Cream Qum Persian Rug
This cream Qum Persian rug is hand knotted in Iran from wool, measuring 320 x 202 cm, or about 6.5 square metres. A garden of small flowering plants covers a cream field, set inside a rich red border.
The design up close
The cream field is filled with rows of flowering plants growing from small mounds. Tulips, carnations, irises and daisy-like blooms stand in clumps of red, coral, plum, blue and gold, with butterflies and tiny birds between them. The plants lean in different directions, so the field has a natural, scattered feel.
A red border surrounds the field, covered in more flowers in cream, blue, plum and gold, with spiky leaves at the corners. Thin bands in green, tan and black separate the border from the field and from the cream outer edge.
On this cream Qum Persian rug the red border and the cream field balance each other. The flower colours repeat in both, which ties the rug together.
About Persian rugs
Every rug in the Persian collection is hand knotted in Iran. A Persian rug is made one knot at a time on a loom, usually from wool, and a room-size piece can take a maker many months. That is why no two are alike.
In a dining room, allow room for the chairs to slide back without leaving the rug. In a living room, a rug large enough for the front legs of the sofa and chairs to sit on it pulls the room together.
How a cream Qum Persian rug is made
Each knot is tied by hand on a loom, row after row, and the pile is then trimmed level. Wool forms the pile of this rug. The flowers are drawn with fine detail, so each petal and leaf is built from rows of small knots.
Turn the rug over and the pattern shows clearly on the back, which is a simple way to tell a hand knotted rug from a printed one.
Colour in your room
A cream field keeps a room light. It suits white or pale walls and timber floors, and the red border gives a colour to pick up in cushions, art or a throw.
Sizing it for your room
At 320 x 202 cm, this cream Qum Persian rug covers about 6.5 square metres. In a living room, a three-seat sofa of about 2.2 m leaves roughly 50 cm of rug showing past each end, and the front legs of two armchairs can rest on it around a coffee table.
Under a dining table of about 180 x 90 cm, which seats six, the rug leaves about 70 cm at each end and 56 cm along each side. Chairs pulled back at the ends 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 cream Qum Persian 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.
