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Turquoise Rugs

Like sky blue, the calm color of Anatolia Turquoise pairs well with warm tones like brown, red, and orange as well as with blue, gray, and black. Turquoise rugs offer both tranquility and inspiration, like the sea.

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  13. Turquoise instead of the usual red, 90 × 118 cm of wool

    Turquoise Anatolian Handwoven Wool Kilim, 90×118 cm Halıcızade 90×118 cm

    One of a kind

    Turquoise Anatolian Handwoven Wool Kilim

    Handwoven Kilim · Wool ·Blue, Turquoise

    from 12.000 TL ≈ 11.500 TL/m²

    • Woven in wool

  15. Karabagh roses opened out full-face, orange over strong blue

    Blue Karabagh-Pattern Hand-Knotted Wool Rug, 170×248 cm Halıcızade 170×248 cm

    One of a kind

    Blue Karabagh-Pattern Hand-Knotted Wool Rug

    Hand-Knotted Rug · Wool · Cotton ·Blue, Turquoise

    from 93.000 TL ≈ 22.000 TL/m²

    • Woven in wool

  16. Turquoise under cream and gold, Oushak drawn eight by eight

    Blue Oushak-Pattern Hand-Knotted Pure Silk Rug, 108×159 cm Halıcızade 108×159 cm

    One of a kind

    Blue Oushak-Pattern Hand-Knotted Pure Silk Rug

    Hand-Knotted Rug · Silk ·Blue, Turquoise

    from 320.000 TL ≈ 185.000 TL/m²

    • Pure silk
    • All-natural fibers

  17. Cream medallions at intervals over turquoise, viscose on cotton

    Blue Medallion Hand-Knotted Viscose Rug, 123×185 cm Halıcızade 123×185 cm

    One of a kind

    Blue Medallion Hand-Knotted Viscose Rug

    Hand-Knotted Rug · Viscose · Cotton ·Blue, Turquoise

    from 123.000 TL ≈ 54.000 TL/m²

    A turquoise rug is woven in the blue-green of the mineral it is named for, a color that sits between cyan and green and stays cool in daylight. Halıcızade's turquoise collection is small and mostly hand-knotted wool — Oushak, Anatolian and Mamluk drawing, plain grounds, and flat-woven kilims — in round and rectangular formats.

    Turquoise is the one bright color that behaves like a neutral in an Anatolian palette, because the traditions it comes out of used it as a ground rather than an accent. This page covers where the color sits in Turkish decorative art, what is actually in the collection, and how a blue-green floor works against wood and cream.

    Turquoise, blue and teal

    They are three different jobs, not three shades of one.

    ColorCompositionIn a roomPairs with
    TurquoiseBlue with a clear green cast, high brightnessLifts a neutral room; reads cool and openCream, pale oak, brown, brass
    BlueNo green; darker as it saturatesRecedes and quiets a roomWhite, gray, dark wood
    TealBlue-green at low brightnessBehaves as a dark neutralRust, mustard, walnut

    For the deeper end of the same family, see blue rugs.

    Turquoise in Anatolian decorative art

    The color arrives in weaving with a long history behind it.

    Turquoise glaze is one of the constants of Anatolian building and ceramics, on Seljuk tiled minarets and portals from the thirteenth century and later in the Iznik potteries, whose blue-greens traveled across Ottoman architecture on tile panels. Weavers worked in the same visual culture, and turquoise entered rug palettes as a field color rather than a highlight. That is the reason a turquoise rug carrying Anatolian or Oushak drawing does not look like a modern recoloring — the combination is older than the idea of an accent color.

    What is in the collection

    Sixteen pieces, weighted toward hand-knotted wool.

    Most of the collection is hand-knotted wool: Oushak and Mamluk medallion drawing, Anatolian village patterns, vintage-effect grounds and plain fields where the turquoise carries the whole rug. There are flat-woven kilims in Anatolian designs, which are thin, reversible and light enough to hang or layer, and round formats for rooms where a rectangle does not fit.

    Fiber changes the color more than the pattern does. Wool holds turquoise as a matte, slightly dusty green-blue; silk and bamboo viscose make the same dye look glassy and much brighter. Machine-woven turquoise, where the collection carries it, comes in a wider spread of patterns at a lower price. Compare wool rugs for the matte end of that range.

    Where a turquoise rug works

    In rooms that need one thing to happen on the floor.

    Turquoise does its clearest work against cream walls and pale wood, where it is the only saturated color in the room. With brown and walnut it reads as the opposite of the wood and warms it; with gray it can go cold, so a rug with a cream or ivory border helps. In small rooms and narrow halls a light turquoise ground pushes the walls apart visually, which a dark rug will not do.

    It is also a standard choice for children's and babies' rooms, where the color is wanted and the pattern matters less — see baby and kids room rugs. In a bedroom or a living room, a turquoise field with brown or ivory drawing sits more easily than a plain one.

    Choosing and caring for one

    The fiber decides both the color and the cleaning.

    Weigh four things: the weave, the fiber, the drawing and how often the rug will have to be cleaned. Vacuum on a regular schedule. Blot a spill immediately with a white cloth or paper towel, pressing rather than rubbing, then treat the mark with a cleaner the maker allows. Keep bleach away from the pile. When a rug is washed, dry it out of direct sunlight — sun is what takes the brightness out of a turquoise dye, and it does it unevenly. A rug in daily use is generally given a professional wash about once a year, sooner in a busy room.

    Frequently asked questions

    What is a turquoise rug?

    A turquoise rug is woven in the blue-green of the mineral it is named after, a color sitting between cyan and green. It reads cool and bright in daylight and holds more green under warm artificial light than most blues do.

    What is the difference between turquoise, blue and teal?

    Turquoise is blue with a clear green cast and high brightness. Blue has no green in it and goes darker rather than lighter. Teal is the same blue-green family as turquoise but much deeper and closer to a neutral in a room.

    Why is turquoise associated with Turkish design?

    Turquoise glaze runs through Anatolian architecture and ceramics from the Seljuk period onward, on tiled minarets and later on Iznik pottery. The color has a long history in Turkish decorative art independent of rug weaving, which is why it reads as familiar rather than novel.

    Which rooms suit a turquoise rug?

    Rooms that are otherwise neutral. Turquoise works against cream walls, pale wood and brown furniture, and it is common in children's rooms, bedrooms and kitchens. In a narrow hall a light turquoise makes the space read wider than a dark rug does.

    Are turquoise rugs hand-knotted or machine-woven?

    This collection is mostly hand-knotted wool, in Oushak, Anatolian, Mamluk and plain designs, with kilims among them. Machine-woven turquoise exists in a wider range of patterns at a lower price and with a shorter working life.

    How is a turquoise rug kept from fading?

    Keep it out of a full south-facing window, rotate it twice a year so that the light falls on different parts of the pile, and dry it in the shade rather than in the sun after any wet cleaning. Direct sun fades a bright dye faster than feet wear it.

    Related collections: blue rugs · Anatolian rugs · kilims · colorful rugs