Most people don't give much thought to carpets until they live someplace with wood or laminate floors. I know I'm in that boat myself, which helped inspire this slideshow of unconventional carpets and ridiculous rugs.
From typography rugs to faux pebble floors, these carpets showcase the best creations you won't find in your local home decor store.
Implications - Thanks to the magic of the Internet, however, it is becoming increasingly easy to check out some of the most creative floor-covering designs that the world has to offer. Who wouldn't want a typography rug that can be customized to say whatever you want? I know that I definitely do!
40 Unconventional Carpets

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Faux Stone Floors
2 Form Design Pebble Rugs Are Made of Felted Balls of Wool

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Rugs from Dead Pets
DogCarpets

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Intelligent Carpet Can Autodiscriminate
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Striking Floor Decor
Embellish Your Home with HZL Arty Style and Luxury Rugs
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Carpet Alarm Clock
Stand Up to Turn Off
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Faux Pebble Floors
Pachamama ‘Eclipse' Leather Rugs Look Like River Rocks
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Cardboard Carpets
Ravishing Recycled Rugs Made of Flattened Boxes by Wendy Plomp
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Living Bath Mats
The Moss Carpet Brings the Outdoors Into Your Bathroom
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Living Medieval Carpets
Gigantic Carpet of 700,000 Begonias in the Grand-Place, Brussels
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Super-Sized Knitting
Flocks Aran Wool Rugs Created With Giant Knitting Needles
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Criss-Cross Carpets
Rockin' Rugs to Create Serious Style for Floors
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Campaigns To Make Carpets Appealing
The Fun on the Floor House
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Novelty Toilet Cover & Rugs
The Butler Did It
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Faux Animal Skin Rugs
Vintage Dutch Blanket Polar Bear Carpets
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Heated Snake Rugs
The Eva
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Fake Blood Carpets
The Fluid Stairway
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Moss Carpets
Biodegradable Moss Planter is Mother Nature-Approved
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Permanent Outdoor Red Carpets
Switzerland's City Lounge
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Carpet Monsters and Rabbit Heads
Brilliantly Strange Photography by Todd Baxter
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Silhouette Rugs
Reuber-Henning Designs Funky Decor for Your Floor
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Recycled Carpet Sample Furniture
Rugburm Lounge Chair
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Flying Carpet
3D Rug For Maximum Lounging
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Giant Fake Grass Toys
Playground Carpet
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Loading Failure Carpets
'Playing With Tradition' for the Strawberry Fields Project
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Road Kill Rugs
Offensive Home Decor
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Typography Rugs
John Pour Home
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Giant Carpets
The "300 Knitted Carpet" by Sebastian Schoenheit
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Carpet-Lounge
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Recycled Rugs
Nanimarquina Rug From Rubber
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Micro Persian Carpets
Computer MouseRug Adds Eastern Flare to Your Office
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Interactive Glowing Rugs
High Tech Flooring
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Nature-Inspired Rugs
FIQ Accent Mats Give Any Room a New Look
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DIY Persian Rugs
The Recyclable Puzzleperser
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Unconventional Carpets – The 'Dialogue' Carpet Invites You To Relax And Play
The 'Dialogue' Carpet Invites You To Relax And Play
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Chic Putting Green Rugs
'Putt Up or Shut Up' Flooring
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Rug Explosion
Colorful Rugs from The Rug Company
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Rugs Made of Gloves
'A Proper Lady' Eco Mat Made From Vintage Accessories
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Sofa Floor Rugs
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Cashmere Carpet
Goat Belly Fur for $2000 / sq. yd.
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Cat-Inspired Fuzzy Frames
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Topographic Wooden Coffee Tables
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Humorous Pet Furniture Campaigns
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Wooden Textural Furniture Series
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Wrinkled Plastic Film-Wrapped Furniture
Paul Coenen
Immersive Cork Installations
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Upcycled T-Shirt Boucherouite Rugs
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Collaborative Bright Skate Sneakers
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Pool Noodle-Inspired Furniture
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Earth-Connecting Luxe Floor Installations
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Intelligent Textile Sensor Mats
The TrampleTek Blue is Programmable for Personalization
Mythical Forest-Inspired Furniture
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Eco-Conscious Rug Collections
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Artful Versatile Rug Collections
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Expansive Motion-Inspired Furniture Series
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Textured Rug Designs
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Plant-Based Resin Flooring
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Versatile Travertine-Inspired Tables
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Dynamic Outdoor Tile Collections
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3D-Printed Sustainable Home Designs
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Sophisticated Modern Residencies
This Newcastle Residence is Elegantly Designed and Charming
Young-Artist Graphic Rug Collections
Alf Bärbel Wit Designs the LineLinesLines Collection
Italian Interior Tile Capsules
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Artistic Gen Alpha Rugs
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Ocean-Friendly Upholstery Textiles
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Loofah-Inspired Textural Sneakers
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