An Outdoor Living Space to Die For

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It’s no secret that my yard is tiny. I ramble on about it constantly, and yet I am appreciative of my teeny tiny space because it has everything I need, or at least it will when I am finished with it. In my mind it’s an outdoor living space to die for, and each little project I complete gets me one step closer to making that dream a reality!

There are two things I have never experienced. Ever… One of those things is an Outdoor Rug. I’m curious if any of you have actually ever seen or felt an outdoor rug, felt being the operative word here because it’s really something I now understand that you must see to believe, or in this case experience. I’m not sure what I thought it would be like, but I can say for certain I didn’t think it would be anything like it actually is.

I feel truly blessed and so completely appreciative that Sawgrass Mills Outdoor Rugs allowed me the opportunity to test out one of their best sellers!

As a designer, I am a firm believer that a rug and curtains truly put the finishing touches on a room. Those are the items that until you add them to your room, your room will not seem complete. Some people believe it’s the accessories, but my experience is that it’s the textiles that really do make the transformation what it is. This is ultimately the case for an outdoor space as well.

With a toddler and ‘the smallest dog in the world’ combined with the crazy weather we have a tendency toward in N. CA, I never really assumed an outdoor rug was something that would work for us, at least not for the next 20 years. Things have a way of getting ruined or broken in my house in the blink of an eye. A rug can be a decent investment for a room, and one I hadn’t assumed would be worth the risk. Folks can I warn you about the dangers of training a small dog to ‘go’ on a potty pad? Let me just put this out there… they will forever look at anything on the floor, that isn’t your flooring, as an oversized potty pad. Rugs, Clothing, Towels, forget it…they are all at risk from the well trained dog. When the rug originally arrived, I was so excited to feel it and find that it was the softest, cushiest thing my feet had ever had the pleasure of experiencing! It was a bit like the first time you recall putting your toes in the sand at the beach, you all know exactly what I mean… That ‘oh, ah, wow’ moment. So much so in fact that I convinced that begrudging hubby of mine to help me rearrange the furniture and give this baby a real test drive indoors, while the weather was still uncooperative outside!

Well I am sure you might imagine what came next… Littlest Dog in the World (yes that is his name, most of the time) had a field day one afternoon while we were out, and he couldn’t get to the small strip of grass in the yard (occasionally happens). Lucky for him, I had laid out a perfectly wonderous oversized potty pad, right in the center of the Family Room. Yes… 2 days after I set this baby up inside, it was tarnished in a very unpleasant way. Sigh…there went all my hopes and dreams of a large indoor rug for my family room in one brief moment. Of course there was also now the immediate need to get this rug outside and hope that a little adventure with the hose would get things back on track. After all, an outdoor rug seems like it should be able to weather the outdoor elements, am I right? A little rain, or a lot of hose shouldn’t cause it an untimely death I wouldn’t think.

It’s a darn good thing I was right. Or littlest dog in the world may have quickly met the unfortunate circumstance of being donated to the nearest happy couple who don’t happen to live in my house with my new bff the outdoor rug! I know… I’m full of it, and I wouldn’t very likely have donated him (at least I don’t think I would) but I mean really why should a mom have to go without all things wonderful while her children and pets grow up and move out of the house? It’s just not right! We need a little excitement and luxury now and then, and for me this was one of those things that decidedly brought me pleasure and gave me a little slice of luxury in my small but soon to be fabulous surroundings!

I think the aqua color is precisely what I needed here too, it brings a bit of that resort pool feel without the resort or the pool of course! The peacock feather pattern and smattering of a cobalt and regatta blue along with some white and chartreuse is absolutely stunning and I think I couldn’t be happier with the overall feel of the space. I mean that quite literally too since it’s the softest squishiest most fabulous thing I have ever graced my feet with. I am seriously not exaggerating this fact. It must have something to do with the construction of the rug in general because their claim of ‘cotton like softness with outdoor durability’ in this instance, might actually be a bit of an understatement. I would say this rug lives up to it’s claim and then some… and then some more, and a little more after that!

If you have the chance and the desire to create an outdoor living space for yourself, I highly recommend take a stroll around their site and choosing one of their rugs to pull your room together. If you have a rough and tumble existence like I happen to with kids and dogs, and hubs in tow, I might also recommend that this rug will give any indoor plush pile rug a serious run for it’s money and that purchasing an outdoor rug for your indoor room might be a fabulous way to go as well!

Go and browse…Sawgrass Mills Outdoor Rugs and I promise it will be the nicest thing you ever did for yourself (and your family of course, but who are we kidding we are talking about ME here…I mean you… )

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I would just like to give them a shout out and say a HUGE thank you for giving me this opportunity. It might just be the nicest thing a person has done for me lately and I will not forget it! My feet, family, and Littlest dog in the World all thank them, mainly because with the durability, littlest dog in the world and monster mash get to stay a members of the family and won’t be donated, at least not this month, no guarantees about next month! I hope some of you have the chance to experience this for yourselves.

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