Decorating With Antique Oriental Rugs

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.

Decorating with antique oriental rugs.

Another of the legendary weaving masterpieces in no way inferior to persian and turkish ones are antique indian rugs. 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. 1 850 00 7 x 10 3 stunning antique hand made oriental carpet c 1920 s 17099 as is. They are also a great way to showcase a special piece of furniture.

Oriental rug gallery located in santa rosa ca. 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. 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. A smaller sized rug used as the focal point.

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

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. They fit best in oriental inspired spaces. Arabesques and lotus flower motifs go hand in hand with palmettes and paisleys. 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.

23 responses to decorating with persian rugs meet vanessa april 21 2011. But there are a few secrets to showcasing it at its. Jimmy the undercover designer april 21 2011. Here you will find colonial furniture and lots of native accents as well as highly decorative ornaments.

Additionally we have a world class selection of antique tribal rug trappings such as saddlebags and nomadic textiles. 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. Decorating with antique oriental rugs the finest antique persian carpets caucasian rugs and indian carpets are artworks that are have a timeless quality that is always in style they are infinitely versatile and work as great unifiers that effectively integrate the architecture furnishings and other artworks of a room.