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Antique Tibetan Rug
Antique Tibetan Rug

Antique Tibetan Rug

Located in New York, NY

An early 20th century antique Tibetan rug in predominant white and blue accents.

Category

20th Century Tibetan Chinoiserie Central Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Organic Modern Style Wool & Silk Rug in Beige with Abstract Design
Organic Modern Style Wool & Silk Rug in Beige with Abstract Design

Organic Modern Style Wool & Silk Rug in Beige with Abstract Design

Located in Norwalk, CT

Crafted by skilled artisans in India, this contemporary rug is an actual work of art. It has a masterfully executed design combining luxurious natural silk and wool materials. The su...

Category

2010s Tibetan Organic Modern Central Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool, Silk

Vintage Tibetan Rug with Persian Herati Design
Vintage Tibetan Rug with Persian Herati Design

Vintage Tibetan Rug with Persian Herati Design

Located in New York, NY

This is a large-scale Tibetan interpretation of the Persian Herati design with three stacked, open diamonds enclosing palmettes and each radiating four additional palmettes, all on a...

Category

Mid-20th Century Tibetan Central Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Late 19th Century Red Tibetan Rug with Gold and Green Blossoms

Late 19th Century Red Tibetan Rug with Gold and Green Blossoms

Located in Dublin, NH

Tibetan rugs are renowned for their thick, dense, yet soft and supple Himalayan wool. This piece does not disappoint. Against a pleasant rose-madder ground this Tibetan rug draws thr...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Tibetan Central Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Tibetan Pillar Carpet
Tibetan Pillar Carpet

Tibetan Pillar Carpet

Located in Chicago, IL

Tibetan lamas lavishly decorated their monasteries from floor to ceiling, including hanging carpets upon structural columns. Handwoven of plush Tibetan wool, this vibrantly colored c...

Category

Early 20th Century Tibetan Textiles

Materials

Wool

Tibetan Throw Rug
Tibetan Throw Rug

Tibetan Throw Rug

Located in New York, NY

An antique Tibetan throw size rug.

Category

Early 20th Century Tibetan Chinese Export Central Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Vintage Tibetan Rug
Vintage Tibetan Rug

Vintage Tibetan Rug

Located in New York, NY

A full pile20th century one of a kind Tibetan rug.

Category

20th Century Tibetan Chinese Export Central Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Antique Tibetan  Pictorial Throw Rug
Antique Tibetan  Pictorial Throw Rug

Antique Tibetan Pictorial Throw Rug

Located in New York, NY

A Tibetan throw-size pictorial animal rug. Measures: 2'1" x 4'1''

Category

Early 20th Century Tibetan Chinese Export Central Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Antique Tibetan Rug
Antique Tibetan Rug

Antique Tibetan Rug

Located in New York, NY

Jewel toned antique Tibetan rug with a rare black color field.

Category

Early 20th Century Tibetan Khotan Central Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Colorful Pair of Tibetan Rug Mats
Colorful Pair of Tibetan Rug Mats

Colorful Pair of Tibetan Rug Mats

Located in New York, NY

A pair of antique Tibetan rug mats measuring 24" x 25" and 25" x 26". One of them oddly has a pink fringe on half of two ends.

Category

Early 20th Century Tibetan Chinoiserie Central Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Tibetan Khaden with Chequerboard Pattern
Tibetan Khaden with Chequerboard Pattern

Tibetan Khaden with Chequerboard Pattern

Located in Milan, IT

A trophy from my early hunting days in Tibet, this fine chequerboard rug belongs to the earliest group for this type, now almost extinct. The wool is as soft as cashmere and the colo...

Category

Antique 1880s Tibetan Tibetan Chinese and East Asian Rugs

Tibetan Floral Throw Rug
Tibetan Floral Throw Rug

Tibetan Floral Throw Rug

Located in New York, NY

An antique Tibetan throw size rug.

Category

Early 20th Century Tibetan Chinese Export Central Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Black Pumpkin Color Tibetan Rug
Black Pumpkin Color Tibetan Rug

Black Pumpkin Color Tibetan Rug

Located in New York, NY

One of a kind handwoven colorful Tibetan rug with 3 medallions on a black colored ground. Very colorful and in full pile condition. Measures: 2'10" x 5'5", circa 1940.

Category

Early 20th Century Tibetan Chinese Export Central Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Zabihi Collection Deer Tibetan Floral Pictorial Rug
Zabihi Collection Deer Tibetan Floral Pictorial Rug

Zabihi Collection Deer Tibetan Floral Pictorial Rug

Located in New York, NY

2nd quarter of the 20th century Tibetan Rug with 4 deers on orange ground Details rug no. j3424 size 3' 2" x 5' 1" (97 x 155 cm)

Category

Early 20th Century Tibetan Chinese Export Central Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Navy Blue Rooster Tibetan Pictorial Rug
Navy Blue Rooster Tibetan Pictorial Rug

Navy Blue Rooster Tibetan Pictorial Rug

Located in New York, NY

A fine quality antique Tibetan throw size rug depicting a rooster on a navy blue ground. Pretty pink flowers in the horizon. Measures: 2'3" x 4'3".

Category

Early 20th Century Tibetan Chinese Export Central Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Worn Antique Art Deco Chinese Rug
Worn Antique Art Deco Chinese Rug

Worn Antique Art Deco Chinese Rug

Located in New York, NY

Geometric worn early 20th century Chinese rug Measures: 2'4" x 4'4".

Category

Early 20th Century Tibetan Chinese Export Central Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Colorful Dragon Vintage Tibetan Rug
Colorful Dragon Vintage Tibetan Rug

Colorful Dragon Vintage Tibetan Rug

Located in New York, NY

Colorful mid-20th century Tibetan rug with a large-scale dragon motif. Measures: 3'8" x 6'.

Category

Mid-20th Century Tibetan Chinese Export Central Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Tibetan Throw Rug
Tibetan Throw Rug

Tibetan Throw Rug

Located in New York, NY

An antique Tibetan throw size wrong with a sweet potato colored ground, accents in tan and blue.

Category

Early 20th Century Tibetan Chinese Export Central Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Tibetan Khaden with scrolling tendrils
Tibetan Khaden with scrolling tendrils

Tibetan Khaden with scrolling tendrils

Located in Milan, IT

A very fine example decorated by an allover pattern of lacquer red scrolling tendrils on a sky blue background. It belongs to a class of Tibetan weavings representative of the first ...

Category

Antique 1880s Tibetan Tibetan Chinese and East Asian Rugs

Tibetan Rug
Tibetan Rug

Tibetan Rug

Sold|$1,650

Tibetan Rug

Located in New York, NY

A fantastic Tibetan nomadic rug, with two sides, each as beautiful as they are different from one another. The natural highland wool is lustrous. The natural patterns formed by the c...

Category

Mid-20th Century Tibetan Tibetan Central Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Tibetan Meditation Rug
Tibetan Meditation Rug

Tibetan Meditation Rug

Located in Milan, IT

A Tibetan 'Khaden', used as a meditation rug by the monks of the monasteries in Tibet. The open field orange background is quite unusual for this group of rugs. The extensive use of ...

Category

Early 20th Century Tibetan Tibetan Chinese and East Asian Rugs

20th Century Tibetan Tiger Rug
20th Century Tibetan Tiger Rug

20th Century Tibetan Tiger Rug

Located in Chicago, IL

A 20th century Tibetan hand knotted wool rug with an all-over tiger stripe pattern. In Tibet, tigers are thought to be the protectors of all humankind and are believed to hold the ke...

Category

Early 2000s Tibetan Tibetan Chinese and East Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Antique Tibetan Horse Saddle Cover 1.00m x 0.60m
Antique Tibetan Horse Saddle Cover 1.00m x 0.60m

Antique Tibetan Horse Saddle Cover 1.00m x 0.60m

Located in St. Albans, GB

A fabulous antique horse cover, woven on the plains of Tibet in the early 20th Century. The design features stylised clouds on an indigo field surrounded by a distinctive key border....

Category

Antique Early 1900s Tibetan Chinese and East Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Antique Tibetan Tiger Wool Saddle Rug
Antique Tibetan Tiger Wool Saddle Rug

Antique Tibetan Tiger Wool Saddle Rug

Located in New York, NY

This handmade saddle was probably used by an aristocrat or person of status in Tibet. It has beautiful vegetable dyes although there may be some very early synthetic color as well.

Category

Early 20th Century Tibetan Tibetan Chinese and East Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Antique Blue Background Tibetan Rug
Antique Blue Background Tibetan Rug

Antique Blue Background Tibetan Rug

Located in New York, NY

Beautiful antique blue background Tibetan rug, country of origin / rug type: Tibet rug, date: circa 1900 Tibetan rugs – The country of Tibet is a fascinating and unique place in the...

Category

Early 20th Century Tibetan Tibetan Chinese and East Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Small Size Antique Tibetan Rug
Small Size Antique Tibetan Rug

Small Size Antique Tibetan Rug

Located in New York, NY

Breathtaking small size antique Tibetan rug, country of origin / rug type: Tibet rug, date circa 1900 Tibetan rugs – The country of Tibet is a fascinating and unique place in the ...

Category

Early 20th Century Tibetan Tibetan Chinese and East Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Tibetan Meditation Mat with Stepped Diamonds
Tibetan Meditation Mat with Stepped Diamonds

Tibetan Meditation Mat with Stepped Diamonds

Located in Milan, IT

A finely woven, early example distinguished by a refined jade green background. Rugs of this vintage have virtually disappeared from the market. This rug is featured in our current ...

Category

Antique 1880s Tibetan Tibetan Chinese and East Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Pantone Classic Blue Antique Tibetan Pictorial Deer Rug
Pantone Classic Blue Antique Tibetan Pictorial Deer Rug

Pantone Classic Blue Antique Tibetan Pictorial Deer Rug

Located in New York, NY

In Nepal the rug business is one of the largest industries in the country and there are many rug exporters. Tibet also has weaving workshops, but the export side of the industry is r...

Category

20th Century Tibetan Chinese Export Chinese and East Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

1950s White, Brown & Blue Wool Tibetan Dragon Runner/Rug
1950s White, Brown & Blue Wool Tibetan Dragon Runner/Rug

1950s White, Brown & Blue Wool Tibetan Dragon Runner/Rug

Located in New York, NY

In Nepal the rug business is one of the largest industries in the country and there are many rug exporters. Tibet also has weaving workshops, but the export side of the industry is r...

Category

20th Century Tibetan Chinese Export Chinese and East Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Doris Leslie Blau Collection Art Deco Tibetan Design Handmade Wool and Silk Rug
Doris Leslie Blau Collection Art Deco Tibetan Design Handmade Wool and Silk Rug

Doris Leslie Blau Collection Art Deco Tibetan Design Handmade Wool and Silk Rug

Located in New York, NY

Although truly imposing in terms of size, the new carpet seduces with balance and discreet elegance.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Tibetan Art Deco Chinese and East Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Tibetan Rug with Tiger Pelt Pattern
Tibetan Rug with Tiger Pelt Pattern

Tibetan Rug with Tiger Pelt Pattern

Located in Milan, IT

Commissioned by a client in the late 90's, this Tibetan rug is woven in a texture that mimics precisely that of antique Tibetan rugs. The design is taken from classical Tibetan tiger...

Category

1990s Tibetan Tibetan Chinese and East Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Antique Tibetan Rug with Tiger Design
Antique Tibetan Rug with Tiger Design

Antique Tibetan Rug with Tiger Design

Located in New York, NY

Antique tiger design rug, Tibet, 1920 -- A deep, crimson sky sets the ideal background for the white, snow-capped mountains before it in this Tibetan piece. Rich, earthy stone hues d...

Category

Early 20th Century Tibetan Tibetan Chinese and East Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

21st Century Tibetan Rug
21st Century Tibetan Rug

21st Century Tibetan Rug

Located in Norwalk, CT

This beautiful hand-knotted Tibetan rug has a great design with magnificent detailing. This piece will make your floor look splendid.

Category

2010s Tibetan Chinese and East Asian Rugs

Beige Blue Wool Tibetan Double Dragon Rug
Beige Blue Wool Tibetan Double Dragon Rug

Beige Blue Wool Tibetan Double Dragon Rug

Located in New York, NY

In Nepal the rug business is one of the largest industries in the country and there are many rug exporters. Tibet also has weaving workshops, but the export side of the industry is r...

Category

Mid-20th Century Tibetan Chinese Export Chinese and East Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Vintage Polychrome Tibetan Meditation Checkerboard Rug
Vintage Polychrome Tibetan Meditation Checkerboard Rug

Vintage Polychrome Tibetan Meditation Checkerboard Rug

Located in Milan, IT

Woven in the khaden format, checkerboard rugs were commissioned in Tibet for monastic use. These are typically woven in two contrasting colours, and more rarely in three colours, lik...

Category

Mid-20th Century Tibetan Tibetan Chinese and East Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

19th Century Orange Blue Flower Plant Tibetan Saddle € 1, 500, ca 1870
19th Century Orange Blue Flower Plant Tibetan Saddle € 1, 500, ca 1870

19th Century Orange Blue Flower Plant Tibetan Saddle € 1, 500, ca 1870

Located in Firenze, IT

Tibetan wool saddle pad with leather eyelets around 1870. The decoration characterized by stylized elements of flowers and plants is exquisite. On the cobalt blue background, the pom...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Chinese and East Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Antique Tibetan Horse Saddle Cover 1.24m x 0.67m
Antique Tibetan Horse Saddle Cover 1.24m x 0.67m

Antique Tibetan Horse Saddle Cover 1.24m x 0.67m

Located in St. Albans, GB

A fabulous antique horse cover, woven on the Tibetan plains in the early 20th Century. The design features a single large flower on an unusual gold field surrounded by a distinctive ...

Category

Antique Early 1900s Tibetan Chinese and East Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Zabihi Collection Pictorial Skeleton Vintage Tibetan Rug, 20th Century
Zabihi Collection Pictorial Skeleton Vintage Tibetan Rug, 20th Century

Zabihi Collection Pictorial Skeleton Vintage Tibetan Rug, 20th Century

Located in New York, NY

A striking rare Vintage Tibetan pictorial rug, hand-knotted in Tibet in the3rd quarter of the 20th century. The design features a whimsical skeletal figure rendered in soft blush ton...

Category

20th Century Tibetan Space Age Chinese and East Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Antique Tibetan Tiger Pelt Rug
Antique Tibetan Tiger Pelt Rug

Antique Tibetan Tiger Pelt Rug

Located in Milan, IT

Tigers are not native animals of the Tibetan plateau; however their presence in neighbouring countries such as China and India partly explain its depiction, both in a realistic as we...

Category

Early 20th Century Tibetan Tibetan Chinese and East Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Antique Tibetan Rug, Mid-19th Century
Antique Tibetan Rug, Mid-19th Century

Antique Tibetan Rug, Mid-19th Century

Located in Dublin, NH

Antique Tibetan Rug, Mid-19th Century One of the acknowledged older examples any collector could ever hope to acquire. Rugs of this size are called ‘khaden’ and are used as sleeping...

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Tibetan Chinese and East Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Antique Tibetan Monastic Tiger Rug
Antique Tibetan Monastic Tiger Rug

Antique Tibetan Monastic Tiger Rug

Located in Milan, IT

Tigers are not native animals of the Tibetan plateau; however their presence in neighbouring countries such as China and India partly explain its depiction, both in a realistic as we...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Chinese and East Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Antique Tibetan Rug
Antique Tibetan Rug

Antique Tibetan Rug

Located in St. Albans, GB

A beautiful antique Tibetan rug, handwoven circa 1900 with a traditional design featuring 3 large peonies on a deep indigo field surrounded by a greek key border interspersed with ca...

Category

Antique Early 1900s Tibetan Chinese and East Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Vintage Tibetan Rug
Vintage Tibetan Rug

Vintage Tibetan Rug

Located in St. Albans, GB

A lovely vintage Tibetan rug, hand woven circa 1960 on a grey/green field. The design features 6 yaks (looking rather pleased with themselves!) around a traditional Tibetan tent and ...

Category

Vintage 1960s Tibetan Chinese and East Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

21st Century Blue and Yellow Tiger Tibetan Rug Prayer, 2019
21st Century Blue and Yellow Tiger Tibetan Rug Prayer, 2019

21st Century Blue and Yellow Tiger Tibetan Rug Prayer, 2019

By Boralevi Firenze

Located in Firenze, IT

Carpet made of Nepal with hand-spun Himalayan wool and Tibetan knot. The background is midnight blue and the tiger represented has the back richly decorated in the traditional ocher ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Tibetan Tibetan Chinese and East Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Vintage Modern Area Rug with Cubism Style after Douglas Coupland
Vintage Modern Area Rug with Cubism Style after Douglas Coupland

Vintage Modern Area Rug with Cubism Style after Douglas Coupland

Located in Dallas, TX

76815, vintage modern area rug with Cubism style after Douglas Coupland. Bright and dynamic, this vintage modern area rug features a multi-color checkerboard in the fashion of Cubism...

Category

Late 20th Century Tibetan Post-Modern Chinese and East Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Doris Leslie Blau Collection Green and Black Handmade Silk Rug
Doris Leslie Blau Collection Green and Black Handmade Silk Rug

Doris Leslie Blau Collection Green and Black Handmade Silk Rug

Located in New York, NY

Doris Leslie Blau collection green and black handmade silk rug Size: 3'10" × 6'0" (116 × 182 cm) While silk is most often associated with Chinese rugs, nowadays many different type...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Tibetan Modern Chinese and East Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool, Silk

Contemporary Tibetan Rug
Contemporary Tibetan Rug

Contemporary Tibetan Rug

Located in Chicago, IL

A contemporary Tibetan rug woven in a chic taupe/grey ground with covered with a petite brown and cream colored checked pattern. A thin brown border circles the rug.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Tibetan Tibetan Chinese and East Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Tibetan Meditation Rug
Tibetan Meditation Rug

Tibetan Meditation Rug

Located in New York, NY

This rug is made from very silky Tibetan high-land wool. The design shows clouds and water and mountains encircling a simple geometric floral form. The edges are bound with the origi...

Category

Vintage 1930s Tibetan Tibetan Chinese and East Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Vintage Hand Tufted Tibetan Rug 100% Wool, Pink and White
Vintage Hand Tufted Tibetan Rug 100% Wool, Pink and White

Vintage Hand Tufted Tibetan Rug 100% Wool, Pink and White

Located in Rochester, England

This beautiful hand tufted dark pink and white rug features a geometric pattern of dark pink on a white background. This pattern creates depth and texture. Hand-loomed using wool, t...

Category

Late 20th Century Tibetan Chinese and East Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Contemporary Tibetan Rug
Contemporary Tibetan Rug

Contemporary Tibetan Rug

Located in New York, NY

Contemporary Tibetan rug. Size: 10' × 8'3".  

Category

2010s Tibetan Modern Chinese and East Asian Rugs

Materials

Silk

Doris Leslie Blau Collection Crocodile Design Handmade Silk Rug in Gray Shades
Doris Leslie Blau Collection Crocodile Design Handmade Silk Rug in Gray Shades

Doris Leslie Blau Collection Crocodile Design Handmade Silk Rug in Gray Shades

Located in New York, NY

Doris Leslie Blau collection crocodile design handmade silk rug in dark and light gray Size: 10'2" × 14'0" (309 × 426 cm) Contemporary rugs can be found in all shapes and sizes. Th...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Tibetan Modern Moroccan and North African ...

Materials

Silk

Tufenkian Tibetian Area Rug
Tufenkian Tibetian Area Rug

Tufenkian Tibetian Area Rug

By Tufenkian

Located in Pasadena, TX

Tufenkian 16FT x 15FT Tufenkian Tibetian Area rug Made from Tibetian highland wool dyed in rich colors and woven entirely by hand.

Category

Early 2000s Tibetan Modern Chinese and East Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Contemporary Tibetan Art Nouveau Floral

Contemporary Tibetan Art Nouveau Floral

Located in Norwalk, CT

A 100 % hand-knotted CONTEMPORARY, 7′ x 10′, with an All Over Floral design, in navy blue, oranges and reds.

Category

2010s Tibetan Art Nouveau Chinese and East Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Hand Crafted Vintage Tibetan Tiger Rug
Hand Crafted Vintage Tibetan Tiger Rug

Hand Crafted Vintage Tibetan Tiger Rug

Located in Oakland, CA

Tibetan Tiger rug crafted in Tibetan wool, a soft and plush rug in a deep blue with a golden tiger all in vegetable / plant dyed wool. Hand knotted and created in the 1970s with fi...

Category

Vintage 1970s Tibetan Tibetan Chinese and East Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Oversized Natural Wool Rug
Oversized Natural Wool Rug

Oversized Natural Wool Rug

Located in New York, NY

Hand-knotted un-dyed wool rug. Size: 24' × 14'.   

Category

2010s Tibetan Modern Chinese and East Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Vintage Tibetan Area Rug - 2' 9" W x 5' 3" L
Vintage Tibetan Area Rug - 2' 9" W x 5' 3" L

Vintage Tibetan Area Rug - 2' 9" W x 5' 3" L

Located in Pittsburgh, PA

This is a unique vintage Tibetan area rug with a modern design and whimsical patterns in bright colors that stand out against the contrasting charcoal/black field. Wear is consiste...

Category

Vintage 1980s Tibetan Chinese and East Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Modern Tibetan Rug
Modern Tibetan Rug

Modern Tibetan Rug

Located in New York, NY

A modern Tibetan rug from the 21st century.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Tibetan Modern Chinese and East Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

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Tibet Carpet For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the Tibet carpet you’re looking for. Each Tibet carpet for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using fabric, wool and silk. If you’re shopping for a Tibet carpet, we have 166 options in-stock, while there are 198 modern editions to choose from as well. Your living room may not be complete without a Tibet carpet — find older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. A Tibet carpet is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Modern, Art Deco and Mid-Century Modern styles are sought with frequency. Many designers have produced at least one well-made Tibet carpet over the years, but those crafted by Boralevi Firenze, Ilaria Ferraro and Jonathan Zawada are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Tibet Carpet?

Prices for a Tibet carpet can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $79 and can go as high as $77,000, while the average can fetch as much as $5,469.

Finding the Right Rugs And 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.