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Rugs.com Easy-Clean Border Indoor/Outdoor Rug (5' 3" x 8', Light Brown) vs Safavieh Courtyard CY6062-236 Grey/Bone Striped Indoor/Outdoor Rug (9' x 12')

Which is the better buy? Side-by-side on rating, price, strengths, and watch-outs — with the published ratings we averaged to get there.

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The short answer

Safavieh Courtyard CY6062-236 Grey/Bone Striped Indoor/Outdoor Rug (9' x 12') comes out ahead by a narrow margin (4.5 vs 4.7). The gap is mostly about Anyone putting a rug on an open deck, patio or poolside where it will take full sun, rain and leaf fall year-round — read the strengths below before deciding.

Ranked #5 in Best Outdoor Rugs

Rugs.com Easy-Clean Border Indoor/Outdoor Rug (5' 3" x 8', Light Brown)

4.5

1 sourceall derived$139

This is The Spruce's best-value pick and it earns the label on durability rather than on being cheap. Their testers left it on an outdoor deck through months of sun, rain and foot traffic and found it still looked as good as new with very little upkeep. The surprise is the hand: most outdoor polypropylene feels rough, and this one is soft enough to walk on comfortably while still refusing to shed or fray under a broom. Water beads on the face rather than soaking in, which is the behaviour you want when a storm blows through. The two caveats are setup and grip: it needs about two days to lie flat and has no nonslip backing at all.

Strengths

— After months of sun, rain and deck traffic The Spruce reported it still looked as good as new
— Softer underfoot than most outdoor flatweaves without shedding or fraying under regular sweeping
— Water beads on the surface instead of soaking in, so spills wipe up and rain runs off

Watch-outs

— Arrives rolled and takes about 48 hours to relax flat; The Spruce weighed the corners down to speed it up
— No nonslip backing, so a separate outdoor rug pad is effectively required on a smooth deck
— Only three colourways, all in the brown-to-grey range

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Higher ratedRanked #1 in Best Outdoor Rugs

Safavieh Courtyard CY6062-236 Grey/Bone Striped Indoor/Outdoor Rug (9' x 12')

4.7

3 sources2 derived$319.99

This is the outdoor rug that three separate hands-on tests independently put near the top, and the reason is consistency rather than flair. The Spruce ran the Courtyard for over six months on an uncovered deck and Bob Vila ran it for five weeks on bare concrete; neither saw fading, water absorption or curling. Good Housekeeping's Textiles Lab liked the flatweave's feel but flagged waves and curled edges on the smaller sample they unrolled. Care is a garden hose, a pressure washer and occasionally a leaf blower, which is about as low-maintenance as this category gets. What you give up is plushness and pattern variety: it is thin, mat-like, and the design is a stripe.

Strengths

— Two Spruce testers ran it for more than six months through thunderstorms, pool water and leaf fall without fading
— Bob Vila left it on bare concrete through a 90-degree heat wave and a thunderstorm and it neither faded nor absorbed water
— Lies flat out of the roll at large sizes; The Spruce did not use a rug pad under the 8-by-10 or 9-by-12

Watch-outs

— The Spruce watched the perimeter go dingy within a few weeks on an uncovered deck; a pressure washer is the fix, repeatedly
— Good Housekeeping's lab sample unrolled to pronounced waves with edges that curled dramatically
— Good Housekeeping also found minor fraying along the bound back edge straight out of the packaging

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How they stack up

Rugs.com Easy-Clean Border Indoor/Outdoor Rug (5' 3" x 8', Light Brown)

It sits between the Safavieh Courtyard CY6062-236 and the Pottery Barn Kian Outdoor Performance Rug — softer than the Safavieh flatweave but a fraction of the weight of the handwoven Kian. Unlike either, The Spruce had to add a rug pad underneath because it ships with no nonslip backing at all.

Safavieh Courtyard CY6062-236 Grey/Bone Striped Indoor/Outdoor Rug (9' x 12')

Of the six rugs here it is the only one two separate hands-on tests were willing to leave on a fully uncovered surface; the nuLOOM Wynn Braided Indoor/Outdoor Area Rug and the Quince Sloane Indoor/Outdoor Rug were both routed to covered porches instead. It gives up softness to the Pottery Barn Kian Outdoor Performance Rug and machine washability to the Ruggable Outdoor Ranier Dark Wood Rug.

Specs side-by-side

Spec	Rugs.com Easy-Clean Border Indoor/Outdoor Rug (5' 3" x 8', Light Brown)	Safavieh Courtyard CY6062-236 Grey/Bone Striped Indoor/Outdoor Rug (9' x 12')
Material	100% polypropylene	88% polypropylene, 12% polyester
Construction	Flatweave with textured pile	Power-loomed flatweave
Pile Height	1/6 in	1/4 in
Size Reviewed	5' 3" x 8' (160 x 245 cm)	9' x 12'
Sizes Available	20+ across rectangle, square, round and runner	30+ in rectangle, square, round and runner
Colors	Light brown, brown, grey	—
Certification	Oeko-Tex certified	—
Origin	Turkey	Turkey
Care	Hose with water and mild soap, sun-dry fully before replacing	Hose or power wash, spot treat, air dry
Backing	—	Latex
Weight	—	25 lb at 9' x 12'

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