Sage Green Transitional Rug
The Wisteria rug is a sage green transitional rug, made in India from wool and silk and measuring 360 x 275 cm. It covers 9.9 square metres.
The design up close
The field is a soft grey green with a classical layout: a border, a field of scrolling vines and leaves, and large rosette shapes down the middle. The ground is calm and the drawing sits on it in fine lines.
Colour comes from periwinkle and pale blue, violet, terracotta, brown and cream. The rosettes mix brown, cream and navy, the leaves are blue and violet, and small touches of terracotta are spread over the whole field and run stronger along the border.
The pattern is detailed and the ground is quiet, so this transitional rug is a traditional design in muted, modern tones. It suits calm rooms with neutral walls and works with blue, grey, cream or terracotta in the furniture and cushions. A cream fringe finishes the ends.
Indian weaving and this rug
India has a long rug weaving tradition, with centres including Agra and the Bhadohi and Mirzapur area of Uttar Pradesh. Indian workshops weave many modern and abstract designs, often to order, in a wide range of colours and sizes. Wool is the most common pile, and some rugs mix wool with other fibres.
How this sage green transitional rug is made
It is made in India from wool and silk. Wool is hard wearing, springy and matte. Silk is a fine fibre with a natural sheen. Blended with wool, it adds softness to the surface, while the wool gives the rug its spring and its wear.
A rug with silk in it suits a living room, bedroom or dining area where it is looked after and walked on lightly. It will not hide in the room: the blues and violets catch the light differently as you move around it.
Sizing it for your room
At 360 x 275 cm, this sage green transitional rug is a large rug, big enough to anchor a lounge setting, a dining area or the foot of a bed. Under a table of 240 x 100 cm that seats eight, it extends 60 cm past each end and 87.5 cm past each long side. With its 275 cm side running across a queen bed that is 153 cm wide, it leaves 61 cm on each side of the bed. Beside a 3-seat sofa about 2.2 m wide, it extends 70 cm beyond each end of the sofa.
Looking after your sage green transitional 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. Rubbing spills can dull silk, so this rug needs a cleaner who handles that fibre 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 sage green transitional 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.
You can see this sage green transitional rug in our showroom or at home. Browse more Transitional rugs, or ask about a custom made rug in your own size and colour. Read more about silk.
