Garnet Persian Medallion Rug
This garnet Persian medallion rug is hand knotted from wool in Iran, and it measures 395 x 308 cm. That is about 12.2 square metres of deep red field with a large central medallion, ivory corner pieces and a charcoal border. It is a rug for a generous living room or dining room.
The design up close
The field is a rich red with soft changes in tone from one area to the next. At the centre, a pointed star of ivory with a red and brown core sits inside a stepped red medallion. Around it, four charcoal-grey panels carry red, rose and olive motifs, and each is outlined in a thin pale line. Similar panels continue above and below the centre.
Ivory zig-zag shapes spread from the medallion into the four corners, where angular dark red and brown spandrels fill the corner of the field. Small leaf sprigs, flowers and notched shapes in olive, rose and cream are scattered over the red between the larger forms.
The border is charcoal, with red and rose diamond rosettes spaced along it and hooked vines between them. A narrow band with a small cream and red repeat sits inside it, and a thin red guard runs along the outer edge. The charcoal gives the border a cooler, quieter tone than the red field.
About Persian rugs
Persian rugs are hand knotted in Iran, one knot at a time on a loom, usually from wool. A room-size piece can take a weaver many months, which is why no two are exactly alike.
How a garnet Persian medallion rug is made
A garnet Persian medallion rug is hand knotted. Each knot is tied by hand on a loom, row after row, and the pile is then trimmed level. The pile is wool. Because every knot is tied by hand, the rows carry small differences in spacing and tone, which is how handwork shows.
Colour in your room
Garnet is a deep red with a hint of brown, which makes it easy to pair with natural materials. Timber floors, cream walls and charcoal, grey or tan furniture all suit it. The grey panels and border echo cool tones, so a grey sofa or stone coffee table will sit comfortably on it.
Sizing it for your room
At 395 x 308 cm, this garnet Persian medallion rug covers about 12.2 square metres. In a living room, a three-seat sofa of about 2.2 m leaves 87.5 cm of rug showing past each end, so the sofa, two armchairs and a coffee table can share it.
Under a king bed 183 cm wide it leaves 62.5 cm each side. Under a dining table of 240 x 100 cm, which seats eight, it leaves 77.5 cm at each end and 104 cm along each side, so chairs can slide back without leaving 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 garnet Persian medallion 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.
