Olive Vintage Persian Rug
This olive vintage Persian rug is a hand knotted wool rug made in Iran, measuring 397 x 298 cm, or about 11.8 square metres. An olive and sage field carries a pale, worn oval at its centre, with navy blue sprigs scattered across it.
The design up close
The centre of the rug is a large oval where the pile has worn to cream and ivory. Navy flowers and leaf shapes still show through the pale patches, so the oval looks speckled, like frost on a leaf. A small blue motif sits at its middle.
Around the oval the field is olive, with fine blue vines, small flowers and leaf shapes. A blue spandrel sits in each corner, shaped like a spreading leaf, and it ties the corners to the blue in the centre.
The border has three layers. A narrow blue band with a repeating pattern sits next to the field, and a wide sage and gold band with rounded cartouches fills the middle. A second blue band finishes the edge. The blue lines keep the border sharp, so this olive vintage Persian rug holds its shape even where the centre is worn.
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 an olive vintage Persian 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
Olive, sage and navy sit well with warm white walls, timber floors and natural fibres such as linen and jute. The pale centre brightens a room, and the navy picks up blue cushions or art. Green plants and brass or timber furniture sit comfortably around it.
Sizing it for your room
At 397 x 298 cm, this olive vintage Persian rug covers about 11.8 square metres. In a living room, a three-seat sofa of about 2.2 m leaves roughly 89 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 79 cm at each end and 99 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 olive vintage Persian 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.
