Navy Persian Floral Rug
This navy Persian floral rug is hand knotted in Iran from wool and measures 300 x 193 cm. That is about 5.8 square metres. A round cream medallion with a red star at its centre floats on a navy field of small flowers.
The design up close
The medallion is a round, cream shape with a red star at its middle and a green core. Four cream quarter medallions sit in the corners, so the centre is echoed at every corner of the field. The navy ground between them is covered edge to edge in small flowers and leaves in red, rose, cream and green.
Up close, the flowers in this navy Persian floral rug are made of many small, separate colours, and the red and rose pick up the red of the border. The pattern is the same weight across the whole field, so it reads as one rich surface.
The border is a rust red band with larger flowers and leaf shapes in cream, blue and navy. Narrow cream guards sit on each side, with a navy edge at the outside. A cream fringe finishes the ends.
About Persian rugs
Persian rugs are hand knotted in Iran. Each one 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 quite alike. The words Persian rug and Persian carpet mean the same thing: a rug hand knotted in Iran.
How a navy Persian floral rug is made
Weavers tie each knot by hand on a loom, row after row, then trim the pile level. Wool forms the pile, and it is hand knotted in Iran as every Persian rug is. 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
A deep navy field is a strong base for a living room. The rug suits pale walls, a cream or grey sofa and timber floors. The red and rose in the flowers pair well with warm cushions, and the cream medallion keeps the centre bright.
Sizing it for your room
At 300 x 193 cm, this navy Persian floral rug covers about 5.8 square metres. In a living room, a three-seat sofa of about 2.2 m leaves 80 cm of rug to share between its two ends, so the sofa and a pair of armchairs can sit on it together around a coffee table.
Under a dining table of about 180 x 90 cm, which seats six, the rug leaves 60 cm at each end and about 51.5 cm along each side. Chairs can 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 navy Persian floral 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.
