This Rug Encases Han Solo in Carbonite On Your Living Room Floor

This Rug Encases Han Solo in Carbonite On Your Living Room Floor

Is your living room floor bare? Do you like optical illusions? Do you love Star Wars? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you’ll definitely love this floor runner depicting Han Solo stuck in carbonate.

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Turn Google Earth Images Into All-Terrain Area Rugs

Turn Google Earth Images Into All-Terrain Area Rugs

We’ve seen rugs that let you cruise through the cosmos in your slippers, but these lovely floor coverings take a more terrestrial approach. Each of the one-meter-square samples is hand-tufted to depict a small glimpse of the world as viewed from Google Earth.

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Skywalk Through Outer Space With These Celestial Carpets

Skywalk Through Outer Space With These Celestial Carpets

Hey hey stargazers and celestial daydreamers: Here’s your chance to walk barefoot above the heavens. Spacecrafted is a new collection of rugs from German designer Jan Kath that takes hi-res satellite images of the great beyond and turn them into super detailed wool and silk patterns.

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8-Bit Video Game Rugs Offer Soft Pixels Beneath Your Feet

Most geeks I know play their video games in the living room. But even if you play in your room or don’t play games at all, I think you’d agree that every living room needs a rug. That’s where Etsy artist Harmonden comes in.

8Bit RugsHarmonden makes 8-bit crocheted rugs of notable characters from video games (like the one above that features Link from Legend of Zelda) and of other gaming-related stuff, like console controllers and other game elements. You can check more of them out in the gallery below.

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The rugs are priced from $20 to $45(USD) and are available for purchase from Harmonden’s Etsy shop.

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