Steel Blue Grass Rug
The Gunmetal rug is a steel blue grass rug, made in India from wool and silk and measuring 360 x 279 cm. It covers 10.0 square metres.
The design up close
This grass design has a finely ribbed, striped surface with no motif to follow. Here it is worked in one colour family: a mid blue grey that runs from lighter steel to darker slate in soft horizontal bands.
Up close, tiny rows of small raised dashes and dots in blue, grey and ivory give the surface a fine grain. From across a room the rows blend, and it reads as a calm, even blue grey.
A cream fringe finishes the ends. The blue grey is neutral enough to sit with timber, concrete or pale floors, with white, grey or navy walls, and with furniture in almost any tone.
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 steel blue grass 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 plain, textured modern rug like this one lets the room do the talking. It suits a bedroom, a living room or a study where you want colour and texture without a pattern.
Sizing it for your room
At 360 x 279 cm, this steel blue grass 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 89.5 cm past each long side. With its 279 cm side running across a queen bed that is 153 cm wide, it leaves 63 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 steel blue 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. 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 steel blue 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 steel blue 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 silk.
