Blue and Gold Transitional Rug
The Gilt Frieze rug is a blue and gold transitional rug, made in India from lambswool and silk and measuring 343 x 253 cm. It covers 8.7 square metres of floor.
The design up close
The ground is a soft sky blue, light and slightly grey, and it fills most of the rug. Mustard and gold, brown and navy make up the pattern. A medallion sits in the middle, built from rings of gold and brown around a small navy square, with pointed ornaments reaching out to the left and right.
Around it the classical pattern has been broken up. Blocks of ornament, columns and fragments of border sit at the corners and along the edges, and many of them fade into scattered flecks of gold and dark blue. Wide areas of plain blue are left open between them. The effect is of an old pattern worn away, which is the idea behind a transitional rug.
The back of the rug is a pale grey-blue with the gold and navy design showing through, and the edge is bound with grey cloth. The bands of fragments across the top and bottom give the design a frieze-like order, while the open blue keeps the whole rug calm.
Indian weaving and this rug
India has a long rug weaving tradition, with centres including Agra and the Bhadohi and Mirzapur area of Uttar Pradesh. Indian workshops weave many modern and abstract designs, often to order, in a wide range of colours and sizes. Wool is the most common pile, and some rugs mix wool with other fibres, as this one does.
How this blue and gold transitional rug is made
This blue and gold transitional rug is made in India from lambswool and silk. Wool is hard wearing, springy and matte. Silk is softer and less resilient than wool, so a rug that mixes them suits rooms with lighter foot traffic.
Transitional rugs take a traditional pattern and treat it in a modern way. On this one the medallion, borders and columns are all still there, but they are partly erased, so the design feels like part of the room rather than the centre of attention.
Sizing it for your room
At 343 x 253 cm this rug suits a living room with a sofa group, or a large bedroom. Under a queen bed (153 cm wide), centred across the width, it extends 50 cm beyond each side. Under a king bed (183 cm wide) it extends 35 cm each side. In a dining room, a 180 x 90 cm table for six leaves 81.5 cm of rug beyond each end and 81.5 cm along each side, so the chairs stay on the rug when they are pulled out.
Looking after your blue and gold transitional rug
Vacuum it on a suction-only setting, or with the beater bar switched off, so the brush does not pull at the pile. 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. Rubbing spills can dull silk, so this rug needs a cleaner who handles that fibre 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 blue and gold transitional 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.
You can see this blue and gold transitional rug in our showroom or at home. Browse more Transitional rugs, or ask about a custom made rug in your own size and colour. Read more about silk.
