10 Under $300: Giant, Affordable Rugs to Cover Hideous Floors

Rentals often come with more than their fair share of terrible flooring, but gross linoleum in the bedrooms is a new personal low. Determined not to sleep in a room with floors unfit for a kitchen but also determined not to break the bank, I've been pricing out huge rugs to cover that mess. READ: Decorating With Patterns The two bedrooms in question are 15'x9' each, and by our (local, approximate) estimates, it would cost up to $1,400 to replace them with laminate or hardwood flooring — and that's if we do the work ourselves. Installing hardwood floors in a rental is probably insane — unless you plan on living there for a good long while, and I certainly wouldn't judge you! — and while laminate would be less expensive, we're holding to the higher price so we'd be prepared for unforeseen expenses. That $1,400 estimate also makes the prices of the following rugs a lot more attractive. In our relatively small bedrooms, a queen size bed in each would leave approximately 9'x9' of floor to be covered with a rug, but I've included rugs in a range of sizes, all under $300.