Raised Silk--A Beautiful Touch in a Rug

I love the color purple and what could be a prettier use of that color than in raised Chinese silk in a rug design...   I created this trellis pattern for a client in Florida who loves the color too.  The silk is raised about 2 mm higher than the wool pile in the background.  The border is the same color as the background but in a loop pile instead of a cut pile, which makes the color look a shade lighter.

Art in a Rug

We recently contracted with an artist, Tracie Thompson, who created a beautiful mural in our new showroom at International Market Square in Minneapolis.  Tracie shared some of her lovely paintings with me and I decided to have my manufacturer in Nepal "rugify" one of the pictures.  I changed the background color to a neutral brown to make it more "rug friendly." This would make a lovely rug for an entry way or even a wall hanging.

Tracie's Mural

Tracie's Picture

Rug

Tulip Wreaths

Today's inspiration was a tulip...multiplied into a circle of flowers and centered with a starburst.  Pink and green always seems fresh and crisp.  This rug would be a beautiful focal point for a dining room, sunroom or bedroom.

Tulip Wreath Rug--Hand-knotted in Nepal with Tibetan wool

Are you looking for a hard-to-find rug?

Here's a Tibetan rug we just shipped from Nepal in the client's favorite color...purple!
With a purple abrash wool field and a cream wool and silk design, the rug is a unique and lovely option for this client's living room.  As an alternative to shopping for the perfect rug, creating a custom rug is easy and fun. Our lead times are excellent.  The rug below is a 12 X 12 foot that was completed in 8 weeks!

12 X 12 feet--Tibetan wool and Chinese silk--100 knots per square inch

Having trouble finding runner rugs?

If you're having trouble finding runners for your projects, a custom runner can be a great solution.  We can create the exact size you need with the perfect colors and pattern.  Here's an example.  We did 2 of these runners for a client, one is 2'6" X 12' and the other is 2'6" X 15'.

If you would like to see more runners, please see our website gallery.

http://www.conceptinteriors-us.com/gallery-colorblankets/index.php

Tired of beige and grey? How about pink?

A rug doesn't always have to be shades of beige or grey.  A pop of pink in a runner can be just the punch of color needed in a room.  Here's my Rocky Medallion design specified in pink and cream...from digital rendering straight to the loom in Nepal.

Rocky Medallion Pink (Digital Rendering)

Rug on Loom in Nepal

Finished Hand-knotted Tibetan Rug

Hereke Rugs found me on Google+

If you haven't heard of Google+ yet, you may want to check it out.   It's Google's answer to Facebook and appears to be a very powerful tool.  I joined Google+ about a week ago and my very first friend request was from Solveigh Calderin, owner of Hereke Carpets in Istanbul.  As a rug designer, I was thrilled to have this connection to a potential new supplier in Turkey (I'm in Minneapolis, Minnesota).  There must be some very clever algorithum hiding behind the wall of Google+ because not only did Solveigh find me, but Google+ automatically found my Twitter and Facebook pages and my Picasa web-based photo album.  I didn't have to do a thing, they all just instantly came together on my Google+ page.

As a result of the connection, I was able to see this beautiful Hereke silk carpet...  It is 42 X 68 cm and has 100 knots per cm2 which translates to approximately 667 knots per square inch.  Amazing level of detail in the design!