Cream Moroccan Statement Rug with Brown Squares – Hand Knotted Wool Beni Mrirt Area Rug

A cream Moroccan statement rug with brown squares, hand-knotted in thick Beni Mrirt wool. Across each end runs a band of short espresso bars packed between two camel rails, like a strip of piano keys. Between the two bands, on the 8x10, twelve solid squares of natural espresso brown, each about a foot across, sit in four staggered rows of three, each row shifted half a step from the one before, and every square has one small espresso square beside it. The ivory between them never lines up into a grid.

Cream rug with brown squares in a quiet reading room with oak shelves, a cream boucle chair and ottoman and a brass floor lamp

It is a bold, graphic rug with a calm rhythm, modern without being busy. It suits a living room, bedroom, dining room or reading room, and it is also woven with the twelve big squares in a soft dusty mauve.

Band of espresso keys between camel rails near the fringed end of an ivory wool rug styled with a walnut stool, a camel throw and a ceramic cup on a book

Details

  • Hand-knotted by Berber weavers in the Middle Atlas, Morocco
  • 100% wool pile about 25 mm (1 in) deep: undyed ivory, camel and espresso brown fleece, or big squares in wash-tested dusty mauve wool on the mauve colourway
  • Each colour is carded, and dyed where it is dyed, in one batch for your rug; natural undyed fleece and hand-dyed wool vary gently in tone, which is part of its character
  • Plain narrow ivory flat-woven ends with a short ivory fringe; each size is the size of the woven rug, fringe not included. Ends without fringe on request at no charge
  • Woven to order in 4–6 weeks, then delivered in 3–5 business days with free US shipping
  • Available in every standard size from 3x5 to 14x20 ft, including 9x12, 10x14, 10x10 and 12x15 ft, and as a runner from 2.5x8 to 3x22 ft; the design is drawn to the proportions of each size, and other sizes are available on request
  • Progress photos from the loom while your rug is woven
  • New wool sheds a little for the first few months; vacuum on suction only

Care

Vacuum without a beater bar, rotate every six months, blot spills with cool water, and have it professionally washed every three to five years.

Photos show a rendering of this made-to-order design. Each rug is knotted by hand, so expect small variations in colour and line.