Decorating With Antique Oriental Rugs

To determine what rug size to buy measure your room s width and length and then subtract 2 to 3 feet from each dimension.

Decorating with antique oriental rugs.

They are also a great way to showcase a special piece of furniture. 1 850 00 7 x 10 3 stunning antique hand made oriental carpet c 1920 s 17099 as is. Antique handmade oriental rug carpet ferhan sarouk 1908 wool rug signed rare. Jimmy the undercover designer april 21 2011.

Additionally we have a world class selection of antique tribal rug trappings such as saddlebags and nomadic textiles. A contemporary antique rug can be the perfect way to tie the room together or include groups of items built around a contemporary theme. Oriental rug gallery located in santa rosa ca. While there are no hard and fast rules about decorating with oriental rugs the wrong mix and match could cause the décor in the room to clash and look discordant instead of giving the room a harmonious look.

My first job at the pacific design center was at a rug showroom jh minassian and i was in love with all of the beautiful antique and reproduction rugs. Here you will find colonial furniture and lots of native accents as well as highly decorative ornaments. But there are a few secrets to showcasing it at its. Another of the legendary weaving masterpieces in no way inferior to persian and turkish ones are antique indian rugs.

Decorating with antique rugs image via apartment therapy 1. So when a pal asked me the other day how to make other patterns work with an oriental floor covering i sensed an ideabook in the making. The antique oriental rugs that were woven prior to the 1920 s from persia represent an unfathomable range of rug patterns and styles with an enormous breadth of influence from semi nomadic tribes to imperial weaving traditions established by the safavid and moughal mughal empires. They fit best in oriental inspired spaces.

Offering beautiful persian tribal rugs and traditional afghan rugs woven with hand spun vegetable dyed wool in antique designs. Arabesques and lotus flower motifs go hand in hand with palmettes and paisleys. After all decorating with antique rugs is a tradition. 23 responses to decorating with persian rugs meet vanessa april 21 2011.

Using a rug that is between 2 and 3 feet smaller than the area of your room will make the space feel more open and balanced. Is the rug the focal point of the room. A grouping of plants placed on an antique rug can add an organic feel to the room without destroying the theme of the contemporary design.