Rugs are a high fashion and popular interior decorating item. However people are sometimes confused about which Oriental rug is which.
In this blog I will give a brief outline of each design with an illustration of the different rug design layouts and an example of each.
I have written an article called ‘Which Oriental rug is which? Find out which Oriental rug is which and which rug would best suit your interior style’
For those of you who may be visiting this blog from the article link I have created a interior decorating scheme on the Sample Board Online website. I have included this to give you an idea of what I mean about using rugs to work with a particular style of decor. Please see the example below
In the article I outline five different Oriental rug designs; Persian, Turkish, Turkoman, Caucasian and Chinese. I go into a bit more detail in the article.
For those of you who may be visiting this blog from the article link I have created a interior decorating scheme on the Sample Board Online website. I have included this to give you an idea of what I mean about using rugs to work with a particular style of decor. Please see the example below
In the article I outline five different Oriental rug designs; Persian, Turkish, Turkoman, Caucasian and Chinese. I go into a bit more detail in the article.
How to recognise a Persian rug
Medallion in center
Curvilinear floral designs
Vases
Birds
Mostly wool
How to recognise a Turkish rug
Made from wool on wool
Or wool on cotton
Or silk on silk
Altar designs
Tulips
Come in reds and greens
How to recognise a Caucasian rug
Geometric figures
Men
Birds
Animals
Come in dark red colours
Turkoman rugs have rows of rectilinear octagons and come in a range of dark reddish browns.
How to recognise a Turkoman rug
Rows of rectangular octagons
Dark reddish brown colours
Chinese rugs are decorated with Chinese symbols, cloud bands, flowers, animals and birds. Simple classic circular medallions are usually placed in the center with a wide plain border.
How to recognise a Chinese rug
Circular medallion usually in center
Chinese symbols
Clouds bands
Birds
Flowers
Animals
Thick luxurious feel
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1 comment:
Nice blog! I really want to buy Oriental rugs but I don't know how to identify rugs. Your blog gave me a lot of ideas to know how to identify oriental rugs. I will also share this post to all my friends. Thank you for sharing!
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