With May’s first bank holiday behind us and many of you back at work, you’ll no doubt be hankering for the next extended weekend. As a bit of light reading to while away the day, we’ve poked around on the internet for humorous oddities in the world of carpeting. Believe it or not these are all real rugs or carpets, so let us know your favourites on Facebook and Twitter.

Great Grand Splatch

If you’ve ever wanted a carpet that’ll make people think before they step, this is that carpet. In fact, judging from the image it’ll likely disorientate people more than scare them! While putting a mini-dive board in your living room to match a carpet could be considered pretentious, it works nicely as a work of quirky carpet art. (Source)

Comb Over Carpet

Those who favour the comb over on a bald man put your hands up! Hmm… anyway, an Isreali designer called Meirav Barzilay designed this curious carpet which the artistic intention of highlighting how we conceal the beauty of aging. As for the carpet itself, judging by the image it looks rather comfortable if you happen to love lying flat out on the floor. (Source)

Piano Rug

If you happen to be a music aficionado or simply adore the contrasting shades of piano keys, it’s hard to deny the perfect balance of classy and playful design. It’s probably the most conventional approach to leftfield carpet design on this modest list but those big fluffy keys really do look rather cosy. (Source)

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