Coral Vintage Overdyed Rug
This coral vintage overdyed rug is a hand knotted Persian rug made in Iran from wool, measuring 395 x 292 cm, or about 11.5 square metres. Streaks of coral, sky blue and red fill the field around an olive and cream medallion, and a coral border carries blue and olive scrolls.
The design up close
The field is the most colourful part of the rug. Coral and apricot run through it in fine vertical streaks, with sky blue showing between them and touches of red near the centre. The streaks make the field look softly brushed rather than flat.
At the centre, a medallion in olive, cream and blue is flanked by two smaller oval pendants, one at each end. Cream corner pieces with blue scrolls and small flowers sit in the four corners. The overall effect of this coral vintage overdyed rug is a mix of warm and cool colours that stays soft rather than loud.
The border has a pale coral ground with blue and olive scrolling leaves and palmette-like flowers, between narrow olive and cream stripes. Pale blue fringe finishes each end.
About Persian rugs
A Persian rug is hand knotted in Iran. Each knot is tied one at a time on a loom, usually in hand-spun wool, and a room-size piece can take a weaver many months. That is why no two are alike. The terms Persian rug and Persian carpet mean the same thing: a rug hand knotted in Iran.
How a coral vintage overdyed rug is made
Weavers tie each knot by hand on a loom, row after row, and trim the pile level. Wool forms the pile. On this rug the colour was dyed over an older rug, which softens the old pattern into the coral and the tones you see now. Because the knots are hand tied, the rows carry small differences in spacing and tone that mark it as handwork.
Colour in your room
Coral and sky blue sit well with cream or pale grey walls and timber floors. A coral vintage overdyed rug like this lets you choose cushions and curtains from either side of its palette, warm coral or cool blue, depending on the mood you want.
Sizing it for your room
At 395 x 292 cm, this coral vintage overdyed rug covers about 11.5 square metres. A three-seat sofa of about 2.2 m leaves roughly 88 cm of rug showing past each end, and two armchairs can rest their front legs on it around a coffee table.
Under a dining table of about 240 x 100 cm, the rug leaves about 78 cm at each end and 96 cm along each side. That is enough room for chairs 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 coral vintage overdyed 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.
