That One Time We Tried a Rug…

This is a tale of a design fail. We all have them… those brilliant ideas that turn out to be not so brilliant in real life? Here was one of mine…

I found these pictures from way back when the other day and thought it would be fun to show you. For some reason, I desperately wanted to have a rug in the family room… I love some of that patterned rugs out there right now and I was on the hunt for the perfect one to bring home. Turns out, Lowes was selling some cheap ones awhile back and to get the feel of how a rug would look in our house, I brought one home to show Mitch.

Spoiler Alert: It was a no-go.

We tried it all different ways, to no avail. First of all, it wasn’t the right size. The pattern was a bit much for our space, and the un-sturdiness of it would have made it a nightmare to vacuum around. It ended up going back to the store, but I thought I’d show you some of combinations we tried. Just for fun. 🙂 Because why not laugh at the mistakes of your past?

Here it is under the chairs…

Then we tried it under the couch…

No dice? How about the other way?

Ah well, we tried. 🙂

So what about you? Any design choices that seemed like a home run in theory, but turn out to be a complete strike out in practice? Spill the goods… we’re all family here. 🙂