Love style? Love Afghan/Persian rugs

Do you consider yourself to have style and elegance?  Is your home full of beautiful things?  If so, you are going to love our Afghan and Persian rug collections and you’ll soon see why the FrithRugs brand is synonymous with traditional rugs.

Afghan Art

Our Afghan rugs are quite simply a work of art in their own right.  Some are influenced by Persian design, others have a more Oriental style – regardless of what type of design draws your attention, you can be sure your Afghan rug has been perfectly crafted by experts. 

For example, the Afghan Mushwani Tribal rugs are made in Western Afghanistan – they tend to use darker colours and they are usually available in smaller sizes to suit a more compact room.

Kelims are still made using vegetable dyes and their striking patterns complement modern neutral colour schemes as well as period homes.  The offer a flat tapestry and predominantly feature colours of blue, green, yellow, and red in geometric patterns

Meanwhile the Kaynak collection often feature bigger and bolder designs in bright blue and red and their strong colour will brighten any room.  Many of these rugs are available in a range of sizes and shapes.

Perfect Persian

For the more discerning homebuyer a Persian rug is the rug to have on the floor. The art of carpet weaving in Iran originated more than 2,500 years ago. Throughout Iran’s history, Persian rugs have been woven by both nomads and royal court producers and there are hundreds of Persian rug types because they are named after the tribe that created them or the area they were from.

Even though today’s rugs have been updated, very little has changed in terms of the way they are made and in particular the use of vegetable and plant dye.  

These products are among the most expensive rugs on the market, however, many are of exceptionally fine quality and designs which often include patterns native to the area the rug was woven.

FrithRugs stock an amazing range of Persian rugs in numerous sizes and designs and our experts are happy to guide you through the buying process to ensure you select the rug that is right for you and your home.

It’s no wonder that our stately homes, palaces, museums and historic houses contain Persian rugs – they have always been recognised as prestigious objects and if you enjoy the finer things of life, then your home deserves one of these original works of art.

Browse our full collection of Afghan and Persian rugs online or in one of our outlets and with such a wide choice available, you are sure to find a rug that will suit your home.

Choosing rugs to complement your walls

Wallcoverings have come a long way since our grandparent’s time when woodchip and Artex were commonly found in homes up and down the land.  More and more customers are choosing their rug design to complement their wallcovering and so we’ve decided to look at some of the most unique offerings currently on the market.

Exposed brick looks great, but the real thing involves lot of work which which is why faux exposed brick walls were developed by wallcovering manufacturers.  A few years ago you could spot a paper brick wall a mile off – now, you really do have to touch it to see if its real or not.  Ideal for those who like the loft living look and a traditional Persian or Afghan rug would look great.

Love the feel of leather?  Well now you can have it on your walls.  Although this is quite a masculine look – it is not harsh and will give any room a unique, cosy feel.  Our Canyon rug designs offer an innovative collection of luxury hand-made rugs featuring a soft, dense and luminescent viscose pile, with deep canyons of suede leather.  Just gorgeous.

Now we have all heard of laminate and wood on the floor – but on walls?  Yes, you can now buy laminate or wood for the wall and it is really effective, particularly if you like the Scandinavian look. Rugs that would work well here would be a shaggy or something from our Aubusson collection.