Just a few days before Christmas, I received a for the living room. I had the white jute rug for about a year and a half and it was showing wear much faster than other jute rugs I’ve owned. I wrote an initial review about it HERE where I mentioned that the weave was a little loose. Furniture legs ended up getting caught in the loose weave of that particular rug and the white color started to get a little dingy. With teenage boys, a dog, and two cats, that wasn’t too surprising.
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So, I decided to go with a natural jute rug and one that had a tighter weave. Jeff doesn’t generally make comments about decor, but when we rolled this new jute rug out, the , he immediately commented how much better he liked it. (This is not a sponsored post, but the rug was given to me as a part of a social media campaign in December. The link is an affiliate link.)
Rugs have always been a tricky decision for me and I agree with Jeff…this one is so much better! The texture is more defined and the color warms up the room and compliments the floor nicely This natural jute rug enhances the whites and creams in the room instead of competing with them. And the weave is much tighter, so the furniture legs don’t poke through. I expect this one will be harder wearing and the color will be more forgiving. I also love the fringe detail.
I love how making one simple change, like swapping out one jute rug for another, can change the entire feel of a room. The it displaced would be better suited for a room with less traffic in it, like a bedroom.
In addition to the jute rug, I also gave the mantel a little refresh for winter. I decided to keep the Jenny Lind print ( is a similar one) I hung for Christmas along with the faux antlers. (Can you believe those are fake? You can find a set of three . also has a lot of other faux antler options.)
I need to scoot the antlers in a bit. They were hung around the print when I had a cedar garland on it, so they could use a little tweaking.
I kept a similar feel for the arrangement but removed the Christmas items like the stockings and greens. I kept the transferware plates and shells and bought back the faux boxwood topiaries and added some books, ironstone, a leather case for binoculars, and some opera glasses. I get my antique books from a little bit of everywhere, but some of these are from .
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I’m sure I’ll switch this mantel arrangement out in the spring, but I’m enjoying the look for now.
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I know a few of you have been waiting to see more progress in the basement family room and that will be coming up soon!
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Does jute have a smell to it like burlap? Or is it scent-free?
Your home photos make me think Jane Austen would like to live there! 🙂
I think you should find a way to leave the beautiful ribbon on Jenny’s portrait. It just sets it off.
It does seem to ground the furniture and blends in with the floor. Looks great! Your home is so welcoming and friendly…just like you.
I think this room is handsome and beautiful! Textured rugs are the best.
Your new jute rug looks fantastic. I agree it compliments your living room…
Really love your mante I decorate my mantel around faux greenery with string lights all year long and change out the greenery with the seasons. Each end has faux topiary And next to them I place cake plates with globes over electric candles.Then in the middle I place a brass electric light with a globe over the flicker bulb. I use flicker bulbs in the globe covered lights also. This is a light I had made at one of our lighting companies here in NJ maybe 30 yrs ago still looks good.The flicker bulbs cast a really nice soft glow. On the wall is a hand painted picture of our home.
I love both paintings over the mantle, and I have to laugh, because I think the most difficult thing about decorating is choosing! Both look perfect. Both carpets looked good too.
My ocd really wants to spin the plate on the right so the figures are upright. I might need help. 😉
Hi Marian, what is the paint color in your living room please, and is your woodwork/trim white-white or off white? Thanks so much for sharing your everything with us!!
I LOVE how your mantel is so balanced but not a mirror image on each side. That is such a talent to pull that off. The new rug color is perfect. Any ideas on how to get rid of old rugs without sending to the landfill? I really need to replace a wool braided rug but cannot bear to just dump it.
Love the rug and how the colour blends with the floor. Beautiful warm wood rather than greyed out. I agree you need to move the antlers a smidge. Maybe hang the blue ribbon on the inner left antler and all would be good. You are gifted.
Love the rug! and I love that it doesn’t have so much natural “variations” in it! We purchased and returned a rug a few weeks ago because it was very “striped” but a natural jute rug. And it was too big for the space. I do have a question though: with the fringe, does it have like large knots? I bought a small jute scatter rug years ago and I absolutely love it but I hate stepping on the fringe knots! They’re huge! Your new rug looks like the knots are small, maybe non existent. I think I’m going to send this link to my husband about this rug and see if he likes it.
Very curious about your use of jute rugs in a pet friendly home. How do you keep pet fur from collecting in the jute? Do you just vacuum? Also, do you have problems with your cats scratching them? I love the look, but am concerned that the material would feel too much like the jute rope on the cats scratching posts. Also, I can imagine the fringe would be quite enticing as well….
From the pictures, it does look it’s a very tightly woven jute rug. I never have done well with natural rugs such as jute or sisal but still love the overall look. For the most part, I have found them to have too rough an underfoot. I found a beautiful wool herringbone design rug last year with a sisal look and it has given me the best of both worlds. The look I desired but a soft underfoot.
Enjoy your new rug! Also, just wondering with your artist skill, why you don’t have one of your own beautiful paintings hanging above your mantle.