If you're afraid of prints that are too bold , but still want intensity in a rug, go for a punch of color with a saturated jewel tone.
Over dyed rugs look particularly good in strong reds, blues, and greens--which, in my mind, translates to rubies, sapphires, and emeralds, of course.
Stunning fuscia
From Target, $199.99-349.99
It's a lot of red. $4,136.
Starting at $408. The fading adds a vintage element, yet it's still bright.
Despite being such a bold color, the lack of contrast makes it a neutral.
from $1497.
Emerald and sapphire tones lend an element of exotic.
$9,480. Not cheap.
A little better, at $3,550.
$1035, with a tribal element.
From $407, not a bad price.
From $1497. Geometric and saturated at the same time.
Starting at $747, with a subtle Moroccan quatrefoil pattern.