Polyester rug 160×230 red Retro Classic

Retro Classic is a rectangular 160×230 rug built on a Persian-style medallion layout: a red field, a cream stepped lozenge medallion and a small red diamond with a rosette at the very centre.

The pattern at close range

The border is made of rosettes and palmettes with turquoise, mustard and terracotta dots between them. From across the room those details almost disappear; from a metre and a half away they give the rug depth. The print is intentionally softened to look like washed cloth, so the red reads as muted brick rather than scarlet. Pale spandrels fill the corners of the field, which keeps the composition symmetrical from any side.

Where a 160×230 rug goes

This size suits a 140–160 cm bed with a strip of rug showing along both sides, or a seating group where only the front legs stand on the pile. In a bedroom the rug is usually placed so that a bare foot lands on it when you get up. Mark the outline with removable tape before ordering and check that the door still opens freely.

Specifications

• size 160×230 cm, rectangular;
• polyester, machine-made;
• red, with cream and turquoise detailing;
• low, dense pile.

Caring for polyester

Polyester tolerates damp cleaning and does not fade in sunlight as quickly as natural wool, so it can be placed near a window. Vacuum without a turbo brush to avoid pulling the loops, and blot a fresh spill from the edge towards the centre. Test any cleaning product on an inconspicuous spot near the edge first.

The blue rug from the same line is Ocean 160×230; the pale one is Spring Morning 140×200. The rest of the range sits in the classic rugs catalogue, and other natural-fibre options are in wool rugs.