Launching The DGD Home Matters Newsletter

Launching The DGD Home Matters Newsletter

Today is a big, big day. After a loooooong 6-year hiatus, I’m officially re-launching the Dream Green DIY newsletter! This has (obviously) been a long time coming, but I finally feel ready. One of the biggest catalysts of this launch was the fact that I discovered Substack as a new home for my newsletter. I think it was about a year or so ago when I first heard about Substack. I started following one of my favorite fashion influencers on the platform, and was really impressed. It’s so much more interactive than Mailchimp (which is what I had been using for my newsletter before I discovered Substack), and feels like a true community. Readers can “like” certain posts, leave comments directly on the letters, and there’s also an OG Twitter-like “Notes” section that I have personally really enjoyed updating since I gave up Twitter the second it became “X” (ew).

Launching The DGD Home Matters Newsletter

Launching The DGD Home Matters Newsletter

Launching The DGD Home Matters Newsletter

Launching The DGD Home Matters Newsletter

I’m not going to share too much about the newsletter here since I spent so much creative energy explaining things in my first Substack letter, so make sure you hop through to “Home Matters” to read that. Oh! And, yes, the newsletter has its very own branding and name! There’s so much to learn about this new extension of DGD, so I invite you to continue reading over on my Substack here. Just so you know, I’ll be sending out this intimate-style letter bi-weekly via email, and it will generally contain behind-the-scenes updates on my life and our home renovation. It’s entirely free for now, so I hope you love it and get so much out of this (re)launch. Thanks, as always, for your support and for your patience as I gathered my wits about me to restart this really special branch of the DGD brand. Continue reading this way…

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Favorite Loloi Rugs (Plus New Room Tours!)

Favorite Loloi Rugs (Plus New Room Tours!)

If I’m honest, rugs don’t usually stick around for too long in our house…I’m a little addicted to change when it comes to the area rugs we place in our home, and, happily, it’s really easy to sell our old rugs to other homes in this area thanks to Facebook Marketplace. So, if you really think about, my change-over habit costs next to nothing! I wish I was addicted to swapping out throw pillows because that would be far, far easier than changing rugs (we generally move all of the furniture off a rug to swap it out, which, in the case of a bedroom or living room, is no easy feat), but I am who I am and don’t plan on changing any time soon.

In case you’re on the hunt for a new rug in your own home, I thought I’d share some of our recent favorites—all of which happen to come from Loloi, my favorite area rugs resource. I’ve been working with this brand for the better part of a decade through my blog, and have never been let down. Not once! Their designs are top notch, and allow me to get the look of a vintage rug without the hefty price tag. This blog post isn’t sponsored, by the way. I’m just genuinely that big of a fan, and I’ve lately had lots of friends, family members, and blog followers reach out for recommendations. Today’s blog post is my way of rounding up those favorite picks in one place, including my honest reviews for each rug mentioned.

Favorite Loloi Rugs (Plus New Room Tours!)

Favorite Loloi Rugs (Plus New Room Tours!)

Favorite Loloi Rugs (Plus New Room Tours!)

First up is the one you see pictured above in our sunroom. It’s the Loloi Margot Area Rug in Terracotta/Lagoon, and we have it in the 8′-6″ x 11′-6″ size. We’ve had others from the Margot collection, and I can say without hesitation that these are the softest rugs on earth. The ultra plush texture feels like a chenille blanket between your fingers, and practically begs you to sit right down on it to play a card game or to lounge on with a pillow during movie night. I love how the cool tones of this Terracotta/Lagoon colorway pick up on the blue velvet fabric of our sectional sofa, and rust tones work oh so well with our leather couch. The room looks like it was designed around this rug, but it was actually the last element I incorporated into the space. Must just be lucky!

Favorite Loloi Rugs (Plus New Room Tours!)Favorite Loloi Rugs (Plus New Room Tours!)Favorite Loloi Rugs (Plus New Room Tours!)Favorite Loloi Rugs (Plus New Room Tours!)

This is going to sound silly, but if I were a rug, I would be the Wynter Printed WYN-02 Auburn Area Rug from Loloi. The earthy color palette is my dream come true, and I feel like the printed design is one of Loloi’s most successful vintage-inspired patterns to date. It looks very authentically aged, yet the flat printed design means that it’s super easy to vacuum and steam clean (a must in our 3-pet household). It’s generally really affordable, too. We used to have an oversized version of this Wynter rug in our sunroom before we changed out to the Margot design that I mentioned above, and I missed it so much that I got a smaller size to go in our kitchen snug. I love how it has rust tones that speak to our leather couch upholstery, and cool blue/green colors that complement our aqua-painted walls.

Favorite Loloi Rugs (Plus New Room Tours!)

Favorite Loloi Rugs (Plus New Room Tours!)

Favorite Loloi Rugs (Plus New Room Tours!)

Our guest room has gone through many a rug over the course of the two years that we’ve lived here. I think I’m struggling to settle on a design that works well with the original 1960s botanical wallpaper that was already existing in this space. I don’t have any plans to change the wallpaper any time soon, so any room design that I come up with (including a rug) has to work with the wallpaper.

For some reason, I’m having a harder time with that than I expected! I think it has to do with pattern mixing. I need to find a rug design that works with the super tiny print of the wallpaper without competing with it. I’ve tried lots of rug designs (maybe four or five all told), but this current Amber Lewis x Loloi Cali Ivory / Tobacco Area Rug rug is, by far, my favorite. I think it’s because the minimalist stripe pattern is larger scale than the botanical motif in the wallpaper so it doesn’t feel too busy alongside it, but it also sports the same color palette, so it coordinates well, too. I think it’s a match made in heaven.

Favorite Loloi Rugs (Plus New Room Tours!)Favorite Loloi Rugs (Plus New Room Tours!)

Finally, I want to spend some time gushing over the Loloi Chris Loves Julia Ida IDA-05 Spa/Sunrise rug in our primary bedroom. It’s really soft underfoot, and I love how the tasseled edges give it an upscale feel without the high end price tag. It’s made of easy-to-clean polyester certified by OEKO-TEX, which, again, I appreciate because our pets drag all sorts of things around on their paws, and it doesn’t shed at all when vacuumed. The pile is super low, making it one of the easiest rugs to keep clean in our home. The soft minty blue/green color palette is also just so soothing, I think it makes our primary bedroom look like a hotel room.

I hope this roundup was helpful for those of you on the hunt for a new rug upgrade! If you’d like more recommendations, make sure you revisit my past rug-focused roundup here. I could go on and on about rugs in our home, so if you need a really specific recommendation, just leave a comment below or send me a private message. Whether you’re looking for a pet/kid-friendly option, something really affordable, or a rug that feels extra luxurious under-foot, chances are good that I’ve got a pick to share with you.

Favorite Loloi Rugs (Plus New Room Tours!)

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