7'2" x 11'1" Oriental Rug | Khaki Field with Denim Blue Floral Border | Hand-Knotted Wool

This is the kind of piece that decorators hunt for and rarely find in the right size: a hand-knotted Oriental rug measuring 7'2" x 11'1", with a quiet khaki field framed by a deep denim blue border. Every knot was tied by hand on a cotton foundation, and the wool pile has the low, even clip that lets fine drawing read clearly from across a room. The palette is soft rather than loud, so the rug settles into a space instead of competing with it, while the blue border still gives the floor a defined edge. At just over 7 feet by 11 feet it covers a full seating group or sits comfortably under a 6 to 8 seat dining table. Ships with a certificate of authenticity confirming it is a genuine hand-knotted piece, not a machine-made reproduction.

Design and Motifs

The field carries a classical all over floral design built around a softly drawn central medallion. Look at the close-up and you can follow the vocabulary: a crowned palmette at the top and bottom axis, split leaves curling back on themselves, small rosettes and bud clusters strung along thin vines, and paired boteh-like leaf forms flanking the center. Nothing is rigid or geometric here; every line is curved, which takes a finer knot and a more skilled weaver than an angular village pattern. The 4 corner spandrels answer the medallion with the same flowers in a reduced scale, and the main border is packed with dense blossom clusters and long pendant sprays that break the outline at the center of each side. Two narrow guard stripes of small connected flower heads run inside and outside the main band, which is what keeps a busy border looking orderly rather than crowded.

A Khaki Field Against Denim Blue

Khaki is the honest word for the field: a warm sand tone that drifts toward camel in the open areas and toward pale oatmeal where the light catches the pile. The floral tracery over it is drawn in two registers, a darker tobacco and caramel brown for the outlines and stems, and a chalky pale blue for the petals and small leaves, so the pattern reads as tone on tone up close and almost like a watercolor wash from standing height. The border is the counterweight, a true denim blue with real depth, filled with ivory and cream blossoms that pop hard against it. Between field and border sits a thin celadon guard stripe that cools the transition. The overall effect is neutral but not flat, and it works with white walls, natural oak, weathered wood and brass just as easily as it does with navy upholstery.

Hand-Knotted in Pakistan

Pakistan is one of the few places still producing hand-knotted floor rugs at this level of drawing, and its workshops built their reputation on exactly this kind of curvilinear city pattern worked in good highland wool. The reverse photo tells you what you are buying: a tight, regular knot grid on a cotton warp and weft, with the design showing crisply through to the back, which is the standard test for a genuine hand-knotted weave. Note the paper tag reading "Authentic Handmade" caught under the ruler in that same shot. Wool of this grade takes dye cleanly, wears in rather than wearing out, and gains a soft surface sheen over the years underfoot. Browse more hand-knotted Oriental rugs if you want to compare weave and palette before you decide.