The perfect high quality rug solution for a uniquely shaped room!

9.16.2025

I have just majorly up-leveled my living room! (I hope I used that term right.) Point is, I have a unique, long, skinny living room in my historic Tudor revival house and there is just no way that a modern standard rug was ever going to be the right size. Back in the day homeowners could order from the Sears & Robuck catalog or other mail order sources to get a custom piece of carpet or linoleum cut to exactly the right size to give a nice border around the room. My parents' 1910 home still had some of these when they bought it, and my 1937 home has very clear lines where the wood floor has discolored from the sun over time around the edge of a perfectly sized floor covering.

But now nowadays, a 10'x14' or 12'x16' rug are about as big as you can get and they are just not the right dimensions… Until now! There is a new way to get incredible quality natural material, fully custom size rugs, down to the inch!

Custom Jute rug for my uniquely shaped living room

I actually started with an 8'x10' rug in this room and just kept slowly getting bigger over the years. Finally we had a 10'x14' which was close-ish to the right width, but there were these two bare floor areas on either side of the couches. I put a small vintage rug on one, but it wasn’t a great look. My kids played so frequently in the other one, near the bookshelf with toys and books and Barbies, and I really wanted something comfortable there for them. Plus, you’ve probably heard this before… a too-small rug makes a room look smaller! Repeat that after me… When your rug is too small, it makes your room look smaller!

So I was thrilled to find Ernesta. They have a huge selection of wool, jute, and other great quality rug options that can be made to exactly the right size. They have custom binding options and you can even choose a backing. This is such an amazing benefit for my rug because it’s huge! Getting a rug pad to lineup under a large rug is typically very difficult. I chose the attached rubber backing for this one. So easy.

After we put this rug down in the new larger size, I realized I really need another side table in front of the white couch to make things feel more balanced! I pulled up this one temporarily, now I’m on the hunt. Another example of how a rug makes a room feel bigger! That wasn’t usable space before.

You can order samples to see the different options. So many choices!

As you can imagine, the rug was massive and heavy when it was delivered. But it rolled out so easily and straight… Unlike other jute rugs that don’t have an attached backing, this one’s really solid so it doesn’t slip around and stretch. I chose the Floyd pattern in nutmeg, which has a crisscross nubby weave and is really fun to walk on.