Vintage wool Turkish rug with modern style furniture?
I've owned this rug forever but had it in storage other than a short stint in my dining room. Does the use of this type of rug lock everything into a certain style? In other words, would the rug be the thing that I need to base my furniture decisions on?
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2 months agoNot at all. It would go good with modern furniture.
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2 months agolast modified: 2 months agoThis reminds of the day I discovered a VERY traditional client was hiding wonderful, old and worn Turkish, in favor of about eight matched, cheap hooked floral rug runners TATTOOED in a hall passage, when we first met . ( "Sure you aren't hiding anything ?") There are about five more, all different, unseen here. Another half dozen, added to baths upstairs , discovered rolled in a linen closet when he wasn't home.!!!!! WTH!? which promptly replaced shaggy ass yawn city Target rugs. And three more in the kitchen.
I almost fainted with joy. Both times lol
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2 months agoTotally agree w all posts. I grew up in a MCM home filled with a mix of antique and MCM furniture and lots of Persian rugs, and it was stunning. From the design, I would guess your rug is Persian, not Turkish. If you can, take it to a couple of different oriental rug stores and ask questions about your rug: Where made (Persian rugs vary considerably by province)? Approximately how old? Wool? Natural or synthetic dyes? Depending on the answers, consider getting a written appraisal, which might cost a couple hundred dollars.
When my parents downsized a few years ago, I was the lucky recipient of this unusual Tabriz. It was one of the first two rugs my Dad ever bought, in Tehran in 1971. He likes to come “visit” it. And our elderly Greyhound thinks it’s just right!
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2 months agolast modified: 2 months agoCan it be shoehorned into my "snug"? Nothing is real in the photo except the rug. If you're heading to the bathroom from the kitchen the corner of the rug will get traffic.
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2 months agoIf this photo below that you posted above is of the rug with your furniture, it's perfect!
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2 months agolast modified: 2 months agoThanks for the feedback. I just have a lot of eye catching artwork that will be in and around the room. The artwork has priority so maybe a less exciting rug but still quality in the main room?
As for the other small room the idea of a snug is to fill it tight and have a cozy conversation area with potential for casual dining. I rarely ever used the area and am trying to get creative with it. The render is just to show how the rug fits... there will be another swivel chair or chairs.
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