I have a fantasy, and I’m going to share it with you. Ready?
My fantasy is that rug manufacturers start offering 10′ x 10′ as a standard size. Is that so much to ask?
It seems as though every time I measure for a custom-cut rug, 10′ x 10′ is the optimal size. But when you have a rug made, you have to pay for the edge binding, which is expensive. (This is why stair runners can be so pricey.)
This is a close-up of a Robertex rug we recently cut to 10′ x 10′ for a bedroom. (As an aside, the fabric is Manuel Canovas’s Fiesole, which we used for the drapes –
– and these other fabrics, from Scalamandre and Robert Allen, were for throw pillows.)
10′ x 10′ rugs! Are you listening, Pottery Barn? Crate & Barrel? West Elm? All you other big-box stores I try not to patronize because I believe in small businesses and prefer harder-to-find items but well sometimes I simply have no choice?
You want to stay afloat in this sinking economy? Make 10′ x 10′ rugs. And I’ll buy them.