Pottery Barn (of all people) has an interesting version of the stainless steel and glass Ralph Lauren sawhorse desk I’ve been watching all this time. The Ava desk has a trestle construction rather than a sawhorse, but it has similar lines and aesthetic with a much smaller price tag: just $699.

It is made of cast iron with a polished brushed nickel finish. It doesn’t have the glamour that the Ralph Lauren desk has, but would stand in nicely for a less glamourous budget.

Is this modern? In the right environment, yes? I’m not sure.

I don’t know. What do you think? Could this be the rug I’ve been searching for?

Made of made of 100% New Zealand wool in Vanilla. Price for an 8×10: $448!

I have been searching for a great shag rug for our living room. We have white/creamy ceramic tile, white walls, ivory curtains and a beige sofa. Also in the room is a white desk and chair. We currently have a really gorgeous deep red wool 8×10 Gabbeh rug, which I love, but with all this white/ivory/cream in the room, I was thinking that it might be far more peaceful to go totally pale and get a big fluffy shag rug. After having worked in 2 home stores which carried Flokati rugs, I already know that that is not what I want.

Trouble is, what I do want seems to be a felted or woven wool rug, and being that I need an 8×10, they are out of my price range. I really need to spend less than $300-400 and for something nice, that appears to be out of reach.

My favorite so far is this twist wool rug from CB2, but the 8×10 is $599.00 and I’d really prefer to come in about $200 cheaper. NOt to mention… far less yellow. Can it be done?? We shall see.

So, I am looking for alternatives.

I took a look at this cotton shag rug at Target today. Although definitely in the right price range, it seemed sparce, lacked the lush fluff I was hoping for (despite the raving online reviews), and I’d have to put 2 together.

I’ll keep you posted on the progress. Any suggestions are welcomed!!