Blue Ardebil Persian Runner
This blue Ardebil Persian runner is hand double knotted in pure wool in Iran, and it measures 365 x 70 cm. Its navy field is covered in small lozenge motifs in red, blue, cream, pale green and gold, with a gold and olive stripe and a red and blue band along the edges. Its colours give a hallway a lively but ordered look.
The design up close
The navy field of this blue Ardebil Persian runner is covered with small repeating lozenges and diamonds, each outlined in red. Blue, cream, pale green and gold units sit inside them, and larger hooked motifs in blue, gold and green break up the repeat. The pattern is fine and even, so it reads as texture from a short distance. Its repeat is small enough that the lozenges read as one even surface across the runner.
Pale green accents appear among the reds and creams, which gives the blue field a lighter, varied look. The colours are mixed rather than set in large blocks, so the runner feels busy at close range. Navy, red and cream dominate the field, with pale green and gold appearing as smaller accents.
At the edges a narrow gold and olive stripe runs beside a red and blue band, with cream lines between them. A cream line finishes the outer edge of this blue Ardebil Persian runner.
How a blue Ardebil Persian runner is made
A Persian rug is made one knot at a time on a loom, and this runner is hand double knotted in pure wool. Wool is soft, resilient and easy to live with, which suits a runner that takes daily foot traffic. The double knotting and pure wool give the runner a firm base for a busy passage.
Colour in your room
The navy field is a deep, cool base, and the red and cream accents keep it from feeling dark. It suits cream or grey walls and timber floors, and blue or grey furnishings sit well beside it. The runner also works beside a timber bench in a hallway.
Sizing it for your room
At 365 x 70 cm this blue Ardebil Persian runner covers about 2.6 square metres. The 365 x 70 runner suits a hallway, a kitchen galley or the floor beside a bed. Allow about 10 to 20 cm of floor on each side, so a hallway of roughly 90 to 110 cm wide suits it. Its 70 cm width also suits a galley kitchen, where it can run beside the bench.
Looking after your rug
Vacuum it on a suction-only setting, or with the beater bar switched off, so the brush does not pull at the knots. Turn it around every six to twelve months so sun and foot traffic wear it evenly. Blot spills with a clean white cloth and cold water rather than rubbing them in. When it needs a full clean, choose a cleaner who washes handmade rugs by hand.
Put a good underlay beneath it. It stops the rug sliding on timber or tiles, adds cushioning and takes some of the wear off the pile. Moths like wool in dark, quiet spots, such as the part of a rug under a sofa, so vacuum those areas often and lift the furniture now and then.
See it before you buy
Visit our showroom at 307 Penshurst St, North Willoughby, open every day from 11 am to 4:30 pm, to see this blue Ardebil Persian runner in person. If you would rather judge it in your own room, with your own light and furniture, book an in-home viewing and we will bring a selection to you.
Browse more Persian Rugs, or ask about a custom made rug in your own size and colour. Read more about Persian carpets.
