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One of the most luxurious items that can be owned is the world famous Persian Rug. It evokes mysticism and the orient, sights and smells of spices and Shehrzad. The land of make belief and legend and to own one is to lose oneself in all these fantasies. Hand made Persian Rugs come in all shapes and sizes, colours and patterns, and they all are unique. From the tribal Baluch to the exotic Nain, they all occupy a certain place in the house unique to themselves.
The most common shape of a Persian rug is the rectangular one that is used for larger rooms. It is the centre piece of the room and the room is planned around the rug. For example you should never buy a rug to suit your curtains, you should design your curtains to suit your rug. Long rugs known as runners are usually about 2-3 feet in width and 8-20 feet in length. These are ideal for hallways and sides of the room accompanying the main rug, while circular or square ones can be used in smaller rooms or offices.
The rugs come in varying colours from rich deep red to bright silky cream, and they all are designed to suit a particular need. Most nomadic and tribal rugs would have a symmetric pattern with plenty of red while the finer silk rugs from the masters would have fine intricate silk work and small delicate patterns woven into them.
All colours are made from natural dyes that are extracted from plants and flowers growing around the regions where the rugs are woven. The rug will seem to change colour as the viewing angle is varied depending on lighting conditions, hence it is a good idea to try different rugs in the room before committing oneself as the whole style of the room will change according to the grain and pattern of the rug as enhanced by the viewing angle or position of the rug.
The rug's density, or number of knots per square inch, can be a useful indicator of the fineness and durability of the rug; the more knots the better. A superb Oriental rug may have more than 500 to 1,000 knots per square inch.
Remember that every hand woven rug is unique and there are no two identical rugs in the world. When you own a Persian Rug, you own a work of art handed down over thousands of years and hundreds of generations; you truly own a unique item luxury that no one else in the world owns so take care of it with our rug cleaning and rug restoration services.
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