Oriental Ziegler Armando Ivory/Gray Wool Rug - 8'9'' x 10'8''

Fine scrolling vines and dark blue medallions cover an ivory field inside a gray-blue floral border. The all-over design has no center, which makes furniture placement easy. This oriental transitional 9x11 area rug comes in ivory and gray.

Hand knotted and one of a kind, this wool rug is made from hand-spun, natural vegetable dyed wool, a blend of merino, New Zealand, and Ghazni wool. The ivory of the field and the gray of the border come from vegetable dyes extracted from local plants. You may notice an abrash in the ivory field, a soft shift in shade within a single color. It comes from hand-spun wool taking natural dye slightly differently from batch to batch, and it is one of the signs of a true handmade rug. The curves of the vines are drawn knot by knot, which keeps their lines clean. After knotting, the pile is trimmed to a moderate thickness, then stone-washed and sun-dried, which gives this 9x11 rug its natural sheen. What you get is a dense wool pile with a soft hand, low enough to sit neatly under chairs and doors and sturdy enough for busy rooms. Because the pile lies in one direction, the ivory 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 ivory and gray palette is a natural fit for Scandinavian, Japandi, and minimalist rooms, where texture and quiet color do the work. The leafy pattern suits transitional and cottage-style rooms.