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Rugs and Carpets For Sale
Persian Sultanabad Masters Wool 8X10 Ivory, Beige
Grey Handmade Area Rug
Located in Houston, TX
Condition: New
Origin: Persia
Design: Sultanabad
Actual size: 8.2 x 10
Color: Ivory Gray, Beige
Content: Wool
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Persian Sultanabad Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Traditional Worn Persian Kerman Room Size Rug
Located in New York, NY
An early 20th-century worn Persian Lavar Kerman traditional room size rug.
Measures: 8'4'' x 12'
The province and city of Kerman in Central Persia continued to make extraordina...
Category
1920s Persian Kirman Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Zabihi Collection Silk Khotan 19th Century Rug
Located in New York, NY
This is a beautiful antique handwoven silk Khotan rug from Xinjiang, Western China, measuring approximately 1'9" × 1'10". Woven with a silky, lustrous pile on a cotton foundation, th...
Category
Late 19th Century East Turkestani Agra Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Silk
cc-tapis STRIPES handmade rug by Eny Lee Parker
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Eny Lee Parker, a spatial designer based in New York, draws inspiration from her work with clay. She physically sculpts with clay, then scans the textures and irregular edges to crea...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$8,453 Sale Price / item
15% Off
Rug
Kilim’s Distressed style Rug in Blue Medallion Pattern
By Rug
Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
This 9x12 rug is a new addition to Rug & Kilim’s Homage Collection. Hand-knotted in distressed style wool and cotton.
Further On the Design:
This design enjoys an elaborate medal...
Category
2010s Indian Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton
$3,840 Sale Price
20% Off
Rustic Tribal Afghan Antique Wool Bolster Size Rug Pillow
Located in New York, NY
Pillow made from a 19th century antique Ersari rug with cotton back and zipper closure.
Measures: 15'' x 23''.
Category
1930s Tribal Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton, Foam
$199 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Sheepskin Throw Rug for Bed, Sofa or Floor, Grey Short Wool
Located in Dural, AU
This large sheepskin throw rug will create an atmosphere of stylish design and luxurious comfort, handcrafted from the finest quality short wool Icelandic Sheepskin. This charming and endearing grey sheepskin throw rug expresses the beauty of natural and sustainable living bringing signature styling to both Classic and modern interiors suitable for the styling of a sofa, bed or flooring.
Each sheepskin throw rug is crafted in Australia by eluxury home, using individual and carefully sourced Icelandic sheepskins creating distinguished and organic curved edges formed by the natural shape of each sheepskin used...
Category
2010s Australian Scandinavian Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Sheepskin
Bobyrug’s Nice Distressed Large Antique Aubusson Flat Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Beautiful palace size antique french Aubusson flat rug with beautiful floral design and nice natural colors, entirely hand knotted with wool.
✨✨✨
"Experience the epitome of luxury a...
Category
Late 19th Century French Aubusson Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Handmade Cotton Area Flat Weave Rug, 8x10 Blue, Brown Geometric Indian Dhurrie
Located in Jaipur, IN
Handmade Cotton Vegetable Dyed Blue, Cream And Brown Geometric Indian Rug - 8'x10'
These special flat-weave dhurries are hand-woven with 15 ply 100% cotton yarn. Due to the special m...
Category
2010s Indian Mid-Century Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Cotton
Sasha Bikoff X Art Hide Faux Bois Customizable Cowhide Dans Le Bois Area Rug
By Art Hide
Located in Charlotte, NC
Dans Le Bois is more than just a rug, it's a statement. With its abstract and almost graphic-like subject matter, it truly captures the essence of the 70s. But what sets it apart is ...
Category
2010s Pakistani Art Deco Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Cowhide
$6,791 Sale Price
15% Off
Embers of Paradise: A Vintage Persian Tabriz Masterpiece of Refined Opulence
Located in Dallas, TX
75612 Vintage Persian Tabriz Rug, 10'00 x 13'03. A marvel of woven poetry, this hand-knotted wool vintage Persian Tabriz rug is a luminous testament to the majesty of Persian textile...
Category
Mid-20th Century Persian Tabriz Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$4,095 Sale Price
30% Off
Rug
Kilim’s Polonaise Style Rug in Light Green with Floral Medallions
By Rug
Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hand-knotted in wool, this 10x14 modern Polonaise rug originating from Nepal is inspired by a particularly celebrated provenance of rare rugs known for these large-scale medallions o...
Category
2010s Nepalese Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$12,800 Sale Price
20% Off
Very Beautiful Antique Pair of silk velvet Curtains
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Wonderful pair of curtains from late 19th century, with a nice silk velvet tissue and a needlepoint band applied on it.
Size of each piece is 105x295 cm
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"Experience the epitome o...
Category
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Silk
Vintage Shahsavan Persian Kilim Rug, Polychromatic Stripes - Rug
Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Made with handwoven wool in Persia 1950-1960, this 5x9 vintage Shahsavan Kilim is a particularly bright and sought-after work of an exciting new curation from Rug & Kilim’s collectio...
Category
1950s Persian Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
6.5x9.8 Ft Gray Overdyed Vintage Rug for Modern Interiors. Handknotted in Turkey
Located in Spring Valley, NY
Our overdyed rugs are all hand-knotted vintage Turkish rugs, carefully restored and reimagined in our workshop to suit a wide range of interior design styles — from modern and minima...
Category
1960s Turkish Modern Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton
The Silent Geometry: A Rare Beni Mrirt Masterpiece of Sculpted Serenity
Located in Dallas, TX
21175 Rare Organic Modern Beni Mrirt Moroccan Rug, 09'02 x 11'08. A poetic embodiment of refined minimalism and ancestral spirit, this hand-knotted wool Beni Mrirt Moroccan rug is an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Moroccan Minimalist Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$6,412 Sale Price
42% Off
Colorful Dragon Tibetan Early 20th Century Rug
Located in New York, NY
1st Quarter of the 20th-century Tibetan rug with a large-scale dragon motif.
The wool is soft, Texture and patina are fabulous. Can also make for a suitable wall hanging.
Measure...
Category
Early 20th Century Tibetan Archaistic Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Brita Svefors Vintage Swedish Röllakan
Located in Dallas, TX
79027 Brita Svefors Vintage Swedish Rollakan, 06'05 x 09'03. This handwoven wool vintage Swedish Scandinavian rollakan rug named "Opal" is a testament to the artistic ingenuity of Br...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$6,195 Sale Price
25% Off
Blue Modern Sultanabad Handmade Floral Design Wool Rug
Located in Norwalk, CT
Beautiful modern Sultanabad hand-knotted wool rug with a blue field. This rug has a beige frame and multicolor accents in a gorgeous all-over floral design.
This rug measures: 6'9...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Persian Sultanabad Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
20th Century, Andy Warhol for Sphinx Round Rug
By Andy Warhol
Located in Turin, Turin
Andy Warhol was a prominent American artist who was a leading figure in the Pop Art movement. His work explored themes of consumerism, celebrity, and mass production, often using tec...
Category
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Textile
Mid Century Danish Style Rya Area Shag Rug in Modern Bullseye Design
Located in Philadelphia, PA
We are proud to offer these brand new, finely crafted, high quality designer shag rugs. These are truly inspired by the classic Scandinavian rug designs of the 1950’s and 1960’s. The...
Category
2010s Indian Scandinavian Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Acrylic
The Royale Fleur Suite: Late-19th Century Spanish Savonnerie of Noble Provenance
Located in Dallas, TX
72167 Rare Antique Spanish Savonnerie Square Rug, 12'06 x 13'00. Woven in the twilight of the 19th century for the salons and royal apartments of Europe’s elite, this hand-knotted wo...
Category
Late 19th Century Spanish Louis XIV Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$10,395 Sale Price
25% Off
Handmade Vintage Persian Gabbeh Rug 3.1
x 5
, 1970s - 2B115
Located in Bordeaux, FR
Vintage Hand-Knotted Persian Gabbeh Area Rug Deep Orange & Cream, 3.1' x 5'
This charming vintage Persian Gabbeh rug is a celebration of simple geometry and luxurious texture. Hand...
Category
1970s French Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Pretty 20th century modern french Aubusson tapestry by « Claude Picard »
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Very beautiful 20th century Aubusson tapestry with a modern design by french painter « Claude Picard », representing a rooster and three birds among the ...
Category
1970s French Aubusson Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Handmade Vintage Persian Kazvin Rug 12.4
x 20.8, 1970s - 1K05
Located in Bordeaux, FR
Vintage Handmade Persian Kazvin Rug
This is a large, handmade vintage Persian Kazvin rug from the 1970s, crafted from wool. This piece exemplifies the classic, formal style of weavin...
Category
1970s French Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
The Geometry of Stillness: A Vintage Tibetan Odegard Rug of Modernist Serenity
Located in Dallas, TX
78203 Vintage Tibetan Odegard Rug, 08'03 x 10'04. This exquisite hand-knotted wool vintage Tibetan Odegard rug is a striking example of minimalist elegance...
Category
Late 20th Century Nepalese Aesthetic Movement Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$6,195 Sale Price
38% Off
Mid Century Modern hand-tufted rug in various shades of orange, ivory and yellow
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find a spectacular XXL Space Age rug in vibrant shades of orange, yellow and ivory wool. This vintage rug is likely a Verner Panton design for the Dutch comp...
Category
1970s Dutch Space Age Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Modern Sultanabad Handmade Beige Floral Wool Rug
Located in Norwalk, CT
Beautiful modern Sultanabad hand knotted wool rug with a purple field. This Sultanabad rug has a gray frame and multi-color accent in a gorgeous all-over Classic floral medallion des...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Sultanabad Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Ege Tæpper Rya Carpet
By Ege Rya
Located in Dallas, TX
78352 Vintage Danish Ege Rya Rug, 07'06 x 11'10. Ege Rya rugs are a distinctive type of Danish rug from the mid-20th century, known for their deep pile and modernist, often abstract ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$7,762 Sale Price
32% Off
Turkish Handmade Patchwork Rug – Union Jack Design in Overdyed Vintage Carpets
Located in Spring Valley, NY
Handmade Turkish Patchwork Rug – Union Jack Design in Overdyed Vintage Carpets
This handmade Turkish patchwork rug features a bold reinterpretation of the Union Jack flag, crafted f...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton
$1,200 Sale Price / item
50% Off
The Forsyth Checkerboard Rug - Tile Checks in Off Black, 9x12
Located in SAINT LOUIS, MO
Our beautiful wool and jute checkerboard rugs are expertly handwoven in Jaipur, India. The checkerboard pattern and neutral off black & natural coloring are chic and sophisticated wi...
Category
2010s Indian Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Jute
Gold Brianne Rug
Located in Milan, IT
The Gold Brianne rug is a high-design and handloomed rug made in Himalayan wool and viscose. Characterized by a juxtaposition of its shiny center and ma...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Textile
$3,280 / item
Bobyrug’s Pretty Antique Moroccan Rabat Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Very beautiful early 20th century Moroccan Rabat rug with Nice tribal geometrical design and nice natural colors, entirely hand knotted with wool ve...
Category
Early 20th Century Moroccan Tribal Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Galerie Shabab Collection Mid-20th Century Central Asian Baluch Throw Rug
Located in New York, NY
A vintage Central Asia Baluch throw rug handmade during the Mid-20th century.
Measures: 3' 0" x 4' 6"
Category
Mid-20th Century Central Asian Tribal Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Persian Hunting Isfahan Carpet with Traditional Style
Located in Dallas, TX
79166 Vintage Persian Hunting Scene Isfahan Rug, 03'07 x 05'02. In the impeccable weave of this hand-knotted, vintage Persian Isfahan rug, the epic grandeur of signature Safavid stor...
Category
Late 20th Century Turkish Aesthetic Movement Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton
$3,045 Sale Price
25% Off
Vintage Gabbeh Persian Tribal Rug, Beige-Gray DIamond Medallions - Rug
Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
This vintage 3x6 Persian Gabbeh runner rug is the latest grand entry to Rug & Kilim’s curation of iconic tribal pieces. Hand-knotted in wool circa 1950-1960.
On the Design:
Rooted...
Category
1950s Persian Tribal Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$1,120 Sale Price
20% Off
New Scandinavian Swedish Röllakan Inspired Kilim
Located in Dallas, TX
30679 New Scandinavian Swedish-Inspired Kilim Rug, 08'11 x 11'02. Evoke the quiet poetry of Swedish Modernism with this exceptional handwoven wool kilim rug—an artisanal homage to Kr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Scandinavian Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$3,433 Sale Price
42% Off
Early 19th Century Antique Bidjar Carpet
Located in New York, NY
An early 19th-late 18th century antique Persian Bidjar carpet. The culmination of a centuries-old weaving tradition, the finest Bidjar antique rugs...
Category
Early 19th Century Persian Agra Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Filikli Angora Rug from Central Anatolia, Turkey Mid 20th C.
Located in Istanbul, TR
Filikli ( Filik being the name of baby goat ) are probably the most basic rustic rugs from Anatolia of Turkey. These were the basic utilitarian rugs of daily life used as covers, mat...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Rustic Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Angora
4.7x8 Ft Mid-Century Traditional Handmade Turkish Village Rug with Medallion
Located in Spring Valley, NY
A finely hand-knotted vintage Turkish carpet from 1960s. The rug has even low wool pile on cotton foundation. It is heavy and lays flat on the floor, in very good condition with no i...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Tribal Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton
$521 Sale Price
30% Off
Sheepskin Rug Golden Caramel
Located in Dural, AU
Styling and living with natural textures could never have been more lush with this contemporary golden tan shaggy rug. This sheepskin rug is handcrafted from high quality long wool I...
Category
2010s Australian Scandinavian Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Sheepskin
Mid-Century Danish Style Rya Area Shag Rug in Red
Orange Modern Wave Design
Located in Philadelphia, PA
We are proud to offer these brand new, finely crafted, high quality designer shag rugs. These are truly inspired by the Classic Scandinavian rug designs of the 1950’s and 1960’s. The...
Category
2010s Indian Scandinavian Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Acrylic
CC-Tapis Super Fake Super Rock Rug by Bethan Laura Wood
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Hand knotted in the cc-tapis atelier in Kathmandu, Nepal. The rug is made with a cotton weave, Himalayan wool, pure silk and linen coming from the areas surrounding the atelier. 125....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Cotton
Paul Klee Rug Florentinische Villenviertel
Located in Lohr, Bavaria, DE
Hand-knotted rug in style of Paul Klee
The painting from which the design of this rug originates was named "Florentinische Villenviertel" (translates Florentine Villas Quarter) and ...
Category
2010s Danish Art Deco Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Doris Leslie Blau Antique Persian Feraghan Handmade Wool Rug
Located in New York, NY
Authentic antique Persian Feraghan animal, botanic handmade wool rug
Size: 4'9" × 7'0" (144 × 213 cm)
Persian rugs are quite justly considered crème de la crème of the world’s antiqu...
Category
Early 20th Century Persian Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Hand-Knotted Minimalist Solid Beige Wool Tulu Rug. Contemporary High-Pile Design
Located in Spring Valley, NY
This contemporary hand-knotted Tulu rug is crafted from 100% natural undyed wool, offering a luxurious high-pile texture that is both soft underfoot and visually striking.
Woven in ...
Category
2010s Turkish Minimalist Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$1,549 Sale Price / item
50% Off
Zeki Muren Vintage Turkish Sivas Rug, 06
09 x 10
00
Located in Dallas, TX
52138 Vintage Turkish Sivas Rug, 06'09 x 10'00. Warm and inviting with its perfectly worn-in charm, this distressed vintage Turkish Sivas area rug beautifully embodies a Modern Indus...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Art Nouveau Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$1,837 Sale Price
38% Off
Beige Persian Wool Hand Knotted Rug 8 ft x 10 ft , Whispered Floral Harmony
Located in Dallas, TX
This new Persian wool rug (post-1990) measures 7 ft 10 in x 9 ft 8 in (approximately 239 x 295 cm), placing it firmly in the standard medium room-size category. Produced in Iran, it ...
Category
1990s Persian Tribal Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Fine Grade Burchell Zebra Hide
Located in Saint Louis, US
We offer a variety of the finest grade Burchell Zebra Skins straight from South Africa. We hand select each zebra for its uniqueness in color, stripes and natural marks.
Category
2010s African Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Zebra Hide
$2,100 / item
Amazing Vintage Needlepoint Patterned Rug Blanks, Lou Gartner Estate
By Lou Gartner
Located in Riverdale, NY
Amazing Vintage Needlepoint Patterned Rug Blanks from the Lou Gartner Estate of Palm Beach. Lou Gartner was an artist and world traveler, well known for hi...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Textile
Vintage Old Sofreh Kilim Central Anatolian Sofra Rug Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is a Sofreh—a type of kilim traditionally used for serving meals. Because of its intended purpose, it is woven using a particularly soft and loose flatweave, making it thinner a...
Category
Late 20th Century Turkish Kilim Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
$660 Sale Price
25% Off
Rug
Kilim’s Block Print Rug Design with Gray Floral Patterns
By Rug
Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
This piece underscores florMade with hand-knotted wool and silk, this 4x5 contemporary rug is an exciting new addition to the Block Print line of Rug & Kilim’s Modern Classics Collec...
Category
2010s Indian Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Silk
$2,320 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Heriz Carpet 3.96m x 2.93m
Located in St. Albans, GB
A fabulous antique Heriz carpet, hand woven circa 1920. The design features a large geometrical medallion on a raspberry red field and deep indigo border. Lovely secondary colours, e...
Category
1920s Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
1920s Persian Heriz Room Size Wool Rug In Beige with Allover Motif
Located in Norwalk, CT
An antique Heriz rug from Persia features a beige field with a blue and brown all-over pattern, hand-knotted using wool.
This rug measures 6'9' x 9'1".
Our rugs are professionally ...
Category
1920s Persian Heriz Serapi Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage rug "Dellen" by Ingegerd Silow.
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Kilim rug in a design called named "Dellen" by Ingegerd Silow. Named after a lake in the Hälsingland province in northern Sweden this piece has a beautiful geometric pattern ...
Category
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Rug
Kilim’s Modern Tiger Pictorial Rug Design in Burnt Orange and Blue
By Rug
Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hand-knotted in wool, this 5x7 modern tiger pictorial rug features a vibrant colorway of burnt orange, blue and black tones.
On the Design:
Hand-knotted in wool pile, a 5x7 conte...
Category
2010s Indian Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Bidjar Persian Kilim, Warm Red Open field and Gold Border - Rug
Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Made with handwoven wool circa 1950-1960, this 3x8 vintage Bidjar Kilim is a particularly bright and sought-after work of an exciting new curation from Rug
Kilim’s collection o...
Category
1950s Persian Kilim Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$6,800 Sale Price
20% Off
1960s Red Vintage Turkish Runner 3
3" x 10
11"
By Asian Modern
Located in Houston, TX
Introducing a one-of-a-kind vintage Turkish hand-knotted wool rug, carefully crafted by skilled artisans using traditional techniques passed down through generations. This exquisite ...
Category
1960s Turkish Tribal Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$1,742 Sale Price
20% Off
The Versailles Bloom: A Vintage French Aubusson Masterpiece of Rococo Elegance
Located in Dallas, TX
77645 Vintage French Aubusson Rug, 09'00 x 12'02. A paragon of French refinement and courtly grace, this handwoven wool vintage Aubusson ru...
Category
Late 20th Century French Aubusson Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$10,499 Sale Price
30% Off
Blue Modern Sultanabad Handmade Oversize Floral Wool Rug
Located in Norwalk, CT
Beautiful modern Sultanabad hand-knotted wool rug with a blue field. This Sultanabad rug has brown, terracotta, and peach accents in a gorgeous all-over classic floral pattern design...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Persian Sultanabad Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Antique and Vintage Rugs for Sale: Shop Turkish Rugs, Moroccan Rugs, Indian Rugs and Other Rugs on 1stDibs
Good antique rugs and vintage rugs have made their way into homes across the globe, becoming fixtures used for comfort, prayer and self-expression, so choosing the right area rug is officially a universal endeavor.
In modern usage, “carpet” typically denotes a wall-to-wall floor cushioning that is fixed to the floor. Rugs, on the other hand, are designed to cover a specific area and can easily be moved to new locations. However, the terms are interchangeable in many parts of the world, and, in the end, it won’t matter what you decide to call it.
It’s well known that a timeless Persian rug or vintage Turkish rug can warm any interior, but there are lots of other styles of antique rugs to choose from when you're endeavoring to introduce fresh colors and textures to a bedroom or living room.
Moroccan Berber rugs are not all about pattern. In fact, some of the most striking examples are nearly monochrome. But what these rugs lack in complexity, they make up for in brilliant color and subtle variation. Moroccan-style interiors can be mesmerizing — a sitting room of this type might feature a Moroccan rug, carved wooden screens and a tapestry hung behind the sofa.
Handwoven kilim rugs, known for their wealth of rich colors and unique weaving tradition, are pileless: Whereas the Beni Ourain rugs of Morocco can be described as dense with a thick surface or pile, an authentic kilim rug is thin and flat. (The term “kilim” is Turkish in origin, but this type of textile artistry is practiced all across the Balkans, throughout the Arab world and elsewhere.)
When it comes to eye-catching floor coverings, the distinctive “medallion” pattern of Oushak rugs has two types of rounded shapes alternating against a rich red or blue background created with natural dyes, while the elaborate “star” pattern involves large eight-pointed shapes in diagonal rows alternating with diamonds.
If you’re looking for something unexpected, find a runner rug that pops in your hallway or on your stairs. Dig for dazzling geometric patterns in our inventory of mid-century modern rugs and carpets, which includes works designed by the likes of Swedish textile masters Märta Måås-Fjetterström, Marianne Richter and other artisans.
Carpets and rugs have been around for thousands of years. Prehistoric humans turned to animal skin, wool and fur to craft simple fabrics to soften hard terrain. A 2016 study suggests that "cave lions" were hunted for exactly this purpose, and that decorating your cave with their pelts may have conferred strength and prestige. Although many of these early textiles are still in existence, tracing their precise origins is difficult. Carpets quickly became such a valuable trade commodity that the weavings could easily travel far from their places of origin.
The oldest known carpet was found in southern Siberia. (It may have traveled there from Persepolis in Iran.) For the flat-weave floor rugs crafted by Native Americans, cotton was the primary material before sheep’s wool was introduced in the 16th century. In Europe, carpet-making was fundamental to folk art, and Asian carpets imported to European countries were at one time considered a precious luxury and not intended to remain permanently on the floor.
With the variety of area rugs and carpets rolled out for you on 1stDibs — a collection that includes traditional, modern, minimalist rugs and other coverings of all kinds — things will be looking up whenever you’re looking down.
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