Handmade Dusty Blue Transitional Rug
The Cornflower Haze rug is a dusty blue transitional rug, handmade in India from wool and measuring 360 x 276 cm. That is 9.9 square metres of floor, enough to anchor a large living room or a dining area.
The design up close
The ground is a smoky slate blue that sits close to grey. The pattern is drawn on it in several blues, from pale sky through cornflower and cobalt to navy. Camel and gold-brown appear in smaller amounts, mostly at the centres of the larger rosettes, and flecks of black run through the design.
The layout is classical. A column of large rosettes runs down the middle of the field, with palmettes, curling leaves and small flower sprays spreading out between them. A wide border of similar sprays frames the field, with narrow bands of small repeating motifs on either side of it.
What makes it transitional is that the drawing looks worn back. In places the design thins out or breaks up and the plain slate ground shows through, so the classical pattern reads as softened rather than crisp. It gives a traditional layout the quieter look of a modern rug.
Indian weaving and this rug
India has a long rug weaving tradition, with centres including Agra and the Bhadohi and Mirzapur area of Uttar Pradesh. Indian workshops weave many modern and abstract designs, often to order, in a wide range of colours and sizes. Wool is the most common pile, and some rugs mix wool with other fibres.
How this dusty blue transitional rug is made
This dusty blue transitional rug is handmade in India from wool. Wool is hard wearing, springy and matte, and it is the most common choice for a wool rug of this kind.
The faded drawing is part of the design. The mix of blues against the slate ground, with brown picked out in only a few places, is what gives the rug its cool, calm colour.
Sizing it for your room
At 360 x 276 cm this rug suits a large living room or dining area. Under a living room set, a three-seat sofa about 2.2 m long sits along the long side with 70 cm to spare at each end. In a bedroom, a queen bed (153 cm wide) centred across the width leaves 61.5 cm on each side, and a king bed (183 cm wide) leaves 46.5 cm.
Under a dining table that seats eight (240 x 100 cm), the rug extends 60 cm past each end of the table and 88 cm past each side. Measure your own furniture before you decide, and tape the outline of the rug on the floor to judge how it fills the space.
Looking after your dusty blue transitional 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.
Visit our showroom at 307 Penshurst St, North Willoughby, open every day from 10 am to 4:30 pm, to see this dusty blue transitional 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.
You can see this dusty blue transitional rug in our showroom or at home. Browse more Contemporary rugs, or ask about a custom made rug in your own size and colour. Read more about wool.
