What did the rug say to the floor?

...I've got you covered. (harhar)

The irony of wood floors is that they are so great, you have to cover them up with rugs to protect them. And, rugs are expensive (in a whiny voice)! So, we headed to Ikea on Sunday to see what we could find and we found one, well, technically two. Check it out!

Here is the picture of the living room after we moved in:



Here's the living room with the new rug.

And, a close up:

We actually bought two of the same rug to cover more of the room. I've overlapped the two to make it more cohesive. It doesn't look perfect, but it will do. Only $120 for the two rugs. Score!

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