Loloi Dreamscape DM-12 Slate / Orange Area Rug - Clearance

First, this is a beautiful rug.

Second, as you can see in the pics, the look looks entirely different, depending upon the direction from which you are looking. (even putting aside the lighting differences in the 2 attached pictures). In one direction, it is rich colors, but, in the other, the rug is very shimmery/white looking. Both are beautiful, but this is an important fact about the rug.

Third, the rug arrived with a damaged, frayed edge, as pictured. Because this rug is very heavy, and I know there are no more of them (thanks to Steve at IRD for grabbing the last one of a discontinued model quickly from the manufacturer), it made sense just to keep it, rather than try to exchange it for something else. Fortunately, the frayed edge is beneath a sofa.

Loloi makes great area rugs and this Dreamscape DM-12 is no exception. We ultimately chose DM-10, which is in the same collection and has the same construction/style. I think the Dreamscape collection is a great choice for high-traffic areas, the colors and patterns are 'forgiving' and the pile is the perfect height--not so low that it has a 'cheap' commercial feel and not too high that it becomes impractical for a runner. The pile is nice and soft--overall a great rug. The reason for the 4 rather than 5 stars is just a precautioniary one. ORDER A SAMPLE. We found that the photography LOILO provides can be deceptively too high-resolution. IMHO, when you look at the 6-12 images that are typically provided in a LILOI product listing, they provide an excellent range of photos from wide shots to detailed zoom views. The photos threfore can be misleading, not because they are incorrect, but because you can possibly take one 'out of context'. The hyper-realistic photos should grab your attention, but you should order a sample to touch and feel it and see the colors and textures in your own hand. We wondered about the photography when we ordered our sample of DM-09 and was happy we took advantage of the great IRD sample program. So while we opted for DM-09, the two rugs share tha same construction and materials. As a synthetic, it should wear well and be relatively easy to clean. We bought from IRD because of their increadble customer service (pardon the pun), extremely competitive prices, free rug pad on many styles (larger sizes only), and unique shopping tools like 'view it in your room' and 'upload your colors' search tool. If you qualify for a free rug pad, you can even upgrade to a premium pad at a discounted upcharge--just as customer support. Make sure you use a promo code for the very best price...If you don't have one you can typically get one for signing up for emails, clicking on a 'get code' link on a product page, or simply asking customer support.