Handmade Silver and Sand Geometric Rug
The Sandbar rug is a silver and sand geometric rug, handmade in India from wool and viscose and measuring 371 x 276 cm. That is 10.2 square metres of floor.
The design up close
The colour is soft and shifts slowly. The top of the rug is a cool silver, grey-blue in tone. Further down it warms to sand and pale yellow-cream, then returns to silver-blue, then warms again, so the rug is laid out in broad, hazy bands across its width. The effect is of wet sand and shallow water.
Over the colour sits a fine diamond lattice. It is quiet, with thin lines in a slightly lighter or darker tone than the ground, and it shows best at an angle or in a corner of the rug, where the diamonds in sand and silver-blue stand out. From a standing height the lattice fades back and the bands of colour lead.
There is no border. The rug finishes at each end in a white fringe, and the back is a grey-blue weave. A geometric rug this soft in colour suits a room with pale walls, oak or bleached timber, and linen or boucle sofas. Among modern rug choices it is one of the calmest.
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, as this one does.
How this silver and sand geometric rug is made
This rug is handmade in India from wool and viscose. Wool is hard wearing and springy, with a matte surface. Viscose is a rayon fibre made from plant cellulose, with a silk-like sheen. It is softer and less resilient than wool, so a rug with it suits rooms with lighter foot traffic.
The viscose adds a silk-like sheen, so the rug can look a little different as the light changes through the day, and Indian hand made rugs with viscose are often chosen for that quality.
Sizing it for your room
At 371 x 276 cm this rug is a big size. Under a queen bed, which is 153 cm wide, it leaves 61.5 cm on each side when the rug runs across the bed. A dining table 240 x 100 cm, seating eight, leaves 88 cm of rug beyond each long side and 65.5 cm beyond each end, so chairs can be pulled out and stay on the rug.
In a living room, a three-seat sofa about 2.2 m long and two armchairs can sit with their front legs on it.
Looking after your silver and sand geometric 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. Rubbing spills can dull viscose, so this rug needs a cleaner who handles that fibre by hand. 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 silver and sand geometric 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 silver and sand geometric rug in our showroom or at home. Browse more Contemporary rugs, or ask about a custom made rug in your own size and colour. Read more about viscose.
