Oriental carpets are objects of great and mysterious beauty. There are many ways to look at rugs.
Designing with Oriental rugs is surprisingly easy.
A number of factors may affect the style and appearance of an Oriental rug. Although all Oriental rugs boast a certain richness and unique quality, the design will also be based upon the area of origin, the date of manufacture, and the traditions and history of the local area.
Some examples of oriental rug families include Anatolian rugs, Persian rugs, Central Asian rugs, Tibetan rugs, Chinese rugs, Kurdish rugs, Turkestan rugs, and Caucasian rugs. All of these rug families are quite large, encompassing a range of traditions, styles, patterns, and construction techniques.
The most famous part of Oriental rugs are Persian carpets.
Each Caucasian rug is unique and one of a kind. Ninety-five percent of all oriental rugs and carpets made today are woven with inexpensive processed wool which has been spun into yarn by machine, and then colored with modern synthetic dyes.
A hundred and fifty years ago, Edger Allen Poe wrote that ?the soul of the apartment is the carpet. He meant that the carpet is the foundation of the decor, and all else flows from it.
Oriental rug dealers have the worst reputation in the art/antique industry. Their deceit, rudeness and misrepresentation are legendary.
If you're shopping for an authentic or antique area rug, research the techniques, materials, and designs of the period and the region of origin, as well as the rug's identifying characteristics. For example, high-quality Oriental area rugs are made of sheep or lamb's wool yarns, hand-knotted through linen or cotton backing.
Have your rugs cleaned when noticeably dirty and only by a specialist with a thorough knowledge of Oriental and other area rugs and carpets.
In the early 1950's well-heeled American consumers bought large floral pastel Persian Kirmans for their living rooms.
An excellent example of a fine Oriental rug is a Tabriz Persian carpet being handmade by a weaver in Iran.
 2x8 Runner Sphinx Persian Black Oriental 213K Area Rug Approx 2 3 x 7 9  US $169.00
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