Hand Knotted Grey Abstract Rug
The Morning Mist rug is a grey abstract rug, hand knotted in India from wool and silk, with a quiet design of dove grey, ivory and soft taupe. It measures 305 x 244 cm and covers about 7.4 square metres.
The design up close
Across this grey abstract rug, the ground is a soft silver grey, brushed with fine horizontal streaks that catch the light. Paler ivory patches drift across the field in loose, cloud-like shapes, and taupe-tinted areas sit between them, particularly in the lower half.
The design has no border, medallion or motif. Its texture comes from the brushed surface and the way the tones shift from one area to the next, so this grey abstract rug looks calm from a distance and shows more streaks up close.
The edges are plain, with no fringe, so the field runs straight to the outer edge on every side.
Indian weaving and this rug
India has a long hand-knotted rug tradition, with weaving centres in Agra and the Bhadohi and Mirzapur area of Uttar Pradesh. Indian workshops weave many modern and abstract designs, often to order, so a grey rug like this one can be made to suit a particular colour scheme. Wool is the most common pile, and some rugs mix wool with silk, as this one does.
How this grey abstract rug is made
Our records note that it is hand knotted in India using the Nepali knot. Three weavers take about six months to make each rug, and the pile is then carved by hand to give the design its raised look, which takes the same three people about three more weeks.
Our records note German dyes for the colours. The grey and ivory tones sit close together, which keeps the surface calm.
Sizing it for your room
At 305 x 244 cm, this grey abstract rug suits a lounge with a three-seat sofa and two armchairs. With a 2.2 m sofa, about 42 cm of rug shows at each end, and the front legs of the armchairs can rest on the rug around a coffee table.
A dining table of about 180 x 90 cm, which seats six, leaves roughly 62 cm of rug at each end and 77 cm along each side. In a bedroom, a queen bed, which is 153 cm wide in Australia, would leave about 76 cm of rug showing on each side when the rug runs across the foot of the bed.
Its silver grey and ivory tones suit pale timber, concrete and white walls, and a room that needs a soft, neutral base.
Looking after your grey abstract 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.
Rubbing spills can dull silk, so this rug needs a cleaner who handles that fibre by hand.
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 grey abstract 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.
Available in 305 x 244 cm and custom made, in the size and colour you choose.
