8x12 Blue Afghan Khal Mohammadi Wool Area Rug, Seafoam Brown Burgundy Medallion Turkmen Hand-Knotted Large Living Room Carpet

About this rug

Khal Mohammadi rugs are almost always deep red — this one is a soft seafoam blue, and that is what makes it worth having. Across the pale field run rows of chocolate-brown and burgundy medallions alternating with delicate cross-and-floral motifs, framed by a brown-and-ivory border with fine guard stripes. The palette is deliberately quiet: cool blue with warm brown, low contrast, nothing shouting. It suits modern, minimalist and transitional rooms where a traditional red rug would take over, and it sits easily with pale wood, linen, cream walls and greenery. As a hand-woven piece, small shifts in the pattern and color are natural marks of the craft.
The pile is soft, fine wool on a cotton foundation, hand-knotted in the

durable Afghan double-knot technique — dense enough to hold this level of small floral detail, with a light sheen that shifts as you cross the room. At 8x12 this is a full-room anchor: it will hold a living room seating group with the furniture legs on the rug, or fill a large bedroom or dining room. It lies flat, takes a rug pad well on hard floors, and is built to last. Colors may look slightly different depending on your screen and room light.

Size: 8'4" x 11'6" (254 x 350 cm)
Pile: Wool
Foundation: Cotton
Knotting: Hand-knotted
Origin: Afghanistan
Condition: Excellent — full even pile, clean, ready to use
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