What Is the Deal With These Thanksgiving Rugs?

Zoë Sessums

On a recent search for some Thanksgiving-specific decor, I found myself sifting through Wayfair's Thanksgiving decoration sale section. That's when I started to notice these odd area rugs. The cotton, made-in-Turkey area rugs were your standard size and price, but what was on them was the shocker.

First, there was a picture of a pile of pumpkins—and not, like, an Anne Geddes minus the babies portrait of pumpkins, but more like a grainy photo from your great-aunt's old digital camera. From there, it became a game of excitement. What would I find next? I burst out laughing at a strange illustration that resembled a Peanuts cartoon. I covered my mouth in horror at a large rug plastered with an image of a pile of discarded bones. What were these rugs?! Does anyone buy them? Suddenly, I couldn't stop searching the depths of the online retailer for more.

It was easy to find out that rugs come from a manufacturer called East Urban Home. However, this is where the mystery starts: For the life of me, I can't find much more about the brand—and I can search the internet (give me a name and I'll have all their public records pulled up within the half hour). The company is described as having products of the highest quality. "They attribute this to the fact that they print each and every order custom made," according to their site. But who is choosing these images? And why are the rugs listed on Wayfair's site?

East Urban Home's other products get great ratings. However, the rugs…seemingly no one has rated the rugs. While I'm disappointed I couldn't crack the case, I figured the world—you—should feast its eyes on these weird wonders. Hey, maybe you'll find one that cracks you up so much you'll buy it.

It started with odd but innocent rugs with pumpkins, like this Autumn Brown Area Rug. Is Autumn Brown the style? The photographer? The vibe? Can't you imagine your great-aunt taking this picture? It's also interesting how vague the product name is, because, conversely, I found a print by East Urban Home called Golden Snub-Nosed Monkey Juveniles Huddled Up Against Each Other to Keep Warm, Qinling Mountains, China. Now there's some information!
Okay, now I've concluded that Autumn Brown is not a person, as this rug is called Autumn Orange Area Rug. But there's not really much brown in the Autumn Brown rug. What does it all mean?!
This is a five-by-seven-foot rug. That is a huge gourd. I don't know if you should ever have a gigantic, warty gourd covering your floor. Oh yeah, it's also more than $300.
Here's where I really got thrown off. I don't really know if there's much else I can say.
Here's where I really got thrown off. I don't really know if there's much else I can say.
Photo: Courtesy of Wayfair
No, wait, this is where I am pretty much disturbed. What? This is creepy and gross. You know what it's called? “Autumn Brown/Gray Area Rug.”
It's hard to believe in food photography when you're faced with a four-by-six-foot image of a shiny cooked turkey. I guess if you don't feel like cooking a bird but you want its essence around, this might be nice?
There's also a more seasoned turkey if that's more appealing.
There's also a more seasoned turkey if that's more appealing.
Photo: Courtesy of Wayfair
Uhhhhh…what is it?
Uhhhhh…what is it?
Photo: Courtesy of Wayfair
Last but certainly not least, we'll leave you with this pyramid of pumpkins. What a world we live in that this can be a rug.

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