Underfoot Treasures – Discover the Allure of Oriental Rugs
With masterful, hand-woven weaves and a timeless unmatched quality, the value of Oriental rugs is undeniable. It's uncanny how well weavers can use the most basic looms to create masterpieces. They only need two horizontal beams attached to a vertical beam to make authentic Oriental rugs. Nomads just needed a few poles stretched between two tree trunks to create these amazing rugs.
The Most Popular Types of Oriental Rugs
Some of the popular Oriental rugs you can choose from include the following:
Moroccan Rugs
Moroccan rugs are made from natural wool yarn and are knotted by hand into diverse patterns. These knots are usually symmetrical and available in both vibrant and earthy colours. These Oriental rugs are usually heftier, have a Persian variety, and usually boast tribal motifs and geometric patterns.
Baluchi Rugs
Baluchi rugs are also hand-knotted Oriental rugs that are usually hand-made by their namesakes, the Baluchi tribe that lives in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iran. These are also known as Beluchi rugs, and the designs are always changing due to the nomadic lifestyle of the tribes leading to various hybrid styles.
However, even though the styles differ from one tribe to the next, all Baluchi rugs share certain characteristics which make them instantly recognizable. Look for the tree of life motif, a constant feature in Baluchi rugs. The Oriental rugs are known for their high wool quality, coarse woven structures and unique colour combinations.
Hamadan Rugs
Hamadan Oriental rugs are hand woven in Hamadan, a city in western Iran. Unlike other types of rugs, these are particular across a wide region.
Gabbeh Rugs
Gabbeh rugs are quite thick and rougher than other Oriental rugs and are known for their simple yet beautiful designs. The basic designs incorporate geometric motifs or symbols. Some of these rugs feature expansive open fields and few colour combinations. Weavers use vegetable dyes to give these rugs a distinctly bold look.
Who Should Buy an Oriental Rug?
There are several reasons why getting an Oriental rug should be on your to-do list whether you are decorating your home or office:
Ageless and Unmatched
An Oriental rug is not just a run-of-the-mill carpet. It's a work of art that has timeless value and quality. The weaving style is taught only in remote Asian villages, not in schools. Each Oriental rug is unique since each has a distinct weaving style handed down through generations. An appraiser can tell you which village a particular rug belongs to with a single look.
Versatile
Oriental rugs are available in various styles, colours and designs so that they can suit any aesthetic. You can surely find a rug that suits the space you are decorating, irrespective of its existing décor style. This includes floral patterns for the kitchen to soft pastels for bedrooms and boardrooms.
Easy Maintenance
Maintaining an Oriental rug is not intimidating. Regular vacuuming can do wonders in preserving its natural look. Professional cleaning once or twice a year will ensure your Oriental rugs look as vibrant and fresh as the first day you purchased them.
The Difference Between an Authentic and Counterfeit Oriental Rug
There are a lot of fake Oriental rugs in the market, and the untrained eye can get duped easily. Here are some ways you can tell a fake from the real deal:
Check the Backing
Genuine Oriental rugs always have a soft backing, and the patterns mimic the top pile. The rug is fake if the latter is made from synthetic materials and is supported by a hard plastic backing. The same is true if the back is not a mirror image of the front and has the same hard backing. Synthetic Oriental rugs are usually held together by glue, which can be harmful.
Check for Colour Bleeding
Authentic Oriental rugs are dyed with natural vegetable dyes that don't bleed through the rug if it is washed or you spill something on it. Fugitive or fake dyes bleed and stain everything, even if oil is spilt on them. Professional cleaners hand wash authentic Oriental rugs to ensure it remains as soft as possible.
Get Genuine Oriental Rugs from The Rugs
Are you looking for quality Oriental rugs for your home, restaurant, office space or any other space? Check out our collection here and contact us if you have a particular style in mind.
Living Room Rug Medallion Design in Grey rug feature a vintage design in contrasting different type of lively, light and bold colour with modern patterns – perfect for adding warmth and style which will complement your contemporary interior.
Living Room Rug Medallion Design in Grey has a deep soft and eye-catching surface and dense pile made from 100% heat-set polypropylene that brings the advantage of being non-static, anti-allergic, and easy to hoover and clean.
It will bring brightness to your rooms for a long time with its stain-resistant and non-shedding pile, the edges are 4 sides overlocked to give it that perfect finish and durability.
Our area rugs are made with 100% Jute Hessian backing, which is eco-friendly, has high durability and low thermal resistance, perfect for those high traffic areas, and a great piece to place on those slippery floors with underfloor heating.
Suitable for every room: This area rug will stand out especially in your living room, by the fireplace in your lounge, it will fit nicely by the side of your bed and fill that space left in your rooms.
High Quality!
Design: Exclusive Elegant Pattern
Material: 100% Polypropylene Heat Set
Pile Height: 8 mm
Suitable for Floor heating
Environment-friendly
For packaging our rugs, we are using shrink wraps which are %100 recyclable.
All our rugs are certified with an OEKO-TEX seal
Rug Guide
We suggest you unfold your rug as soon as possible to allow it to begin settling. You may notice lines or creases in your rug when you first lay it out. These are completely normal and not permanent. Depending on the tension of the fold, it can take a few days or a week to completely flatten. To expedite this process, follow the steps below:
Fold your Rug in the opposite direction as its current fold
Hoover the rug
Move furniture onto the rug and walk on it as you normally would.
Sustainability: All our rugs are certified with an OEKO-TEX® seal.
Material : Polypropylene
Design: Medallion and Vintage
Origin: Turkey
Construction: Machine-made
Pile weight: 1200 gr/m2
Pile Height: 8 mm
Colour ;
Grey
Suitable for ;
Living Room
Kitchen
Bedroom
We provide a Free Next Day Delivery service for all rugs within the UK Mainland. Orders placed before 12 pm will be dispatched on the same day. Please be aware that our couriers do not make deliveries on weekends or bank holidays.
Some areas are considered as rural areas by the courier companies. An extra charge is applied for these areas. The shipping fee will be displayed on the checkout page depending on your postcode.
While we’re sure you’ll love what you’ve ordered, we understand that sometimes you might have second thoughts. We accept all return requests within 30 calendar days from the date the order is delivered.
For small size rugs ( up to 90 cm width ), you can directly go to the Royal Mail website to book your free return label. You can use this link.
Simply type ” The-Rugs” as the retailer name and fill in the required information such as order number and full name.
Once you generate your return label, you can drop your order at any convenient post office.
For bigger sizes, please contact us with your order number, so we can arrange a collection from your address.
Please make sure that the item is well-packed in order to prevent any damage. If we receive the returned item damaged, no refund can be issued.
For the orders that have been delivered out of the UK (Europe, USA, etc.), the return postage is the responsibility of the buyer.
We suggest you unfold your rug as soon as possible to allow it to begin settling. You may notice lines or creases in your rug when you first lay it out. These are completely normal and not permanent. Depending on the tension of the fold, it can take a few days or week to completely flatten.
Please also check our Rug Care Guide for detailed instructions.