Floyd’s Feel-Good Rug: A Soft, Versatile Foundation That Works in Any Room

Introducing Floyd’s Affordable, Eco-Friendly Rug

Once you find a rug you love, you usually have one room taken care of. But with the extensive variety Floyd offers, different styles of this rug could outfit a whole house without any two rooms looking or feeling the same.

Here are the five color options currently available:

• Natural Heather - Natural wool woven with a dark Indian cotton thread. At a distance, it reads as a beautiful cream, while the dark cotton stitching helps to add depth and allows the rug to age gracefully. 
• Anthracite - A dark neutral, perfect for busy spaces. Natural and grey wool woven with a dark black Indian cotton thread. 
• Green Blend - Light green wool woven with dark green Indian cotton thread. 
• Green/Tangelo - Floyd co-founder Alex O'Dell's favorite, a bright orange wool woven with green Indian cotton thread. Green/Tangelo is the “goes with anything orange”  that you didn’t even know existed, but now you need. 
• Deep Blue - Deep and anchoring - light blue wool woven with dark blue Indian cotton thread.

The Rug combines simple, versatile colors with a rich texture and subtle weaving pattern that’s crafted to go anywhere in your home and work with any design style.

Made from 60% New Zealand wool and 40% Indian cotton, the Rug's ultra-durable weave is designed to withstand the highest traffic areas of the home. And before launching, Floyd spent a long time barefoot testing the product (the next best thing when you have to online shop for a rug...at least someone gets to step on it first). 

Floyd’s co-founder Alex O’Dell says, “This is a product category that we deem essential to any room in the house - and we’re really proud to be introducing a collection of high-quality textiles that we’ll stand by for years to come.”

“This is a product category that we deem essential to any room in the house - and we’re really proud to be introducing a collection of high-quality textiles that we’ll stand by for years to come.”

Test Drive: Thoughts on The Rug

Opening the product was a bit alarming because it was wrapped in layers of plastic, unlike other brands I’ve used that deliver products in recyclable materials. However, it was well-protected in the shipping process which is essential.

One perk of this rug if that it was heavy enough to lay flight right out of the package, eliminating the need to roll the rug the opposite way to get the corners to calm down, or to go find my heaviest book to leave on it for 24 hours. It was ready to use right out of the package, though a rug pad feels like a total must with this rug, or you’ll be slipping and sliding through your foyer. (Floyd offers a Rug Pad for $55.)

I was instantly impressed by the quality of the rug fibers. It looks like it could be scratchy, but after stepping on it that’s far from the truth. The wool is thick and soft, but well-constructed so it doesn’t look like it will fray anytime soon (or ever). Plus I got to tell my kids the cool story of how New Zealand sheep live in super hilly homes that get cold and wet, so they have soft and bouncy wool which made our rug. The wool is meant to wick away moisture and dirt, so it will live in the kitchen or foyer forever, maybe a little of each.

The wool is thick and soft, but well-constructed so it doesn’t look like it will fray anytime soon (or ever).

I was stunned by pattern and detailing of our Anthracite selection. The Rug isn't a simple one color rug, but rather features grays, blacks and whites woven together. This will become a timeless rug in our home because the colors will match most rooms. I was also really pleased by the beautiful detail running down two sides which had thicker woven tufts. This elevated the rug from a basic everyday item to something more luxurious and fancy looking. In this way the rug can be “dressed up or down” based on the vibe of a variety of rooms. Not every rug can say this — some are too prissy and some are too laid back to be versatile.

There’s no question that this rug will last for years. And by years I mean possibly decades, maybe a lifetime. Though I must admit I’m slightly intimidated by a few of the suggestions for caring for the rug, but I'm certainly willing to put in the work to maintain its high quality performance over years. For example, it shouldn’t be vacuumed with a machine that has a beater bar, and shouldn’t be placed directly over other carpet as the color may bleed. Professional cleaning is recommended, but for the short term (like tomorrow when my kids introduce their first juice box to it, probably) it can be clotted with a clean dry, white sponge.