Grey Blue Abstract Rug
The Heron rug is a grey blue abstract rug, made in India from wool and silk and measuring 368 x 273 cm. It covers 10.0 square metres of floor.
The design up close
The whole rug sits in one colour family, a grey-blue that moves between slate, denim and a paler dusty blue. The shading is cloudy, with darker areas towards the top and the left and lighter patches lower down, so the surface looks washed rather than flat.
Look closely and a second layer appears. Fine, short lines and tiny geometric marks in dark blue and cream are scattered in rows across the rug, like a faint script or a worn grid. They are easy to miss from a distance and become clearer as you come closer. The result is a quiet abstract rug with no border and no central motif.
A short cream fringe sits along the top edge. Because the colour range is narrow, the rug works as a calm base under furniture, in a room where the colour and pattern come from the walls, the art or the cushions.
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, as this one does.
How this grey blue abstract rug is made
This grey blue abstract rug is made in India from wool and silk. Wool is hard wearing, springy and matte. Silk is softer and less resilient than wool, so a rug that mixes them suits rooms with lighter foot traffic.
The two fibres are not the same in how they take light and wear, and a blend like this one gives the surface some variation from one area to the next. That variation is what you see in the cloudy shading across the rug.
Sizing it for your room
At 368 x 273 cm this rug suits a large living room or a main bedroom. Under a queen bed (153 cm wide), centred across the width, it extends 60 cm beyond each side. Under a king bed (183 cm wide) it extends 45 cm each side. In a dining room, a 240 x 100 cm table for eight leaves 64 cm of rug beyond each end and 86.5 cm along each side, so the chairs can be pulled out and stay on the rug.
Looking after your grey blue abstract 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. Rubbing spills can dull silk, so this rug needs a cleaner who handles that fibre 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 grey blue abstract 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 grey blue abstract 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 silk.
