FEATURED: Souk Rug
WHY IT WORKS: Brad is a west elm employee who recently updated his living room rug with west elm’s Souk Rug — a shaggy, tasseled rug hand-crafted with New Zealand wool…
I recently decided that my living room needed a quick, pick-me-up, but there wasn’t really anything that I was willing to part with other than the rug. I had the rug for 10 years and I had no emotional connection to it. Everyone assumes because I work for west elm that my entire home is west elm — which is the furtherest from the truth. However, as our assortment has expanded, it’s become more and more difficult to restrain myself! Enter the Souk Rug! I love the handmade aspect with a throw back to vintage design, which works perfect in my 1960′s MCM ranch.
Thanks for sharing Brad!
SHOP SHAG RUGS
• Souk Rug
• Cozy Textured Rug
• Bello Shag Rug
Images: via Brad
7 comments
edita says:
Aug 30, 2012
Love it! Totally brightens up the space.
Corinne says:
Aug 30, 2012
Wow, I love the change. It really brightened the room up! I also love how the pillow you already had works with it too. The rug looks so soft I want to walk across it barefoot.
Callie says:
Aug 30, 2012
Gorgeous!! And I love the terrarium. The new rug helps highlight the awesome throw pillows too!
Kathy says:
Aug 30, 2012
I think it looks great!
carol says:
Aug 31, 2012
The rug is great – makes a big difference. You can focus more on the couch and accessories, rather than the rug. Also the area looks bigger.
akhan says:
Sep 26, 2012
brad, i’m interested in buying the same souk rug from west elm. how much does it shed? please be honest. i can’t stand it if i buy a rug and it sheds excessively. waiting for your reply.
Bradley says:
Oct 2, 2012
Great question Akhan, and I certainly understand your concern. It is difficult to answer your question, because I believe it depend on the traffic and use of the room. My living room is seldom used and has very low traffic, so I personally have not experienced the shedding. I will say, that with most of our rugs at West Elm, there is some initial shedding that happens, but subsides over time.
Hope this helps!
Brad