To spend £1,900 on a rug?

Of course it's silly.

She explained the reason why she didn't want it posted.

I didn't think it was silly. The buying of the rug is a different matter entirely. But respecting her wishes not to post it was really a small ask.

OP, buy the rug. It is expensive based on your salary but if you really want it this much just buy it.

Years ago I bought a painting. I walked into a gallery, turned around and saw a landscape that just grabbed me. I HAD to have it. I couldn’t afford it but I did not care. I bought it and 12 years later I still love it. It’s been with me on 2 house moves and it’s the first object I’d save in a fire or flood.

Sometimes things do bring joy and happiness. It sounds like this rug will do that.

So she can't be identified on an anonymous forum by a rug she doesn't actually own? So silly.

I cannot understand why people keep advising to just "buy it". YOU HAVEN'T GOT THE MONEY! You haven't managed to save half in an entire year.

You could maybe get a second job to pay for it, and plan to finance it that way. Is it worth it? Is it realistic?

There's never any guarantee that something you buy will not be destroyed or lose value within a few weeks. Never spend money unless you are ready to lose that amount, you never know.

It doesn't matter if other people find it cheap or expensive, you can only judged based on YOUR finances, and yours are not enough to pay for it.

I say this too. I’ve had a series of cheap rugs due to elderly dog and then puppy issues. When my current 10 month old golden gets out of his velociraptor phase I’m getting a good one! Bugger the money. Sometimes we need to have something nice that brings us joy in the house.

You're not being asked whether or not it was easy to FIND.

The question is about why anyone would POST it when the OP explicitly stated she didn't want this to happen.

It was so so easy to find! @Theyalwaysknewbest is the one who posted all the identifying information.
John Lewis, 200 x 300cm, £1,900.
I found it in seconds.

About 30 years ago I spent £600 on a rug. I earnt about £16,000 a year at the time, so it was a lot for me.

That rug is still in my Living Room and I still love it. It is a very high quality rug though, it was made by a nomadic people. And was used by them until another was made by the family. It’s really thick and durable. It’ll last my lifetime, and then my kids can inherit it if they want.

Only you can decide if you can afford it.

Yes I know them well. I used to pop in on the way to DCCH, but as you say they have moved. They were always quite useful for propping, but everything seems so much more expensive, or maybe I have become more tight fisted? I will add Lots Road to my weekly web stalking of the clouds rugs, I bet if you were clearing a Chelsea town house you’d probably call them.

ah thank you.
OP I think you will tire of the colour...

Look, @Theyalwaysknewbest. I am totally on board with the buy good, buy once ethos and very much agree that buying quality to last is the way to go.

But simply put you CANNOT AFFORD this rug. As someone else pointed out you have saved £500 over a year which us just over £40 a month - the 0% finance deal is over 18 months and you would be expected to pay £105 a month - which you cannot afford. You can't afford the finance on the smallest rug either, and that's assuming you are approved for credit in the first place and if money is as tight as you say, you may well not be.

So your options are:

1. buy a cheaper new rug which you're not happy with because it's not 100% pure wool
2. Buy a second hand rug
3. Do without a rug

Then you'll know Lots Road, Chelsea Auction house. Moved now to different premises. Not sure if under different ownership as well, they just aren't the same anymore.
In better times I bought some lovely mirrors and artifacts. They also used to have unusual things from film sets and theatre. If you wanted a life size Zebra for your hallway or a Dalek, that was the place to look.
Back then, I would have suggested them for your rug but looking on their website, they only have a total of six to offer.

I think you shouldn’t buy it. However, if it were me and I loved it I would just keep an eye on eBay and all the second hand selling forums. These sorts of brands always come up as they do re-sell. Fingers crossed someone much wealthier than you buys it and changes their mind and you can pick it up for a fraction of the price second hand.

Oooh I'm torn on this one. Part of me says get what you love, do babysitting or get a job in a bar in the evenings to save quicker.
Another part thinks that a rug will just get ruined.
I've been known to treat myself to art and have been lucky that so far it's all gone up in value.
Is there a dupe?

You can't afford it. You don't have £1900. I'm surprised anyone would suggest getting into debt for an unnecessary item.

@Theyalwaysknewbest I missed your post where you said it took you a year to save £500. Unless you can buy it on credit, I don't think you'll be able to afford it sadly.

I would love a rug from Margo Selby, but at over £2k for the larger sizes it will be a pipe dream for me

Margo Selby rugs

I wouldn’t go into debt for a rug.

@Theyalwaysknewbest if that was the rug (the one that was linked) I absolutely love it! If it'll make you happy, go for it

Plenty of people take carpets with them

There's no way I'd be spending more on a rug than a family holiday and more than my monthly wage. But you do you.

I’m sorry, but no I wouldn’t. You’ve been wanting it for a long time and I wonder whether the anticipation is going to mean that the reality of having it is actually doing to be a let down.

Rugs can easily be damaged. A bit of dogshit on someone’s shoe - can happen even in a shoes off house with visitors etc. Wool rugs can shed fibres as well. Any number of things could either make the rug less than brilliant.

I would only say get it if you had the £1900 sloshing around and it was peanuts to you. But it isn’t.

@Theyalwaysknewbest If it is the pale blue rug that someone posted the link for then it is beautiful and I would buy it if I could afford it.
As you say, it will last. It's handmade and looks good quality and the reviews say as much. The fact you still love it a year on says to me you won't grow bored of it any time soon.
Do you have a birthday coming up? Could you ask for John Lewis vouchers from anyone who usually buys you a present. I would also start to save towards it. If you had started putting away money when you saw it last year you might have had enough to buy it now, though that would have been nearly £160 a month.
I did a Google lens search on the image and there is an importer who has it but I have no idea how easy that would be to do or how expensive it would be, and also if it's the exact same colour rug as it looks darker in their photo. If you can see the rug in person, you might be able to see any info on the label on the back of the rug. Who knows, might be imported by the same people!

OP's is the John Lewis one, link on first page.
I was referring to the Luke Irwin 10k rug not being of heritage standard, apparently!

It is isn’t it. I love the entire Luke Irwin clouds collection and regularly check ebay to see if someone is clearing out their Chelsea townhouse and selling one on. I live in hope @PiggyPigalle.