Before designer carpet stores, floors were adorned in T-shirts that proclaimed, "My owners went on vacation and all they got me was this shirt." Dress homes in their Sunday best with today's Groupon: for $50, you get $150 toward contemporary and traditional rugs at Capel Rugs in Cordova.

Capel Rugs accents homes with more than 10,000 styles of sturdy skins bearing bold colors, perky patterns, and traditional decorative moxie. Instead of covering living rooms in kelp, customers can browse a collection of rugs priced at less than $150, such as trendy cabana stripes ($34+) or muted charm loop rugs ($149+). Whimsical patterns by Kevin O'Brien blanket naked homes in warm colors while canoodling floors with fibrous droplets of love ($58+). Those with traditional tastes may migrate toward plush collections of area rugs available in a rich range of patterns, such as the decadent Belmont Tabriz, with its classic good looks of luxurious wools and high-tech, stain-resistant synthetics ($60+).

In addition to letting customers sort through rugs by color, cut, and patterns of presidential silhouettes, Capel grants decorators a free in-home rug trial for 30 days. Customers can housebreak new home-furs while testing them to see if they match color schemes or refrain from attacking pet cats.