Red Medallion Rug
This red medallion rug is a large pile rug measuring 410 x 310 cm. That is about 12.7 square metres, enough to anchor a formal living room or a dining room with space around the table. A navy and cream medallion sits at the centre of a deep red field, framed by a wide border of red, cream and soft blue.
The design up close
The medallion is lobed and layered. Its core is dark navy and maroon with a pink and cream rosette in the middle, wrapped in a cream band crowded with tiny flowers in blue, rust and green. Smaller pointed ornaments in navy sit at each end of the medallion, along the length of the rug.
The red field around it is covered with curling vines, paisley shapes and small blossoms in cream, lilac, pale blue, pink and teal. In each corner a navy spandrel holds a bouquet of pink and cream flowers rising from a vase, and its pale outline ties it back to the cream of the medallion. Fine vine lines fill every gap, so there is no empty patch of ground.
The border is built in layers. A wide red band carries pink and cream roses with lilac and blue leaves, set between narrow cream and navy guard stripes. Several thin stripes separate the border from the field, which keeps the centre of the rug calm despite all the detail.
How a red medallion rug is made
This is a pile rug, with the design worked into a dense, closely clipped surface. That is why the small flowers and thin vine lines stay sharp even at this size. Where the rug folds back on itself, the pile stands upright and even, with the colour running right down to the base.
Colour in your room
Deep red and navy are strong, warm colours, and a red medallion rug like this one suits a room with cream or soft grey walls and timber floors. The cream in this medallion rug lifts the centre, so it does not feel heavy even at 12.7 square metres.
A red medallion rug of this size usually sets the palette for a room. Pick out the blue or the pink from the border for cushions and curtains, and keep the sofa in a quiet neutral so the rug leads.
Sizing it for your room
At 410 x 310 cm this red medallion rug covers about 12.7 square metres. A three-seat sofa of about 2.2 m sits on it with about 95 cm of rug showing past each end, so the sofa and two armchairs can share the rug around a coffee table. As a large area rug, it also works well in an open-plan space.
Under a dining table of about 240 x 100 cm, the rug leaves about 85 cm at each end and 105 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 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.
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 red 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.
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