What types of Persian rugs go with my furniture?

Ok now you have finally decided to buy a Persian rug and you do not know which is which and what best suits your home?

First answer these questions:

1. Is it for your lounge or for your bedroom or ....
2. Do you have modern or classic furniture?
3. What size you need? 
4. Do you have tiles, carpet , timber, throughout your house? Is is heavily textured or its has no/simple pattern?
5. Do you keep pets inside? 
6. Do you have small kids?
7. Is your spouse messy? LOL
8. How much you want to spend? 

Question 1

For bedrooms , you want a rug that looks warm, friendly, something emotional and happy-looking...

I suggest a nomadic rug for bedrooms (as opposed to city rugs). "Yalame"  rugs are made in Bakhtyari near to Isfahan in a village called Yalame. They are durable, warm, kind, friendly... oh I love them. They look so good in your bedroom. Here you see a Yalameh rug :

Image credit goes to little-persia.com. 

I also like Bijar rugs and Torkaman rugs for bedroom. Most Bakhtyari rugs are also perfect for bedroom.  Look them up in google. They are gorgeous. 

Question 2

For lounges and guest rooms, it depends on your furniture. If your furniture is classic, you definitely want city rugs .  If you have modern furnitures however, both city rugs and nomadic rugs would work. 

Most people prefer nomadic rugs with modern furniture (like Yalame, Bija and Torkaman) are nicer with modern furniture. But I think city rugs go very well with modern furniture too if you choose the right ones. See my answer to Question 4 for more info. 

Question 3

Always make sure that you buy the right size. Just measure your room and ask the size of the rug or measure it. Persian rugs have a rich texture, so you want a great deal of margin around your rug . Right?  

Besides, please never put heavy furniture on a very expensive Persian rug, not that it necessary ruins it. Persian rugs are very robust and durable. But, come on!!!  Its art, you have to protect it!

Make sure the rug is exposed to uniform sunlight, that is, you do not want part of it get sunlight more than the rest. Sunlight might fade the colour slightly (depending on the dye) and you want your rug colour to look uniform forever :)

Question 4

Well if your timber or ceramic is too textured, you want a carpet with less texture and vice versa. 

You might want a colour which is complement or opposite to the background. You want your beautiful rug to be visible. Right?

Isfahan rugs have a rich texture, large variety of colour, both dark and light colour and they are expensive (read previous posts).

Naein rugs usually have less texture than Isfahan rugs and less variety of colour, usually very light background and they are less expensive than Isfahan ones.

Kashan rugs resemble traditional Isfahan rugs ...They are heavily textured.

Tabriz rugs have light background and usually medium texture (except Naghshe Mahi design) but not as great quality as Isfahan rugs- they used to be better, but things changed sadly :( . 

Oh you naturally will look at the rug and see if it goes with your floor.... 

Question 5

You keep dogs and cats inside on your Persian rugs? OMG! Well then be ready for your carpet to be ruined by pee. 

Go for cheaper carpets.  Nomadic ones are cheaper. Go for darker colours and more texture (to hide the yucky stuff). Rugs with a pattern called

 Fish Design also known as Naghshe Mahi (it does not mean you get fish pattern !!!) have a very dense and dark repetitive texture. But they look good enough. 

Look at this expensive one (just for the sake of understanding what Naghshe Mahi is) :

Image credit goes to mprugs.com. 

I have seen very durable tick Naghshe Mahi rugs made in Gilan province. They are beautiful. 

Hey why you do not toilet train your pet?

Question 6

Read my answer to question 5 if you cannot behave your kids. 

Question 7

Get a divorce.  ;)
Joking of course ...

Question 8

Nomadic rugs are cheaper. City rugs are more expensive. Look at my previous posts. 

Yalame rugs are among the most expensive Nomadic rugs. 

Rugs made in Baluchestan (Baluch rugs) are among the cheapest nomadic rugs. 

Among city rugs Isfahan, Qom (often silk) and Tabriz rugs are among the most expensive ones. 

Naein rugs have affordable prices but they are not that good unless they are made by reputable weavers (for example Habibian family). 

I prefer Kashan rugs to Naein rugs. They are more lively, more textured and more expensive than Naen rugs. Kashan rugs used to be nicer  several decades ago :(

Ok done for now. 

XOXO