Turquoise Striped Hand-Knotted Wool and Viscose Rug

The house does not recommend this one for a kitchen, and it is worth putting that first. Everywhere else it does well: a hand-knotted rug, 172 × 238 cm (5'8" × 7'10"), a plain turquoise field edged with horizontal dark gray stripes, tied entirely by hand in India, with wool worked in among the cotton, bamboo viscose and viscose. Turquoise is a color that will not hold still. In daylight it runs toward a bright sky blue; in a dim room it drops into something deeper and quieter, closer to teal.

01Which tone on the ground

The gray stripes at the edges do the job a border does without any of a border's ornament — they give the field an edge to stop at and keep a strong color from bleeding into the floor around it.

02The Wool on the surface

The ground itself is left plain, which at this size takes some nerve. The cellulose yarns give it the silky hand — cotton, bamboo viscose and plain viscose together — while the wool is there for wear, and the wool is what will still be underfoot in fifteen years. Thickness is ordinary, so it lies flat against most floors and takes a door swing.

03Where it is laid

Kitchens are the exception the house names, and the reason is simple: oil and turquoise go badly together, and a grease mark on cellulose is not something a wash reliably lifts. Vacuum on suction; professional washing. Knotted by hand in India, in limited numbers for Halıcızade. Cotton, bamboo viscose and viscose for the hand; wool for the wear. Plain turquoise field with horizontal dark gray stripes at the edges. Turquoise goes bright sky blue in daylight and near-teal in low light. 172 × 238 cm (5'8" × 7'10"), at ordinary rug thickness. Not for a kitchen: grease and these plant yarns are a poor match. Vacuum on suction; professional washing. One of a limited run made for this house. Strong color on a floor is a commitment people either regret in a month or never think about again.

There is rarely a middle.