Blue Ivory Medallion Rug
This blue ivory medallion rug is a traditional pile rug measuring 310 x 205 cm. A scalloped ivory oval fills the centre of a navy field, with a round navy and rust medallion at its middle and a blue border around the outside. Its area is about 6.4 square metres.
The design up close
The oval is covered in small repeating motifs in blue, rust and cream on an ivory ground. At its centre a round medallion has pointed rays in navy and pale blue around a rust flower, and small pointed pendants lead away from it toward each end.
Navy fills the corners and the space outside the oval, with rust corner pieces and ivory touches that echo the colours of the centre. These dark corners give the pale oval a firm frame and bring the colour to the edges of the field.
The border of this blue ivory medallion rug is a mid blue, with rust and cream diamonds and drop-shaped palmettes along it. Several narrow guard stripes sit on either side, and a plain navy edge finishes the rug.
How a blue ivory medallion rug is made
Rugs of this kind are woven on a loom, row by row, with the pile built up from rows of knots set into the foundation. Look at the back and you can see the pattern again in the knots, a little softer than on the front. Small differences in tone from row to row are part of how a woven pile rug looks.
Colour in your room
Blue, ivory and rust is an easy combination for a living room. It suits cream or pale grey walls, light timber floors and sofas in grey, tan or white.
The ivory oval keeps the blue ivory medallion rug light for its size, so it does not feel heavy even in a smaller room. Rust accents in the corners and centre pick up wooden furniture, brick or terracotta pots, and warm lamp light in the evening.
Sizing it for your room
At 310 x 205 cm, this blue ivory medallion rug covers about 6.4 square metres. In a living room, a three-seat sofa of about 2.2 m leaves roughly 45 cm of rug showing past each end, and the rug is large enough for a coffee table and two armchairs to sit on it.
Under a dining table of about 180 x 90 cm, which seats six, the rug leaves about 65 cm at each end and 57.5 cm along each side. That gives chairs room to slide back while staying 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 blue ivory 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.
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