Handmade Slate and Brown Grass Rug
The Salt Marsh rug is a slate and brown grass rug, handmade in India and measuring 355 x 270 cm. That is 9.6 square metres of floor.
The design up close
This is a streaked rug in dark, mixed tones. Slate blue-grey is the main colour, broken by bands of brown and olive that run from side to side, and a fine speckle of lilac-blue runs through all of it. Small cream dashes show up here and there like stitches.
The bands change in width and depth, some soft and cloudy, some sharper, so the surface looks like layers of sediment or a field of grass in low light. There is no border and no central motif, so the rug works as a field of colour in a room.
The colours stay in one dark range of blue-grey, brown and olive. That makes this grass rug a good fit for a room with a deep sofa, timber furniture or a green view, and it is a modern rug that hides nothing and asks for little.
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. This one is a streaked modern design.
How this slate and brown grass rug is made
This rug is handmade in India. If you want to know more about how it is made up, ask us in the showroom and we will go through it with you.
What you can see is a design made of long bands. The colour changes from one band to the next without a hard line, which is how a grass rug gets its streaked look.
Sizing it for your room
The rug measures 355 x 270 cm, or 9.6 square metres, which is a large rug for a living room, a main bedroom or a dining room. Under a queen bed, which is 153 cm wide, it leaves 58.5 cm on each side. Under a king bed, which is 183 cm wide, it leaves 43.5 cm on each side.
In a living room, a three-seat sofa about 2.2 m wide sits on it with 67.5 cm to spare at each end. Under a 240 x 100 cm dining table that seats eight, it leaves 57.5 cm past each end and 85 cm along each side.
Looking after your slate and brown grass 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. Dark, quiet spots, such as the part of a rug under a sofa, collect dust and attract moths, 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 slate and brown grass 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 slate and brown grass 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 rug weaving around Bhadohi in India.
