Ziegler Lekisha Greenish Gray/Ivory Wool Rug - 10'1'' x 13'8''

Pale blossoms and interlacing stems cover a soft gray field inside an ivory border. The pattern runs across the whole field, so it looks balanced from any angle. This transitional 10x14 area rug comes in gray and ivory.

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 gray field and the ivory border their depth, with greenish gray used for the detail work. The gray 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. The curves of the flowers and vines are drawn knot by knot, which keeps their outlines sharp. 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 gray 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 soft gray and ivory palette, with a touch of greenish gray, is a natural fit for Scandinavian, Japandi, and minimalist rooms, where texture and quiet color do the work. The flowers soften clean-lined, modern furniture.