Indian rugs are luxurious and yet they are designed with simplicity. The various designs of the Indian rugs are based on a lot of significant backgrounds which involves several cultures.

There are some designs of the Indian rugs which are influenced by the Iranians. Some of these are the curvilinear methods such as the Esfahan.

During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, popular Indian rug designs had a layout of tiny natural motifs such as rosettes, palmettes, plants, and leaves in beautiful small and yet very detailed designs. More often than not, the same motif is repeated throughout the entire rug. The popular designs of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries also contain borders which are usually very similar to the motifs in the main part of the rug.

The colors used in Indian rugs were mostly created to suit the Western taste. The dominant shade of the Indian rugs of the eighteenth and nineteenth century was the brownish red. It is often used in conjunction with the delicate touches of light green, dark green, and burnt orange. But the shades of green and burnt oranges were also the dominant color commonly used in Persian designs.

There are some Indian designs which were derived from the Persian rugs. Most of the Indian rugs during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries were exact replicas of the Persian rugs.

In the middle of the twentieth century, a lot of Turkoman and Chinese styles were also adopted by weavers of Indian rugs. So in addition to the Persian designs, we have the Chinese and Turkoman designs. We also have the European Savonnerie and Aubusson designs. However, the Indian rugs sold today are usually made in workshops. They are seldom made in the villages.

The popular names in the rugs industry like Kashmir, Agra, and Jaipur refer to specific places in India where Persian, Chinese, European, as well as Torkoman influences are most common.

You are probably familiar with a lot of styles of Indian rugs like the Dhurries and the Indo-mir. Dhurries are the Indian flat-weaves that are quite similar to rug designs of the Native American Navajos. Indo-mirs are the Indian rugs which have an overall design known as mir-i-boteh. This design contains a lot of rows which have diagonal, vertical, and horizontal small botehs.

There are a lot of various kinds of Indian rugs. The influences of their designs range from the Persians to the Native Americans. If this traditional-style home décor is to your liking, there are also a lot of other various kinds of Indian rugs that you would like. Indian rugs are commonly used as home décor all over the world. An Indian rug adds a distinct ambiance in anywhere you place it. You can put it at home, in the office, library, or lobby.

Indian rugs seen all over the world, whether they are made in the village or in the workshop, are little reminders of the Indian history, tradition, and culture which we have embedded into our daily lives.