Decorating With Antique Oriental Rugs

Here you will find colonial furniture and lots of native accents as well as highly decorative ornaments.

Decorating with antique oriental rugs. Jimmy the undercover designer april 21 2011. 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. Arabesques and lotus flower motifs go hand in hand with palmettes and paisleys. 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.

Another of the legendary weaving masterpieces in no way inferior to persian and turkish ones are antique indian rugs. 23 responses to decorating with persian rugs meet vanessa april 21 2011. Is the rug the focal point of the room. Antique handmade oriental rug carpet ferhan sarouk 1908 wool rug signed rare.

Decorating with antique rugs image via apartment therapy 1. 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. After all decorating with antique rugs is a tradition. 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.

They fit best in oriental inspired spaces. A smaller sized rug used as the focal point. No matter what its color scale origin or pattern is a good quality oriental rug never goes out of style and it works with just about any design scheme. Offering beautiful persian tribal rugs and traditional afghan rugs woven with hand spun vegetable dyed wool in antique designs.

But there are a few secrets to showcasing it at its. A contemporary antique rug can be the perfect way to tie the room together or include groups of items built around a contemporary theme. To determine what rug size to buy measure your room s width and length and then subtract 2 to 3 feet from each dimension. Oriental rug gallery located in santa rosa ca.

1 850 00 7 x 10 3 stunning antique hand made oriental carpet c 1920 s 17099 as is. 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. They are also a great way to showcase a special piece of furniture.