Bohemian Ziegler Arletha Red/Gold Wool Rug - 10'0'' x 13'9''

A bold pale trellis of leaf sprays covers a red field, framed by a wide gold-beige border. The regular repeat gives the rug a tailored, orderly feel. It is a bohemian transitional 10x14 area rug in red and gold.

This handmade wool rug is one of a kind, hand knotted from hand-spun, natural vegetable dyed wool in a mix of merino, New Zealand, and Ghazni wool. The vegetable dyes, extracted from local plants, give the red field and the gold border their depth, with green and tan used for the detail work. The red field may show an abrash, a gentle change of shade within one color. It is normal in handmade rugs, because hand-spun wool takes natural dye a little differently from batch to batch. Fine hand knotting keeps the small trellis even across the whole field. After knotting, the pile is trimmed to a moderate thickness, then stone-washed and sun-dried, which gives this 10x14 rug its natural sheen. The finished pile is dense and even, soft to walk on, and resilient enough to recover from furniture and daily use. Because the pile lies in one direction, the red field looks a little deeper from one end of the rug and lighter from the other.

Use it as a large living room rug, under a dining table that seats eight, or in a great room. The warm red and gold palette, with touches of green and tan, brings a boho chic, eclectic feel to a room and pairs well with leather, walnut, and brass. The fine lattice reads as tailored, which suits transitional and classic-modern rooms.