If you find yourself in Walmart, Ikea, or Home Depot taking forever to pick out a rug for your dorm room because you don’t know the color scheme you want yet, don’t listen to the person who says “just pick any rug.” You can’t do that! Picking a rug is like picking the perfect outfit for a special date. It takes time and maybe a second opinion to find the right one. Additionally, the rug you choose for your dorm room is a very important choice to make because it needs to complement your bedding, curtains, throw pillows, mirror, desk decor, and wallpaper. Plus, you don’t plan on walking around barefoot on a floor that God knows what has been on it? Thankfully, there are a lot of rugs out there with various colors, sizes, and patterns to choose from. It’s never too early or late to start thinking about how you want your dorm room to look, just as long everything matches. Take a look at these 10 suggestions for rugs that I think are perfect for a dorm room!
The Tasha Rug is a multicolored, hand-hooked, and imported rug, made of one hundred percent wool and comes in multiple sizes. With a multicolored rug, you can pick certain colors from the rug to incorporate in your decor pieces. For example, this rug has some nice salmon-like and blue colors in the petals of the flowers where you can have a salmon-colored duvet cover with large pillows inside blue pillowcases and daffodil yellow throw pillows in front of the blue pillows to embellish.
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If you love pink as much as Elle Woods, then it’s time to amp up your dorm and have all pink decor. After all, pink is the new everything. This pink diamond-patterned rug is made of polyester and has two size options for you to choose from. To add extra style to your room, choose another color that complements the pink as an accent color. This could be purple, green, black (for that punk Avril Lavigne look), or blue.
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This is a classy rug that comes in eight size options and the price varies on the rug size. It is made of nylon and is stain resistant, which means you have nothing to worry about during a dorm party. You want this rug on your floor because it goes with a lot of colors and will transform your dorm room into that classy, chic, and modern room with its sleek geometrics. Make your roommate’s side look dull and your side spectacular or collaborate and have a themed-out room.
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Made of one hundred percent polypropylene, the geometric-patterned and water-resistant rug is the dorm room rug you are looking for. The styling of this rug can blend with almost any decor you choose for your room just remember to match the color theme. What makes the rug worthy of your choice is the bright color that will liven up even the dullest of rooms. If bright rooms are your forte, this rug is for you.
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Just looking at this rug will fill you with joy because of how bright it is. This rug is made of 100% polyester and brings a sense of fashion to your room. Your roommate’s side will definitely look boring while your side will appear as though a professional had put everything together. Well, technically you would be the professional if you choose this beautiful artwork as your dorm room rug!
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Although this rug isn’t much of a wow factor, it is super soft because it is made from one hundred percent wool and resists staining. This rug is there for you after that tough day of school, just kick off your shoes and place your troublesome feet on the soft rug. This rug is expensive but it is made to last. Additionally, it effortlessly modernizes the room that it’s in with the zig-zag geometrics. You would be making the right decision by buying this dorm room rug.
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Think outside of the box! Your dorm room rug does not necessarily need to be rectangular, circular rugs are also a great option. This rug may take up a lot of floor space so if you have a roommate you might want to ask her first. Additionally, if you are feeling hesitant about buying gray-colored decor, remember that sometimes it’s better to have neutral colors in the rug so you can use bright colors elsewhere in the room! This rug is perfect for a southern-style room as it adds a modern yet rustic touch with a slight fade in the material. Saddle up your dorm with this gray beauty made of polypropylene and stain-resistant.
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Add the charlotte rug to your dorm room furnishing shopping list. Made of seventy percent twisted double yarn polypropylene frieze and thirty percent polyester, the beautiful rug is easy to clean, stain-resistant, and does not shed. The many colors that are included in the rug are navy blue, black, beige, ivory, tan, orange, and purple. This rug is worth purchasing because you can choose the colors you want to make pop from the rug with different items of decor.
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There’s nothing wrong with keeping things simple with a solid color rug. The concetta shag white area rug is simple yet soft and comes in different colors if you do not want to risk it with white. It is made of polyester and though it is a simple rug, it blends perfectly with any color scheme you choose.
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Before getting this rug, make sure you get your roommate’s permission (if you have one) because this is a longer rug and will most likely go over on to her side. If she allows you or if you’re living alone, roll out the solid color carpet and strut your stuff. Again, solid colors may be simple but they work with other colors and if you easily get cold feet, this long rug will be sure to keep your feet toasty all winter long.
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