All around me, I see the same patterns. A chevron here, a clunky lattice or Moroccan trellis there. The world, it seems, has shrunk into a flat amalgam of inoffensive soft-toned rugs. And while I really hate to cause drama, I’m here to say that it needs to stop.
In the process of getting ready to move to a new apartment recently, I was somewhat surprised to cross paths with a number of chevron rugs; four years ago, the last time I was rug hunting, similar patterns were clogging up my limited and overpriced options. I can’t say for sure what it is about these goddamn zigzags that has given them such exhausting longevity in the market, but if I had to guess, I would assume it is because they go with pretty much anything: chevron, and patterns like it, provide an ostensibly interesting but manageable “base” on which to build a cohesive interior.
(Popular patterns are also often the most affordable, of course. If you’re on a tight budget and a chevron print rug is the least hideous thing you can find, then by all means, get the dang chevron. I’m not mad at you.)
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