A few weeks ago I posted my rug conundrum on my blog and gazillions of you weighed in on which rug you thought I should get for my upstairs living space. Well, maybe not gazillions. But close -- 85. That's record commenting for my blog. So now I'm re-evaluating the purpose of my blog and thinking of switching from photography to just posting any kind of home decor dilemma that needs an opinion :). Turns out you all have an opinion and in many ways, all the advice just confused the issue more. But hey, I asked for it, right?

So the rug that got the most votes was #6. Click here to go to the original post to see the options. Most people thought I needed some type of circular pattern. As the votes came in I felt bad because pretty early on I realized #6 was just not doing it for me. I was trying to decide between #5 & #7 when Meghan, one of my readers, pointed me to a new site that I hadn't yet seen -- Amy Butler Designs. I FELL IN LOVE with the rugs on this site and ended up ditching all the options I shared with you and purchasing one of them. Hopefully those of you who said you thought I needed to bring in more color & pattern will like what I ended up with. So, to review, here is the before photo:
And THIS is the new rug!!
The second I rolled it out Dixie plopped down on it. She's clearly a fan. It's larger than my last rug and I feel like it really fits the space better. It's super-plush and comfy. And I love that I was able to bring more orange into the room. You can't see it well because of the glare, but there is an orange VW bus in the corner photo. The pattern really coordinates well with my sofa pillows as well.

Here's a few more views:
Yay for a new rug!! Thanks to all of you for your help!
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