Björk Rug

the björk rug is clean-lined & elegant ... and warm!

By: Julie V., Homeowner (Port Townsend WA)

I went around and around deciding on this rug - I needed a large area rug, wool, for insulation/warmth, that wasn't thousands of dollars (yeah, I like collectible midcentury Swedish rugs - so not in my budget!), or hideous and so poor quality it should be an indoor-outdoor carpet. I was finding rugs in the $500-$900 range that were fine, but uninspired. Boring solids with no texture. All Persian all the time (lovely for some, but not my scheme - and too busy; my rug is for a smallish room with a couple thousand volumes of book clutter, occupational hazard). I was looking for sleek but inviting. I got the dark gray large bjork rug, was worried it might be too dark, too patterned, but it's perfect - perfect with the books and light-color wood shelving, perfect with my Danish arm chairs, even perfect with my thin-striped (yes, striped) blue/tan/cream couch (someone's early 80s idea for tying in their otherwise lovely tight-back walnut-armed sofa with their rec room? recovering is on the list, not in the budget, and I wanted a rug that could live with it as is and in its future dress). Fitting into this room was a tall order, and the bjrk rug is perfectly at home, gorgeous to look at, with textured visual interest, and luxurious underfoot (and slim enough for under the yoga mat; I did add a thin rug pad). Reason for 4 stars not 5: I'm not totally in love with the leather strips on the rug ends, but they're growing on me, and they do add a clean finishing touch. Long story short: An elegant, quality, modern, and affordable investment. (And YLiving was no fuss and fast.) Highly recommended.

Love the simplicity of this rug.

By: Annette, Homeowner (Florida)

Bought the light colored version of this rug for a high trafiic entry way. It works perfectly, stands up to the traffic while looking great.