The article discusses the challenges and considerations of finding vintage runners for uniquely structured NYC apartments. It emphasizes the appeal of vintage rugs, which can be costly and difficult to locate. For those unable to travel for true vintage finds, online shopping emerges as the best alternative. The author shares a selection of runners that combine style, quality, and affordability, describing how some embody a blend of antique and farmhouse aesthetics, capturing the charm suitable for chic home interiors.
If you're Manhattan-locked, though, and at the mercy of its temperamental transportation systems and Greenpoint boutiques with 400% markups on vintage Turkish runners, stick around: Online shopping is likely the best option for you.
A gorgeous vintage rug will usually set you back hundreds or thousands of dollars, not to mention landing on a design that speaks to you among all the many woven patterns out there.
This runner is a perfect hybrid of an antique and farmhouse style, one that I could see gracing the living room or foyer of a Shea McGee design project.
If you have access to a vehicle and a vacant Saturday to poke around upstate, or rural America for truly vintage runners, I particularly love this option.
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