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What is a Persian dowry rug?

In Iran, a dowry rug is a rug that the bride’s family gives to the groom as a gift. These Iranian dowry carpets are often an important part of the bride’s dowry. Buying a dowry carpet is one of those items that is not only one of the most attractive and sweet stages of life, but also requires a lot of patience and care in choosing it.

A rug is one of the important items in every home and is one of the essential dowry items. Many Iranians believe that the rug is the heart of the home and the interior decoration of the house is also arranged on this basis. For this reason, it is recommended that after choosing your favorite decoration style, you buy a dowry rug and prepare other items for your new home based on it.

Carpets are coordinated with sofas and curtains

Buying a dowry rug brings challenges. What kind of rug should we choose for a dowry so that we don’t regret it after a few years? Are we ready to pay more money and buy a hand-woven rug for more comfort and convenience, or are we satisfied with a good quality machine-made rug? Among the various options available in the market, which design should we choose that fits the house layout? In this article, we provide important and basic tips for choosing the best dowry rug for brides and grooms.

Handmade or machine-made rug for dowry rug?

The first question you may have when buying a dowry rug is choosing between hand-woven and machine-made rugs. As you know, all the components of the handmade rug are completely natural and obtained from natural materials such as wool, silk, and cotton. These rugs are not only anti-allergic but also useful for bone health. But with all these advantages, these rugs are considered valuable and luxury goods and have a higher price than machine-made rugs.

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Iranian hand-woven rugs are famous all over the world. Types of hand-woven rugs are known by the names of Iranian cities. Hand-knotted Kashan rugs, Isfahan rugs, Kerman rugs, Tabriz rugs, and Qom silk rugs are among the most famous rugs in Iran that are world famous. The price of the Persian dowry rug changes based on the size, type of fiber, and texture. If you have enough money to buy a hand-woven rug, you can invest in it by choosing these valuable rugs. Of course, note that hand-woven rugs need more care, and do not use strong detergents to wash them.

Baloch rug gives life to a home

For people who have less budget to buy rugs at the beginning of life and also tend to buy various rugs, machine-made rug is a better option. Also, we recommend that people who do not have enough time and energy to take care of hand-woven rugs or have pets use machine-made rugs. These rugs have a more reasonable price and are easier to maintain. Machine-made rugs are much more affordable than hand-woven rugs. Also, machine-made rugs are much easier to wash and care for than hand-woven rugs.

Coordinating the carpet with a navy background with a gray navy sofa

navy rug with a gray navy sofa

Today, all kinds of machine-made rugs are made with different raw materials such as bamboo, polyester, acrylic, etc. Acrylic fibers are the best and most durable synthetic fibers used for machine-made rugs. Among the characteristics of acrylic machine rugs, we can mention high strength, being softer than other synthetic fibers, and resistance to washing.

green rug and gray sofa is a very beautiful idea

What color dowry rug shall we buy?

The best rug color for dowry is bright colors. If you are looking to buy a dowry rug for your home, we recommend that you use cream and silver colors. Of course, golden colors and light pink colors are also better to use in the decoration of the bride’s house. Note that when buying a dowry rug, the colors of other items are present in your rug. For example, if your sofas are green, it is better to have green in your dowry rug. The gray color is one of the colors that has always been in fashion in the last few years because this color is among the neutral colors that go well with different colors. Keep in mind that the choice of color is entirely a matter of taste and some use warm and dark colors in the decoration of the house and everything becomes beautiful in the end.

Golden, creamy rugs are a good choice for dowry rugs

Before any action to choose the color of the dowry rug, see what color other important home appliances such as furniture and curtains are. The color tone of these important home accessories will help you a lot in choosing the color of the rug. In the following, we point out important points for choosing the color of dowry rugs:

Choosing rugs with neutral colors will make your home look bigger.
For homes with a minimal style, use neutral color rugs such as gray.
Rugs with warm colors and busy designs make the house look smaller.
Coordinate the color that is repeated in the dowry rug with the color of the curtains.
For traditional styles, if the curtains and furniture are simple, use rugs with a busy pattern.
Choosing white colors for rugs and furniture, despite its beauty, results in a lot of pollution.
For homes with European and modern styles, be sure to look for dowry rugs with neutral colors.
When choosing the color of the dowry rug, don’t consider the trendy color because it will cost you a lot.
In addition to the style of your furniture, pay attention to the color of the flooring to choose a dowry rug.

Do not buy these rugs for dowry!

Belgian rugs:

These rugs are very thin and for this reason, their backs are covered with latex so that they stick to the floor. But this same glue makes it harder to wash these rugs, and the most important thing about these rugs is that Belgian rugs change shape and disappear after washing. If you like these rugs, get them for a part of the house where there is not much traffic and the rug gets less dirty.

Shaggy rugs:

These rugs may be modern and have an attractive appearance, but the long piles of these rugs are soon separated from the rug and the rug loses its appearance, if you have a pet, their claws get stuck in these rugs.

What size dowry rug should we buy?

The dimensions of the dowry rug depend on the size of the house. When buying a rug, measure the area where you are going to spread the rug. The measurement of the place where you are going to spread your rug is one of the important points that you should pay attention to. It is better to choose a rug that does not fill the entire area because it does not have an interesting effect and makes the house look small. To select the dimensions of the rug, consider these points:

Choose a rug that does not fill the entire area.
The size of the rug should be 20 to 50 cm away from the wall.
Avoid spreading small rugs in large halls.
Use one rug for each separate space, using several rugs makes the space look crowded.
The size of the rug should be such that the front legs of the sofa are placed on the rug, but the rear legs of the sofa are not placed on the rug.
For large halls, if you use two rugs, put 50 cm between the rugs.

Final words

In this article, we tried to introduce you to the Iranian dowry carpet, which is one of the traditions of ancient Iran. This tradition is continued in many families today. With this gift, families show their support for the bride and groom. The dowry carpet is not specific but depends on the taste of the bride. We would be happy if you share your views on this article with us.

What is wedding rug?

It is the rug that the couple stands on during the ceremony and recites their vows. You can place this rug at the beginning of the ceremony and it will remind you of where your life together began. A wedding rug can be a treasured family heirloom that is passed down from generation to generation. Imagine your grandparents giving you their wedding rug, wouldn’t it be amazing? This rug can be a new or used Persian runner that will make your ceremony even more special and unique.