/diy/ - Do It Yourself

Moving into a house that has a wood stove and brand new carpeting. I'd like to have a small ring in the house to stock up with fire wood so I don't have to go outside when it's snowing/raining to get more. What can I put under the wood ring to keep my carpets somewhat protected? Should I just go with a large plastic floor mat made for office chairs to roll on, or should I go overboard and put a little row of paver stones? Looking to do minimal long term damage to the carpets, so I feel like the weight of the paver stones with all that wood on top might flatten out that area of the carpet.