Decorating with Oriental Rugs

 CHALLENGE:

Decorating with Oriental Rugs

Have you ever had 
to work a room design 
around a beloved oriental?

My mother started collecting oriental rugs

when I was in high school or at least that's when

 I first remember them being in our house.

Ralph Lauren's home as seen in Architectural Digest.

Years later when I met my husband, 

he had an oriental rug 

and early in our marriage we

 started buying them 
at estate sales and auctions. 
Now the house is filled with them.

I LOVE them. 

(Especially Heriz, Bokhara and Sarouk patterns)

Heriz (from the northwest region of Iran)

Bokhara (from Pakistan)

Sarouk rugs come from Persia.

One of the many reasons 
I like to have oriental rugs 
is because they are nearly indestructible 
and rarely show dirt or dust. 
They clean easily are pretty much pet-proof.

Overlapping orientals in Ralph Lauren's living room in New Bedford, NY

Love their rich colors

and their ancient history.

Oriental rugs have been around 
the earth since before Jesus walked the earth 
with the earliest known example
(seen below)
dating back to 500 BC.

This wool rug, the Pazyryk rug,
was discovered in 1949 in the town of the same name 
during an archaeological excavation 
of the grave of a Scythian prince.

Amazing.

However, as lovely as they are
decorating around them

can be challenging.

This is a home in the current issue of Traditional Home that is located not far from me! Gorgeous, right?

Have you ever faced this challenge?

How did it turn out?

Here is your challenge:
send me a picture of your room
( to my email at thepolohouse@comcast.net )
that you have decorated
using an oriental rug

and I will add it here to the post!

Show us what you've got.

(Will post your room's photos below!)

Here is a beautiful light blue oriental in the gorgeous formal dining room of Dee at A Lapin Life

This is a lovely handmade silk Aubusson rug in the living room of Fabby @  Fabby's Living 

This classic red rug takes center stage in Shirley's gorgeous home! Love all the wood! 

LOVE how Karolyn at The Relished Roost created this luscious room around her oriental rug.
Check out the lacquered walls in the background --- LOVE!

What a warm, cozy room! Love the layers and detailing in Kathy's beautiful room
at All About Vignettes blog.

What a perfect spot to sit and relax on this lovely rug! This is a scene at the home of Karen
at Garden Home & Party blog. Link to visit there HERE

This is Richard's formal living room from his feature in Victorian Homes magazine in June 2012,
Isn't his home wonderful? Go visit him at MyOldHistoricHouse