Blue Grey Transitional Rug
This blue grey transitional rug is hand knotted in India in wool and bamboo silk and measures 300 x 240 cm, or about 7.2 square metres. Teal and blue grey wash across a charcoal and pale ground, with cream floral medallions and scrolls drawn over them.
The design up close
This blue grey transitional rug keeps a classic medallion layout in a washed palette. Oval medallions appear near the top centre and again in the middle of the field, with cream floral scrolls and small palmettes around them.
On this blue grey transitional rug the cream motifs are drawn over a mottled ground of teal, grey and charcoal. Charcoal patches sit along the left and right edges and across the top, while the teal and blue grey are palest near the middle.
The border is faint and worn, with small cream motifs that fade into the ground near the bottom and along the sides. The fine detail is softest at the edges, so the centre draws the eye first.
Where this rug is woven
India has a long weaving tradition, with centres including Agra and the Bhadohi and Mirzapur area of Uttar Pradesh. Agra has been a carpet weaving centre since at least the 17th century, and Bhadohi and Mirzapur is the largest carpet making region in India. Indian workshops weave many modern and abstract designs, often to order, and transitional pieces mix classic motifs with a softer, modern palette.
How a blue grey transitional rug is made
This blue grey transitional rug is hand knotted, so a weaver ties each knot by hand on a loom, then shears the pile level. Our records note German dyes.
Bamboo silk is a viscose fibre made from bamboo cellulose, with a silk-like sheen. Here it is woven alongside wool. It is softer and less resilient than wool, so a rug like this suits rooms with lighter foot traffic.
Sizing it for your room
At 300 x 240 cm this blue grey transitional rug covers about 7.2 square metres, which makes it a large rug for a living room. Under a sofa, a three-seat sofa of about 2.2 m leaves about 40 cm of rug showing past each end, and armchairs can rest their front legs on the rug around a coffee table.
Under a dining table of about 240 x 100 cm, which seats eight, it leaves roughly 30 cm at each end and 70 cm along each side. Cream walls and pale timber let the cream motifs show, while blue and charcoal furnishings echo the ground.
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. Rubbing spills can dull bamboo silk, and it needs a cleaner who handles that fibre by hand.
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 grey transitional 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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