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Orange Shag Carpet

Modernist Rya Shag Carpet, Stylized Red and Orange Florals on a Fuchsia Ground
Located in Morristown, NJ
A vibrant 20th c., Rya style wool shag pile rug in fuchsia with stylized floral design, unmarked
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Late 20th Century Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Russian and Scandinav...

Materials

Wool

1970's Geometric Orange & Brown Shag Pile Rug
Located in Basildon, London
yellow, orange and brown. The rug is made from a shag pile wool printed with geometric squares in the
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Vintage 1970s British Caucasian Rugs

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Wool

Huge Vintage Orange and Yellow Scandinavian Rya Shag Area Rug Runner
By Hojer Eksport Wilton
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Two available. Price is per rug. Vintage orange and yellow Scandinavian Rya rug runner. This
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

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Wool

Zabihi Collection Abstract Oversize Cream Orange Light Turkish Shag Rug
Located in New York, NY
A rare large size 3-tone Turkish shag rug in ivory, orange and light blue, light blue and orange
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20th Century Turkish Bohemian Turkish Rugs

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Wool

Antique Ombre Midcentury Collectible Moroccan Wool Shag Area Rug Orange, Violet
Located in New York, NY
pattern imbedded in the rich colorful shag. The deeply saturated violet and glowing red orange are
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Mid-20th Century Moroccan Moroccan and North African Rugs

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Wool

1950s Vintage Tulu Shag Rug in Red, Orange Geometric Pattern by Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
texturability in a multicolor shag pile. Hand-knotted in lush wool, this rug further brings liveliness with
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Vintage 1950s Turkish Tribal Turkish Rugs

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Wool

Red, Orange, and Yellow Wool Hand-Knotted Shag Rug, 3' x 5'
Located in New York, NY
This red, orange, and yellow wool hand-knotted shag rug, measuring 3' x 5' is a vibrant fusion of
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2010s Persian Rugs

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Wool

Hand Knotted Vintage Turkish Tulu Runner in Red, Orange Shag Pile by Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
, yellow, orange, blue & black further complementing the high-low sensibilities in shag wool style. One of
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Vintage 1950s Turkish Tribal Turkish Rugs

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Wool

Vintage Swedish Modern 3x5 Striped Orange and Gold Shag Rya Rug
Located in Atlanta, GA
Vintage Swedish Modern 3x5 Striped Orange and Gold Shag Rya Rug
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Vintage 1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

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Fabric, Wool

1950s Vintage Tulu Rug in Red, Yellow & Orange Shag Pile by Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
texturability in a multicolor shag pile. Hand-knotted in fine wool, this rug further brings liveliness with a
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Vintage 1950s Turkish Tribal Turkish Rugs

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Wool

Mid-Century Danish Style Rya Area Shag Rug in Red & Orange Modern Design
Located in Philadelphia, PA
We are proud to offer these brand new, finely crafted, high quality designer shag rugs. These are
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2010s Indian Scandinavian Modern Indian Rugs

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Wool, Acrylic

Mid-Century Danish Style Rya Area Shag Rug in Red & Orange Modern Wave Design
Located in Philadelphia, PA
We are proud to offer these brand new, finely crafted, high quality designer shag rugs. These are
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2010s Indian Scandinavian Modern Indian Rugs

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Wool, Acrylic

Vintage Turkish Tulu rug in Orange, Brown, Black, Green Shag Pile by Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
luxurious high pile with tribal sensibilities in shaggy shades of orange, brown, black and green
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Vintage 1950s Turkish Other Turkish Rugs

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Wool

Vintage Handwoven Moroccan Boucherouite Shag Rug in Aqua Blue, Navy, Red, Orange
Located in Barrington, IL
Vintage Moroccan Boucherouite shag area rug is in a colorful checkered pattern. The many colors
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Late 20th Century Moroccan Moroccan and North African Rugs

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Wool, Cotton

Vintage Tulu Rug in Orange, Red Green Multicolor Shag Pile Stripe by Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hand-knotted in wool circa 1950-1960, this 4x10 vintage rug enjoys a delicious high pile in bold red, lavender, tangerine & grass green playing joyfully with Tulu aesthetics of the m...
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Vintage 1950s Indian Tulu Indian Rugs

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Wool

Contemporary Handmade Turkish Shag Large Room Size Rug in Rust
Located in New York, NY
A modern Turkish Tulu large room size rug with a low shaggy pile handmade during the 21st century. The geometric "Mayan Pyramid" design of stepped arches have been used in Turkish fo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs

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Wool

Shag Pile Mohair Tulu Rug. Yellow and Hot Pink Colors. Custom Options Available
Located in Spring Valley, NY
This handmade rug is called "Flikli" in Turkey which is a word for a "flokati" style shag pile
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21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Modern Turkish Rugs

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Mohair, Wool

Moroccan Primitive Azilal Rug as Modern Artwork with Shag Pile
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Primitive and dramatic Moroccan rug with modern taste : to put on wall, as an artwork. No comment: the colors and the drawing expresses a remarkable creative force (nr. 106 C.P. pri...
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Early 20th Century Moroccan Primitive Moroccan and North African Rugs

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Wool

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Bold Shag Moroccan Rug in Vibrant Orange – Celestial Canvas (12x15ft)
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in Publishing City, SH
Transform your space with the Celestial Canvas, a bold shag Moroccan rug that celebrates artistic
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21st Century and Contemporary Moroccan Moroccan and North African Rugs

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Wool

Bold Shag Moroccan Rug in Vibrant Orange – Celestial Canvas (9x12ft)
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in Publishing City, SH
Transform your space with the Celestial Canvas, a bold shag Moroccan rug that celebrates artistic
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21st Century and Contemporary Moroccan Moroccan and North African Rugs

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Wool

Bold Shag Moroccan Rug in Vibrant Orange – Celestial Canvas (8x10ft)
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in Publishing City, SH
Transform your space with the Celestial Canvas, a bold shag Moroccan rug that celebrates artistic
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21st Century and Contemporary Moroccan Moroccan and North African Rugs

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Wool

Bold Shag Moroccan Rug in Vibrant Orange – Celestial Canvas (5x8ft)
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in Publishing City, SH
Transform your space with the Celestial Canvas, a bold shag Moroccan rug that celebrates artistic
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21st Century and Contemporary Moroccan Moroccan and North African Rugs

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Wool

Bold Shag Moroccan Rug in Vibrant Orange – Celestial Canvas (5.7x7.9ft)
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in Publishing City, SH
Transform your space with the Celestial Canvas, a bold shag Moroccan rug that celebrates artistic
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21st Century and Contemporary Moroccan Moroccan and North African Rugs

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Wool

Greek Orange Greek Shag rug
Located in Pasadena, CA
Vintage shag rug in a beautiful tangerine color.
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Vintage 1970s Greek Western European Rugs

Materials

Wool

Mid-Century Modern Red Orange Rya Shag Area Rug Carpet 1970s
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is a fabulous, shag Rya area rug or carpet. In excellent condition. The
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Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern North and South American Rugs

Mid-Century Modern Retro Orange Shag Rug
Located in Wilmington, DE
Offered is a midcentury orange shag rug with a groovy design. In good condition, shows some age
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Vintage 1960s Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

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Wool

Midcentury Danish Modern Retro Orange Shag Rug
Located in Wilmington, DE
Offered is a Mid-Century Modern shag rug with some seriously groovy vibes. Features an abstract
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Vintage 1960s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Mid-Century Modern Orange Red Gray Shag Rya Area Rug Carpet, 1970s
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is a fabulous, orange, red and gray, shag Rya rug, circa the 1970s. In
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern North and South American Rugs

Mid-Century Modern Black & Orange Rya Wool Shag Area Rug Carpet, 1970s, England
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is a vibrant, orange and black, rya wool, shag rug, by Three Danes, made in
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Vintage 1970s English Mid-Century Modern Western European Rugs

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Wool

Orange Mid-20th Century Century Modern Orange Vintage Turkish Shag
Located in New York, NY
A Turkish Konya shag rug featuring an intense orange color, circa mid-20th century. Measures
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Mid-20th Century Turkish Bohemian Turkish Rugs

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Wool

Rya Shag Rug Runner Burnt Orange 1970's
By Ege Rya
Located in Fulton, CA
A Danish shag or Rya rug, circa. 1970's. Deep, rich shades of burnt orange with black accent. Has
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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Western European Rugs

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Wool

1970's Geometric Orange & Brown Shag Pile Rug
Located in Basildon, London
yellow, orange and brown. The rug is made from a shag pile wool printed with geometric squares in the
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Vintage 1970s British Caucasian Rugs

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Wool

Mid-Century Modern Large Flokati Shag Handwoven Wool Area Rug Carpet, 1970s
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is a ravishing and large, white flokati shag, handwoven wool area rug or
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Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern More Carpets

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Wool

Vintage Swedish Modern Spiderweb Burnt Orange/Red Shag Rya Rug
Located in Atlanta, GA
Vintage 1960's Swedish Modern hand-knotted rya rug in luscious shades of burnt orange and reds in
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Vintage 1960s Swedish Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

Mid-Century Modern Red Orange Rectangular Danish Rya Shag Area Rug, 1960s
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is a vibrant, Danish, rectangular Rya area rug or carpet, with a red and
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Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

Vintage Angora Tulu Rug FILIKLI Shag Pile
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
carpet. On the back side You can see that also threads of the knots are different: white or yellow
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Vintage 1960s Turkish Minimalist Turkish Rugs

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Wool

Vintage Angora Shag Pile Tulu Rug FILIKLI
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
carpet. On the back side You can see that also threads of the knots are different: white or yellow
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Vintage 1960s Turkish Minimalist Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool

Mid-Century Modern Rya Style Danish Red Orange Rectangular Shag Area Rug, 1970s
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is a vibrant, Rya style Danish rectangular shag area rug or carpet, with a
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern North and South American Rugs

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Natural Fiber

Edward Fields Abstract Sculpted Shag Rug, 1974
By Edward Fields
Located in South Bend, IN
A unique and exceptional sculpted shag rug made by Edward Fields in 1974. The rug has a very thick
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Western European Rugs

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Wool

1960s Scandinavian Modern Op Art Shag Area Rug
By Desso
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A dramatic Scandinavian shag carpet in the bold colorwork and scale made popular by Dutch rug
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Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Western European Rugs

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Wool

Rya Rug Vintage 1960s Scandinavian/Danish Shag Rug
Located in Evanston, IL
Ask us, for the best way of shipping. Rya Rug Vintage 1960s Danish Rya Shag rug Retro DeLuxe Ege
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Mid-20th Century Danish Modern Western European Rugs

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Wool

Scandinavian Fire Pattern Shag Rya Rug, circa 1960
Located in Evanston, IL
Egetaepper of Denmark, circa late 1960s or early 1970s. The abstract pattern of red orange and purple
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Mid-20th Century Danish Modern Western European Rugs

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Wool

Ege Rya Danish Modern Sunburst Shag Wool Rug, 1970s
By Ege Rya
Located in South Bend, IN
An outstanding mid-century Danish Modern Rya shag wool rug By Ege Rya Denmark, 1970s Thick
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Vintage 1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Vintage Berber Moroccan Runner with Mid-Century Modern Style, Shag Runner
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in Dallas, TX
20257, vintage Berber Moroccan Runner with Mid-Century Modern style, Shag Runner. This hand knotted
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Late 20th Century Moroccan Mid-Century Modern Moroccan and North African...

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Wool

Large Vintage Swedish Shag Pile Rug by Tabergs Yllefabriks AB, 1960s Mid Century
By Tabergs
Located in Bristol, GB
Vintage Orange Geometric Wool Capet, 1960s. A hand-knotted deep-pile rug made with the highest
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Vintage 1960s Swedish Western European Rugs

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Wool

Moroccan Shag Rug. Size: 5 ft 5 in x 8 ft (1.65 m x 2.44 m)
Located in New York, NY
Moroccan Shag Rug, Morocco, 21st Century. Size: 5 ft 5 in x 8 ft (1.65 m x 2.44 m)  
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21st Century and Contemporary Moroccan Mid-Century Modern Moroccan and N...

Materials

Wool

Mid-Century Modern Large Orange Rectangular Rya Wool Shag Area Rug Carpet, 1970s
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is a fabulously groovy, orange patterned rya wool, shag rug, circa 1970s. In
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Vintage 1970s North and South American Rugs

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Wool

Vintage Angora Shag Pile FILIKLI Rug
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
carpet. On the back side you can see that also threads of the knots are different: white or yellow
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Vintage 1960s Turkish Minimalist Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool

Vintage Modern Design Shag Tufted Rug in Burnt Orange, Brown and Green Tones
Located in Atlanta, GA
Vintage Modern Design rug with Shag Pile in burnt orange, brown and green tones. This particular
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Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Western European Rugs

Materials

Wool

Shag Rug by Creative Accents
Located in New York, NY
Groovy shag rug by Creative accents, circa 1970s in nylon yarn. The rug has a orange / pink center
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern North and South American Rugs

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Nylon

Sherbert Gray 20th Century Turkish Bohemian Shag Runner
Located in New York, NY
2 tone one of a kind handmade mid-20th century Turkish Runner in gray and orange sherbert tones. A
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20th Century Turkish Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool

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Stunning Milo Baughman style walnut case sofa with matching loveseat. This set is in very nice vintage condition-the original fabric still looks great. There are a few minor dings to...
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Sectional Sofas

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Upholstery, Walnut

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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sectional Sofas

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Upholstery, Wood

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Vintage Rya Carpet, Swedish Rug, Colorful
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1960s Swedish Rya rug with a colorful, plush wool pile. Size: 4'6" X 6'7".     
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Western European Rugs

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Leather, Cherry

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Reyes Counter Stool in Cherry with Russet Leather
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2010s American Modern Stools

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Orange Shag Carpet For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal orange shag carpet for your home. Frequently made of fabric, wool and natural fiber, every orange shag carpet was constructed with great care. If you’re shopping for an orange shag carpet, we have 27 options in-stock, while there are 2 modern editions to choose from as well. There are many kinds of the orange shag carpet you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 20th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. When you’re browsing for the right orange shag carpet, those designed in Mid-Century Modern, Modern and Scandinavian Modern styles are of considerable interest. Berber Tribes of Morocco, Ege Rya and Edward Fields each produced at least one beautiful orange shag carpet that is worth considering.

How Much is a Orange Shag Carpet?

An orange shag carpet can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $1,550, while the lowest priced sells for $500 and the highest can go for as much as $25,000.

Finding the Right Rugs-carpets for You

Good antique rugs and vintage rugs have made their way into homes across the globe, becoming fixtures used for comfort, prayer and self-expression, so choosing the right area rug is officially a universal endeavor.

In modern usage, “carpet” typically denotes a wall-to-wall floor cushioning that is fixed to the floor. Rugs, on the other hand, are designed to cover a specific area and can easily be moved to new locations. However, the terms are interchangeable in many parts of the world, and, in the end, it won’t matter what you decide to call it.

It’s well known that a timeless Persian rug or vintage Turkish rug can warm any interior, but there are lots of other styles of antique rugs to choose from when you're endeavoring to introduce fresh colors and textures to a bedroom or living room.

Moroccan Berber rugs are not all about pattern. In fact, some of the most striking examples are nearly monochrome. But what these rugs lack in complexity, they make up for in brilliant color and subtle variation. Moroccan-style interiors can be mesmerizing — a sitting room of this type might feature a Moroccan rug, carved wooden screens and a tapestry hung behind the sofa.

Handwoven kilim rugs, known for their wealth of rich colors and unique weaving tradition, are pileless: Whereas the Beni Ourain rugs of Morocco can be described as dense with a thick surface or pile, an authentic kilim rug is thin and flat. (The term “kilim” is Turkish in origin, but this type of textile artistry is practiced all across the Balkans, throughout the Arab world and elsewhere.) 

When it comes to eye-catching floor coverings, the distinctive “medallion” pattern of Oushak rugs has two types of rounded shapes alternating against a rich red or blue background created with natural dyes, while the elaborate “star” pattern involves large eight-pointed shapes in diagonal rows alternating with diamonds.  

If you’re looking for something unexpected, find a runner rug that pops in your hallway or on your stairs. Dig for dazzling geometric patterns in our inventory of mid-century modern rugs and carpets, which includes works designed by the likes of Swedish textile masters Märta Måås-Fjetterström, Marianne Richter and other artisans. 

Carpets and rugs have been around for thousands of years. Prehistoric humans turned to animal skin, wool and fur to craft simple fabrics to soften hard terrain. A 2016 study suggests that "cave lions" were hunted for exactly this purpose, and that decorating your cave with their pelts may have conferred strength and prestige. Although many of these early textiles are still in existence, tracing their precise origins is difficult. Carpets quickly became such a valuable trade commodity that the weavings could easily travel far from their places of origin. 

The oldest known carpet was found in southern Siberia. (It may have traveled there from Persepolis in Iran.) For the flat-weave floor rugs crafted by Native Americans, cotton was the primary material before sheep’s wool was introduced in the 16th century. In Europe, carpet-making was fundamental to folk art, and Asian carpets imported to European countries were at one time considered a precious luxury and not intended to remain permanently on the floor. 

With the variety of area rugs and carpets rolled out for you on 1stDibs — a collection that includes traditional, modern, minimalist rugs and other coverings of all kinds — things will be looking up whenever you’re looking down.