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  • Oriental Area Rugs Collections

    • Oriental Area Rugs have been included in decorating plans for many years. They are colourful and versatile, and can add warmth and personality to any room. Oriental area rugs with tribal designs are frequently seen in family rooms, kitchens, and even offices. Oriental area rugs with a center medallion can create elegance and style for a more formal look.

    Interest in the Oriental rug continues to grow today. As the trend moves towards wood and ceramic flooring, the Oriental area rug becomes more important in home décor.

    Oriental rugs come in a wide variety of weaving styles, from tribal, to village to workshop production. Your choice will depend upon your personal tastes in color, design and where you want the focus of your room.

    Characteristics of well-made rugs we sell are:

    • Consistent weave
    • Light soap and water wash
    • Consistent colors from commercial dyes
    • Straight edges and ends
    • Width dimensions the same at both ends
    • Well finished ends
    • Good long-staple, high-elevation wool
    • High knot-count

    History of Oriental Rugs
    An Oriental area rug is a treasured work of art that is piled or flat woven fabric hand-knotted in one of the traditional weaving areas of the Middle or Far East. It originates from Afghanistan, China, India, Iran, Nepal, Pakistan, Tibet, Turkey, some of the southern territories of the old Soviet Union, Balkan countries, and some North African countries. You will never find an Oriental rug made anywhere in Western Europe or the United States. The earliest surviving hand-knotted rug dates from the 4th or 5th century B.C. Some believe that the Oriental rug originated with the nomadic tribes of Central Asia, who produced a small Oriental rug decorated with motifs inspired by plant and animal forms. These nomadic people took the art of Oriental rug making with them as they traveled to far off lands. Some of the greatest Oriental rug making centers developed in Persia and Turkey from the 16th century to the first half of the 18th century. Italian merchants are said to have introduced the Oriental rug to Europe, and by the early 16th century Oriental rug collections were found in the great courts of Europe.
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