I don’t know about you, but I’ve always found rugs to be one of the most puzzling components of interior design. Is it big enough? Is it too big? Should I get a solid color or go with a pattern? (Which pattern?!) How easy will it be to clean after someone in the house inevitably steps on it with a dirty shoe or spills something that’s water? And don’t even get me started on wall-to-wall carpeting…
Then, even after you’ve landed on the right size and style, you’ll need to pay for it. And rugs, especially sturdier styles that lay flat and feel good underfoot, typically don’t come cheap.
But leave it Target — purveyor of, among other things, homegoods that are simultaneously (and surprisingly) very attractive and very well-priced — to provide a solution: The Melrose checkered area rug from nuLoom.
Made in India of 100% hand-tufted wool with a cushy-but-not-too-thick ¼ inch pile, it’s available in rectangle, round, square, and runner shapes, and in sizes up to 12 feet x 15 feet. It also comes in eight different, relatively neutral color schemes — brown, charcoal, chestnut (a maroon-y red), dark gray, light gray, moss (olive green), cream, and green (off-white with a green grid pattern) — so you’re bound to find at least one that blends seamlessly with your decor.
