Cream Tabriz Shekasteh Rug
This cream Tabriz Shekasteh rug is a 296 x 200 cm piece made in Iran from wool. Its cream field is shaped around a lobed central medallion in red, rose and navy, with plum corners and a broad rust-red border. The layout is a central medallion, and the colours are warm and balanced.
The design up close
The field of this cream Tabriz Shekasteh rug is an octagonal shape with angled corners, set inside a plum ground that fills the four corners of the rug. Within it, the central medallion is red and rose with a navy heart, and small flowers and vines in cream, red, green and grey spread out around it.
The main border is rust red, with small cream and green cartouches repeating along each side. A thin band in cream and grey separates it from the field, and an outer grey-green band carries fine leaf shapes, so the border has several layers to look at. Where the border meets the field, the plum corners sit beside the cream octagon, which gives the medallion a clean edge.
Colour on this cream Tabriz Shekasteh rug
Cream fills the field, plum sits in the corners, and rust red frames the whole rug. Green and grey appear in the border leaves and in small touches across the field, and navy gives the medallion its depth. The colours sit close together, so the rug feels warm and settled. Plum is the coolest colour in the rug, and it sits quietly against the red border.
A cream Tabriz Shekasteh rug suits rooms with pale walls, timber floors and warm furniture, where the red border picks up the colour of cushions and curtains.
Sizing it for your room
At 296 x 200 cm the rug covers about 5.9 square metres, so a cream Tabriz Shekasteh rug this size suits a living room with a three-seat sofa. A sofa of around 2.2 m leaves about 38 cm of rug showing past each end, enough for the front legs of the sofa and two armchairs to rest on the rug. In a dining room, a table of about 180 x 90 cm leaves roughly 58 cm at each end and 55 cm along each side.
Where it suits your home
A cream Tabriz Shekasteh rug suits a living room with a plain sofa or a dining room, where the cream field lifts the floor and the red border frames the table. Its pale ground makes a small room feel lighter, and the border gives a dining table a clear frame.
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 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.
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 11 am to 4:30 pm, to see this cream Tabriz Shekasteh 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.
Browse more Traditional, or ask about a custom made rug in your own size and colour. Read more about Tabriz rugs.
