Navy Red Persian Medallion Rug
This navy red Persian medallion rug is hand knotted in Iran from wool, measuring 408 x 305 cm, which is about 12.4 square metres. A rust-red diamond medallion sits on a dark blue field, inside a broad red border. It is a large rug for a living room or a dining room with space to spare.
The design up close
The dark blue field is filled with a close, repeating pattern of small palmettes, leaves and stems in cream, rust, blue and green. At the centre a long diamond in rust red holds a smaller diamond, and a small cream medallion sits in the middle of that. Pointed pendants reach out above and below it along the length of the rug.
Cream corner pieces fill the four corners of the field, and the two lower corners carry a touch of olive green. The same small pattern runs through the cream areas, so the corners feel part of the field and not a separate panel.
The border is the strongest colour in this Persian medallion rug. It is a broad band of rust red with navy and cream palmette shapes spaced along it, set between narrow cream and green guard stripes. A thin navy edge finishes the outside.
About Persian rugs
Every Persian rug is made one knot at a time on a loom, usually from wool, and a room-size piece can take a weaver many months. That is why no two are alike. Each knot is tied by hand, so a hand knotted rug like this one has rows carry the small differences in spacing and tone that mark handwork.
How a navy red Persian medallion rug is made
This navy red Persian medallion rug is hand knotted from wool. The weaver of this Persian rug ties each knot onto the foundation, row after row, then trims the pile level, which is why the fine pattern in the field stays so clear. A wool rug is soft, resilient and easy to live with, and it wears well under chairs and feet.
Colour in your room
The dark blue field and red border make a warm, deep palette. It suits cream or white walls, timber floors and furniture in leather, tan or grey.
Sizing it for your room
At 408 x 305 cm, this navy red Persian medallion rug covers about 12.4 square metres. In a living room, a three-seat sofa of about 2.2 m leaves roughly 94 cm of rug showing past each end, so the sofa, a pair of armchairs and a coffee table can all sit on it together.
Under a dining table of about 240 x 100 cm, this navy red Persian medallion rug leaves about 84 cm at each end and about 102 cm along each side. That is enough room 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 navy red 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.
