Grey Persian Overdyed Rug
This grey Persian overdyed rug is a hand knotted wool rug made in Iran, measuring 370 x 287 cm, or about 10.6 square metres. The overdye covers the whole rug in soft grey, with pale blue patches and the older pattern showing faintly beneath.
The design up close
The centre of the rug is the darkest part, a smoky grey with a plum tint in places. A large medallion shape sits there, and its scrolled edges are only just visible. Lighter patches of pale blue-grey spread out from it towards the sides, where the pile has taken the dye more thinly.
Scrolling stems and small leaf shapes curl out from the medallion towards the ends of the field. At the right side, a few pale scrolls stand out more clearly than the rest. Thin lines mark the edge of the field, and a border band surrounds it in a slightly lighter grey with touches of sand.
The whole surface has fine horizontal streaks, which come from the way the dye settled on the pile. The result is a quiet rug, where pattern is something you find as you look rather than see at once. A grey Persian overdyed rug suits rooms that already have plenty going on.
Persian rugs
A Persian rug is a rug hand knotted in Iran. It is made one knot at a time on a loom, usually from hand-spun wool, and a room-size piece can take a weaver many months. That is why no two are alike.
How a grey Persian overdyed rug is made
Weavers tie each knot by hand on a loom, row after row, then trim the pile level. Wool forms the pile. The colour was then dyed over an older rug, which softens the old pattern into the faded surface you see now. Because every knot is tied by hand, the rows carry small differences in spacing and tone that mark it as handwork.
Colour in your room
Grey with a hint of blue works as a neutral under cream, white and charcoal furniture, and it suits pale timber floors. A rug this size sets the base colour for the whole room, so navy, sand or soft green cushions will stand out against it. The plum tint in the centre warms the grey in evening light.
Sizing it for your room
At 370 x 287 cm, this grey Persian overdyed rug covers about 10.6 square metres. A three-seat sofa of about 2.2 m leaves roughly 75 cm of rug showing past each end, so a sofa, two armchairs and a coffee table can all sit on it.
Under a dining table of about 240 x 100 cm, the rug leaves about 65 cm at each end and about 94 cm along each side, which is enough for chairs to slide back and stay on 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 grey Persian overdyed 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.
