Beige Cream Contemporary Rug
This beige cream contemporary rug was double knotted by hand in India from wool and silk. It measures 414 x 302 cm, about 12.5 square metres. Our records note vegetable dyes. Its ground is sand and cream, crossed by a network of silver-grey and white lines that look like cracks in glass.
The design up close
White and silver-grey lines run at irregular angles across the whole rug, meeting at points and crossing one another. Between them the ground moves between sand, pale ochre, beige and cream, with a worn, mottled texture. A few charcoal-grey blocks sit along the right side, and they add the darkest tone in the rug.
This beige cream contemporary rug has no border and no centre medallion. The lines spread edge to edge, so there is no clear top or bottom to the design. Some lines are thick and brushed, while others are finer and fade, which gives the surface depth. The pattern has no direction, so the rug looks the same from any side of the room.
Indian rugs and contemporary design
India has a long hand-knotted rug tradition, with weaving centres including Agra and the Bhadohi and Mirzapur area of Uttar Pradesh. Indian workshops weave many designer rugs in modern and abstract styles, often to order and in a wide range of colours and sizes. Wool is the most common pile, and some rugs mix wool with silk, as this beige cream contemporary rug does.
How a beige cream contemporary rug is made
Weavers tie each knot by hand on a loom, one at a time. This rug is double knotted from wool and silk, and our records note vegetable dyes. The silver lines are built from the same knots as the ground, so the design is part of the pile rather than printed on top of it.
Sizing it for your room
At 414 x 302 cm this beige cream contemporary rug suits a main living room. A three-seat sofa of about 2.2 m leaves roughly 97 cm of rug at each end, and two armchairs can rest their front legs on it around a coffee table. In a dining room, a table of about 240 x 100 cm leaves roughly 87 cm at each end and 101 cm along each side, enough for chairs to slide back. The neutral palette suits grey, white and timber furniture.
Its pale ground shows footprints and dust more than a dark rug, so a regular vacuum keeps it looking fresh.
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. Rubbing spills can dull silk, so choose a cleaner who handles that fibre by hand and 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 beige cream contemporary rug 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.
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