. Building the banquette was the best home improvement project I've done.
    Looking forward to following your blog.
    Diane

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  7. Cute! Check out TJ MAXX if you have one out there? They are having sales on their rugs nationwide {I think, but it's worth a shot.} I saw a BUNCH in ours that were 60 bucks.

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