Best 12x12 area rugs under $100

Top pick: Garland Rug Medallion Sage Square Indoor Area Rug, 12 x 12. It's the only one here that's genuinely a 12-foot square, indoor-rated, and comfortably inside your budget — a solid, low-key sage that won't fight furniture, and it's rated 5 of 5 (though from only a few reviews).

Who the others suit:

• Garland Rug Ivy, 12 x 12 — same footprint and indoor use, floral pattern, if you want something softer-looking; it's a rectangle, not a square.
• Safavieh Monaco Square — a true square but a much smaller 4 x 4, so it's a doormat-scale accent rather than a room rug.
• Nourison Positano — indoor/outdoor friendly and highly rated, but it's a 4 x 6, not a 12 x 12.

Skip the Berber and washable 12 x 12 squares if the cap is firm — both run over it.