Turkmen rows in burgundy and navy, fringes tied in Oushak
90×490 cm
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90×490 cm
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Fringes tied in Oushak, the drawing borrowed from Yağcıbedir
200×300 cm
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A two-meter circle, Turkmen figures cut by its own edge
160×160 cm
One of a kind
Round Burgundy Afghan Turkmen Loom-Woven Rug, Nostalji Series
from 21.800 TL
≈ 8.600 TL/m² -
Gold breaking up burgundy and navy, on old-style looms
160×230 cm
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Gabbeh figures set symmetrically, 100% wool, red into burgundy
200×300 cm
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Flat flowers linked on thin stems, fire red in Tencel®
200×300 cm
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Burgundy filled edge to edge, no open ground, all viscose
200×300 cm
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Pastel blue inside the red, a tree of life in the frame
200×290 cm
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Bahtiyari deseni bir eşarba geçmiş, tek lifi ipek
90×90 cm
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A two-meter circle: navy and gold medallion on deep red
200×200 cm
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Burgundy silk that goes brown by lamplight, blue at the border
220×303 cm
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The Hereke drawing scattered small, on silk in dark red
170×251 cm
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176×235 cm
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201×288 cm
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Cream flower heads on burgundy, cream again at the edges
82×295 cm
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About ten weeks at the loom, 129 × 187 cm
129×187 cm
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A Yağcıbedir with three colors and no fourth: burgundy, navy, white
120×220 cm
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Bir metrekaresi dört hafta, düğümü çok sık
164×232 cm
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Dallar mürdüm zeminde boşluk bırakmadan dolanıyor
241×312 cm
One of a kind
Burgundy Floral-Pattern Hand-Knotted Wool Rug, Ayan Series
from 230.000 TL
≈ 31.000 TL/m² -
86 cm wide and three meters long, burgundy Turkmen work
86×302 cm
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Handwoven Afghan Patterned Ethnic Wool Burgundy Bilicik Rug
from 52.000 TL
≈ 20.000 TL/m² -
Motifler zihinden dokunuyor: bordo üstüne lacivert
249×344 cm
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A nightingale's eye repeated on navy, wool over cotton
126×178 cm
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Bukhara and Herat drawing at 206 × 303 cm, Khamyap
206×303 cm
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Enough floor for a whole seating group, burgundy Khamyap
194×297 cm
A burgundy rug is woven in deep wine red — the dark, slightly blue-shifted red that a concentrated madder dyebath gives, and the standard field color of Turkmen and much Anatolian weaving. Halıcızade's burgundy collection runs to about a hundred rugs in Afghan, Turkmen, Yağcıbedir and Mamluk designs, machine-woven, loom-woven and hand-knotted.
Burgundy is the color most people mean when they picture a traditional rug, and it is worth knowing why: the historical dye reached its best depth in that register, so the patterns of the region were drawn to sit on it. This page covers where the color belongs in the weaving traditions, what the collection contains, and how a dark red floor behaves in a room.
Burgundy against red, rust and maroon
Four dark reds, and only one of them is neutral enough to live with easily.
| Color | Cast | Reads as | Best against |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burgundy | Blue-shifted, deep | Quiet, formal, settled | Walnut, cream walls, brass, gray |
| Bright red | Pure, high chroma | Active, foreground | White and pale wood, in small formats |
| Rust and brick | Orange-shifted | Warm, earthy, matte | Terracotta, oak, natural fibers |
| Maroon | Brown-shifted, flat | Heavy, close to brown | Dark rooms with strong artificial light |
Where deep red sits in the weaving traditions
It is the ground the patterns were drawn for.
Turkmen weaving is built on a red field broken by repeated octagonal güls; take the red away and the design loses its structure. Afghan rugs in this collection follow the same logic, with a dark red ground and ivory or navy outlining that defines the drawing rather than decorating it. Yağcıbedir rugs, woven by a Turkmen-descended community near Balıkesir, work a narrower palette still — madder red, indigo and white, densely bordered, with a lantern-shaped medallion that barely changes from one generation to the next.
Mamluk-pattern pieces come at the same color from a different direction, with concentric geometric medallions on a red field. See Afghan rugs and Turkmen rugs for the traditions in full.
What is in this collection
Three constructions and a wide spread of drawing.
Machine-woven acrylic pieces carry Afghan and Mamluk patterns at the lightest weight and the shortest pile, some with a non-slip backing that keeps a hall rug from traveling. Loom-woven rugs in the nostalgic and vintage manner sit in the middle, in rectangular and round formats. Hand-knotted wool and silk pieces are the heaviest and the only ones where the red shifts as you walk around the room.
Alongside the patterned work there are plain burgundy grounds, long-pile shaggy pieces and burgundy-with-cream and burgundy-with-gray combinations for rooms that need the color without the drawing. Browse acrylic rugs for the machine-woven end and hand-knotted rugs for the other.
What burgundy does in a room
It closes a room down and warms it, in that order.
Under walnut and dark wood a burgundy rug reads as part of the furniture, which is why it has been the default in formal dining rooms for a century. Under pale upholstery it does the opposite and becomes the darkest thing in the room, and the contrast is what makes cream sofas look deliberate. With gray it sits between warm and cool and settles both. With brown and earth tones it disappears into the palette, which suits a study better than a living room.
Deep red also carries into bedrooms and offices, where the light is lower and a pale rug looks washed out by evening. In kitchens, choose a short pile and a small format instead of a shaggy one, and see kitchen rugs for the sizes that fit between counter and table.
Choosing and caring for one
Match the construction to the traffic, then keep to a routine.
Pattern hides wear; a plain ground shows it. In a busy hall or dining room, a geometric or Afghan-patterned rug in a short pile will look unchanged for years longer than a plain long pile in the same place. Vacuum every two or three days where the room is used daily. Blot spills with a white cloth rather than rubbing them, and treat the mark from the outside in. Keep bleach away from the pile entirely. The washing instructions are printed on the reverse of the rug; hand-knotted wool and silk go to a rug washer rather than a general cleaner.
Frequently asked questions
What color is a burgundy rug?
Burgundy is a deep wine red carrying a trace of blue or brown, darker and quieter than a bright red and warmer than maroon. On a rug it reads almost black at the edges of a room and opens into red where the light falls.
Which patterns are woven in burgundy?
Afghan and Turkmen field designs, Yağcıbedir village drawing in red, blue and white, Mamluk medallion compositions and plain modern grounds. Deep red has been the standard field color of Turkmen weaving for long enough that most of its patterns were designed for it.
What does burgundy pair with in a room?
Walnut and dark wood, brass, cream and white walls, and gray. A burgundy rug under pale upholstery is the most reliable pairing in the collection; against brown and earth tones it reads as part of the same family rather than as contrast.
Is a burgundy rug too formal for a bedroom?
No. A deep red ground in a bedroom reads warm rather than formal, particularly in a soft or long pile, and it holds up better against low evening light than a pale rug does.
Can a burgundy rug be washed at home?
Most machine-woven and loom-woven pieces are not machine-washable. Spot-clean with a damp cloth and a mild detergent, follow the instructions on the reverse of the rug, and send hand-knotted wool and silk to a specialist.
Does a burgundy rug hide dirt?
A dark red ground shows everyday soiling less than a cream or beige one, which is part of why it is used in halls and dining rooms. It still needs vacuuming every few days in a busy room.
Related collections: red rugs · Afghan rugs · Yağcıbedir rugs · classic rugs