Hand knotted rugs come in a variety of different sizes and designs. We are often asked what size rug a customer should place in a certain room.

I think it is always aesthetically pleasing to have a border of at least 500mm around the rug. Furniture may be placed on a rug, as far as lounge suites are concerned placing the lounge on the border of the rug tends to anchor the rug down.

There are literally thousands of different rug designs and colour combination available. Floral central medallion Persian weaves such as Kashans can look stunning in formal Victorian settings as opposed to simple informal tribal rugs such as Afghan Mohommadi rugs.

If the rug is for a heavy traffic area, one may consider a strong tight weave such as a Persian Bijar. Kelims such as Afghan Maima Kelims or Gul Mori although not hard wearing can add instant ambiance to any setting.

Lastly the buyer must make sure that the rug sits flat on the floor, irregularities usually are a result of weaving defects. The design should be symmetrical and the rug should be free of any faults such as repairs, colour run on obvious areas.

We at persianrugs.com.au examine every rug we import carefully and guarantee complete customer satisfaction.