Beige Persian Medallion Rug
This beige Persian medallion rug is a hand knotted wool rug made in Iran, measuring 293 x 208 cm. That is about 6.1 square metres of cream field inside a deep brick red border, with blue and green through the pattern.
The design up close
A pointed medallion sits at the centre, in brick red with navy and a pale blue core. Small red and gold pendants lead out from the top and bottom, and the medallion is surrounded by a field of flowers, vines and leaves in red, rust, blue, sage green and gold on the cream ground.
The corners carry matching pieces in brick red and navy, with palmettes drawn in and cream flowers around them. A pair of narrow stripes in blue and red separates the field from the border, and the pale ground makes the red pieces stand out.
The wide border is brick red with floral scrolls in cream, blue and green. Inside it runs a navy band with small repeating motifs, and a grey beige band sits outside. A white fringe finishes each end. The red border frames the pale field, so the medallion stays the first thing you see in this beige Persian medallion rug.
About Persian rugs
A Persian rug is made one knot at a time on a loom, and a room-size piece can take a weaver many months. No two are alike. The term Persian rug means a rug hand knotted in Iran, and this one was made there.
How a beige Persian medallion rug is made
Weavers tie each knot by hand, and the finished pile is trimmed level. This beige Persian medallion rug is hand knotted in Iran from wool. As a wool rug it is soft underfoot and hard wearing. The small differences in the drawing from one side to the other come from that handwork.
Colour in your room
A beige Persian medallion rug with a cream field and brick red border is warm and easy to place. It suits white or warm grey walls, pale or mid timber floors and furniture in navy, tan leather or soft green. At 6.1 square metres it works under a sofa group or at the foot of a bed, and the red in the border gives cushions and throws something to match.
Sizing it for your room
At 293 x 208 cm this rug covers about 6.1 square metres. A three-seat sofa of about 2.2 m leaves around 36 cm of rug showing past each end, and a sofa and two armchairs can rest their front legs on it.
Under a dining table of about 180 x 90 cm, which seats six, the rug leaves about 56 cm at each end and 59 cm along each side. That is enough to pull chairs out and stay on the rug.
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 10 am to 4:30 pm, to see this beige Persian medallion rug in person. If you would rather judge it in your own room, with your own light and furniture, book a home trial and we will bring a selection to you.
Browse more Traditional rugs, or ask about a custom made rug in your own size and colour. Read more about Persian carpets.
