Cream Traditional Mood Rug
This Cream Traditional Mood Rug is a hand knotted rug from Iran, measuring 395 x 310 cm, or about 12.2 square metres. Its field is mostly rust brown and deep navy, with the cream showing in the bands that step inward toward the centre rather than across the whole rug.
The design up close
A stepped hexagon sits at the centre of the field, and it is built from several bands. Moving inward from the border, the bands run rust brown, cream, deep navy and cream again, ending in a small central hexagon. Each band carries a close, all over pattern of tiny motifs, so the cream traditional mood rug reads as fine texture from a distance and as dense detail up close.
The cream bands are the lightest part of the design. Small blue and rust motifs sit on them in tight rows, and a small blue grey medallion marks the middle of the central hexagon. The corners outside the hexagon are rust and navy, so the stepped shape stands clear of the ground.
The border has several narrow stripes. Its widest band is lilac grey with small gold and tan motifs, separated from the field by thin cream and dark brown lines. The outer edge is dark, so the border closes the design neatly and frames every band inside it.
Where this Cream Traditional Mood Rug comes from
Every rug in this collection was hand knotted in Iran. A Persian rug is made one knot at a time on a loom, and a room-size piece can take a weaver many months. That is why no two are alike, even when the layout is the same.
A Persian rug is woven in Iran, and the term covers rugs with very different designs, from central medallions to all over patterns. Persian rug and Persian carpet mean the same thing, so the two names are interchangeable when you shop.
Sizing this Cream Traditional Mood Rug
At 395 x 310 cm this Cream Traditional Mood Rug covers about 12.2 square metres, enough for a large living room or formal dining room. A three-seat sofa of around 2.2 m sits with about 88 cm of rug beyond each end, so the front legs of the sofa and of armchairs set facing it can rest on the rug.
For a dining table of about 240 x 100 cm, which seats eight, the rug leaves about 78 cm at each end and about 105 cm along each side. The cream bands pick up pale walls and timber, while the rust and navy field sits well with warm grey or dark furnishings.
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 favour 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 Traditional Mood 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 Persian carpets.
