Jute and Sisal Rugs

My parents like to consider themselves freethinkers. But when disaster strikes, they can't run fast enough to the temple, then to the church, then to the fortune teller/psychic/astrologer. My religious convictions as I discovered recently, have everything to do with my genes.

To cure me of my recent run of very very bad luck, religious logic says I need to wear loads of red and plenty of gold, and then replicate that tacky theme into my interior decoration. OMG. I could use some help to balance out the ill effects of my supertitious clutter.

Something with that requisite red or gold but in sensible proportions would be a lifesaver. A Jute Rug for example. Warm earthy tones hemmed with a border of red or gold. Or blue or green, brown or black - but those are not quite the options I'm looking into for right now.

The Jute Rug kind of reminds me of the mats that Buddhist monks sit on when they meditate or chant prayers in the temple. Perhaps it could provide some of that Zen to help me score some karma points. Ha. But seriously, as far as I know, jute has no known mystical properties. In fact, it is a vey ordinary and commonplace product.

You can trace its humble beginnings to the tall jute fields of Bangladesh, India and China. Harvested in humid conditions, fibers of the jute plant are stripped from their stalks and spun into yarn. They are then woven into more recognizable forms as rope, burlap and now Jute Rugs.

Simple and rustic, the Jute Rug could be just the talisman I need to ward off the more overwhelming elements of my ugly new bedroom. If you too, require some decoration SOS, check out our Jute Rugs.