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These are cute! Pretty inexpensive and around the 5x7 5x8 sizes.

small gabbeh

small qum

There are moth traps which are a lot less odor-invasive than the old school moth balls. They're pheromone based and seem to work pretty well from what we've understood. They're called 'Allure' I believe.

A few suggestions.

Classic and timeless: Go with an American Sarouk design for reds and blues. Great floral patterns and allover field will be much more conducive to bringing the room together as opposed to a repeating pattern such as a "bokhara"

Current Trends with "Antique revival": Chobi or Peshawar rugs with accents of sage, antique ivory, bark brown and sometimes cinnabar, copper or charcoal top colors. These often have more negative space and more earthy tone. A little more subdued, but a great celebration of classic Persian designs such as Mahals and Sultanabads.

Any which way, all the best of luck and don't forget to rotate the rug every 6 months to decrease likelihood of traffic-pattern wear.

Hi Sydney,

I like the rug too! I couldn't find any great links to demonstrate quickly, but the colors and design remind me a lot of "stone washed dhurries". Given it has heavier fringe, it could also be an herbal washed Soumac (Sumak, Soumak)... Anyway probably a newer rug, looks great in the space. If you're looking, those are some of the suggestions. :)

-Rug Rag

Looks like a small Afghan "Bokhara" rug next to the bed. Some newer versions may be found at a very modest investment range.

Very nice. At the foot of the bed is a Karaja Runner. They often have similar look to Heriz Rugs, but typically have Single weft construction and are often found at a lower price point.

Great post Colleen, and... the rug is FANTASTIC. This is a very unique variety of Oriental Rugs. We believe this is an authentic Persian Tabriz, appears to be of very good quality. There are a lot of knock off carpets made to emulate this variety in machine made and lower grade hand knotted... However, I think it's fair to say this is the real deal. We did an entry on Mahi Tabriz Rugs (and those similar). Really hope you enjoy it as much as we enjoyed the rug! It's a great piece :)

Dave from RR

Ryssiecakes - I saw your question, the white area rug looks similar to Flokati rugs. They have the same shag.

As someone else mentioned, the Red rug that's larger is known as an "Afghan", although people do refer to them as "Afghan Bokharas." There are many variations of these made in numerous qualities. Older ones in excellent condition tend to have greater value and better wool from my experience... but with rugs generalizations are tough to claim. The "Bokhara" part is not really a proper or formal attribution, but is good to know for keyword reference, that refers to the "guls" which form the allover repeating field pattern. These rugs rarely used more than 3-4 colors, often implementing a deep rich red, and bold hard black. Some newer versions tend to use bright pink outlines.

It's tough to tell from the photograph, but the smaller rug in between the Afghan and Flokati I believe may be an Anatolian. These are rugs which were made in Turkey, atypical small mat size, they tend to be narrower and longer than standard 2x3. Something like 1'7x3'4" or in this vicinity.

Best,
Dave from Rug Rag