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40 Quirky Carpets

From Carpet Alarm Clocks to Trashy Ashy Carpets

— April 10, 2010 — Art & Design
Rip up that hardwood floor and throw down one of these quirky carpets. Regular carpet is nice, but pop art carpets are better.

Click through all of these quirky carpets before you start your next home remodeling project. There is something for everyone here. And I mean everyone. I'm talking moss carpets, guys.

Implications - During the thick of the credit crunch, consumers were careful to be extremely prudent with their purchases; function and affordability reigned supreme. Now that the credit crunch is over, consumers are looking towards extravagant products to provide relief from months of caution. Thus, companies from all industries must find ways to add novelty to their products in order to satiate this consumer desire.
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Cashmere Carpet
Cashmere Carpet
Goat Belly Fur for $2000 / sq. yd.
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Carpet Cleaning Robot
Carpet Cleaning Robot
Whistles While it Works
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37
Trashy Ashy Carpets
Trashy Ashy Carpets
The Cigarette Butt Street Rug by Jesus Bubu Negron
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36
Floor-Covering Mashups
Floor-Covering Mashups
Kymo Brings a Virtual Idea to a Real World Objects with Mashup Carpets
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35
Botanical-Inspired Carpets
Botanical-Inspired Carpets
The Bolon SS 2010 Collection
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34
Crime Scene Carpets
Crime Scene Carpets
Die Innenarchitektin
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33
Acoustic Carpets
Acoustic Carpets
Manta Speakers Provide Great Sound with Stealthy Design
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32
Shag Carpet Fridges
Shag Carpet Fridges
The (Ugly) Retro Energy Saver
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31
Sofa is the New Rug
Sofa is the New Rug
The East Meets West Sofa
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30
Intelligent Carpet Can Autodiscriminate
Intelligent Carpet Can Autodiscriminate
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29
Unconventional Carpets – The 'Dialogue' Carpet Invites You To Relax And Play
Unconventional Carpets – The 'Dialogue' Carpet Invites You To Relax And Play
The 'Dialogue' Carpet Invites You To Relax And Play
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Loading Failure Carpets
Loading Failure Carpets
'Playing With Tradition' for the Strawberry Fields Project
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27
Carpet-Lounge
Carpet-Lounge
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Campaigns To Make Carpets Appealing
Campaigns To Make Carpets Appealing
The Fun on the Floor House
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25
Micro Persian Carpets
Micro Persian Carpets
Computer MouseRug Adds Eastern Flare to Your Office
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24
Puzzling Carpeting Designs
Puzzling Carpeting Designs
The Interlock Carpet from Tomek Rygalik Assembles Like a Puzzle
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23
Giant Carpets
Giant Carpets
The "300 Knitted Carpet" by Sebastian Schoenheit
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22
Flying Carpet
Flying Carpet
3D Rug For Maximum Lounging
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21
Creepy Carpets
Creepy Carpets
The Boogie Man Rug is the Luxurious Way to Induce Nightmares
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20
Cut-Out Carpet Shoes
Cut-Out Carpet Shoes
The Lise El Sayed 'Tapistongs' Matches Slippers to Carpet (and Vice Versa)
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19
Living Medieval Carpets
Living Medieval Carpets
Gigantic Carpet of 700,000 Begonias in the Grand-Place, Brussels
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18
Unicellular Organism Rugs
Unicellular Organism Rugs
Patricia Urquiola Used Algae as Inspiration for the Cintas Carpet
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17
Carpet Skates
Carpet Skates
A Great Way to Break Your Arm
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16
Golden Red Carpet Fashion
Golden Red Carpet Fashion
Hollywood Goes For The Gold
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15
Reconfigurable Carpets
Reconfigurable Carpets
Triclinium Carpet/Chaise-Longue Makes the Floor Look Much More Appealing
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14
Road Kill Rugs
Road Kill Rugs
Offensive Home Decor
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13
Permanent Outdoor Red Carpets
Permanent Outdoor Red Carpets
Switzerland's City Lounge
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12
Recycled Carpet Sample Furniture
Recycled Carpet Sample Furniture
Rugburm Lounge Chair
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11
Criss-Cross Carpets
Criss-Cross Carpets
Rockin' Rugs to Create Serious Style for Floors
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10
Pop Art Carpets
Pop Art Carpets
Takashi Murakami Rugs for Louis Vuitton
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9
Carpet Alarm Clock
Carpet Alarm Clock
Stand Up to Turn Off
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8
DIY Mood Lighting
DIY Mood Lighting
Johanna Hyrkas Creates Light Carpet With Rope Lights and Yarn
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7
Collapsable Carpet Chairs
Collapsable Carpet Chairs
The Yona Lounge Chair For Sitting, Sleeping or Stepping
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6
Moss Carpets
Moss Carpets
Biodegradable Moss Planter is Mother Nature-Approved
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5
Great Geometric Carpets
Great Geometric Carpets
Boconcept Channels Escher in the Geometric Carolina Rug
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4
Cardboard Carpets
Cardboard Carpets
Ravishing Recycled Rugs Made of Flattened Boxes by Wendy Plomp
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3
CMA Awards Red Carpet Fashion
CMA Awards Red Carpet Fashion
Shiny, Colorful & Elegant Gowns
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2
Cyberpunk Red Carpet Fashion
Cyberpunk Red Carpet Fashion
Beyonce Rocks Gareth Pugh
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1
Stencil-Like Carpets
Stencil-Like Carpets
‘Top Floor' Rugs by Esti Barnes Include Hand-Made Designs
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