A ceremonial bright — luminous ivory-cream field with a classical central medallion, ringed by navy floral borders and soft-gold corner detailing that catches lamp light without ever crowding the composition.

Heritage & Inspiration

Where the cream-ground Persian tradition reads as warmth, the ivory tradition reads as ceremony. In classical Safavid weaving, ivory grounds were rarer and more deliberate than red — reserved for court pieces and the so-called "Polish carpets" produced at Isfahan in the late 16th and early 17th centuries for European royal patrons. The vocabulary is the same medallion-and-arabesque grammar as the Kashan and Tabriz schools, but rendered against a brighter, more daylight-receiving field. This 2026 Turkish translation carries that ceremonial brightness forward: the navy floral borders and soft-gold corners trace the original Safavid ornament vocabulary directly, on a 1200-reed weave that holds those fine arabesques crisp at every size.

How It Feels Underfoot

The pile is a 66/34 polypropylene–polyester blend on a premium cotton warp — the same construction as the Cream Medallion anchor, with a slightly cooler hand because the brighter ground reflects rather than absorbs light. Bare feet sink slightly; furniture leaves only a temporary depression. The ivory face is the most reflective in this cohort — plan for it to amplify whatever lighting you choose. Lamp light reads warm and golden; overhead daylight reads crisp and almost silvered. The 1200-reed construction keeps the medallion's navy-on-ivory contrast clean rather than blurred at the curves.

Specifications

• Reed Count: 1200 Reeds (1200 شانه)
• Density: Over 3,000,000 knots per m²
• Pile: 66% Polypropylene + 34% Polyester
• Warp: Premium cotton
• Construction: Machine-woven on Turkish power looms
• Design: Safavid-tradition central medallion with arabesque corners and navy floral border
• Color Palette: Ivory-cream base · navy · soft gold · ivory highlight · pastel accents
• Origin: Made in Turkey
• Care: Washable; low-pressure vacuum recommended (no beater bar)

Available Sizes

• 3×6 ft (91×200 cm) — entryway runner, narrow hallway
• 3×10 ft (91×300 cm) — long hallway, galley kitchen runner
• 3×13 ft (91×400 cm) — extended hallway, double-island kitchen
• 5×7.5 ft (150×230 cm) — bedroom anchor under a queen bed, small sitting area
• 6.5×10 ft (200×300 cm) — standard living room with front legs of furniture on the rug
• 8.2×11.5 ft (250×350 cm) — large living or dining room with all furniture on the rug
• 10×13 ft (300×400 cm) — open-concept great room, oversized dining

Styling rule of thumb: a living room rug should extend 18–24 inches beyond the sofa on each side. Ivory-ground rugs benefit from sizing up rather than down — a too-small ivory rug stops short of the perimeter and reads as a misplaced bath mat rather than a composed floor.

Designer Styling Notes

Ivory grounds reward planned light. In rooms with table and floor lamps as the primary illumination, the ivory takes on a candlelight warmth and the navy borders become the visual anchor; the soft-gold corners pull through to brass hardware and aged-gold lighting. In rooms with strong direct sunlight, the ivory can read closer to bright white and the warmth retreats — plan for layered curtain or sheer treatments to filter midday light. Pair this rug with navy or charcoal upholstery, white-painted millwork, walnut casegoods, and brushed-brass accents for a classical-coastal read. For a contemporary register, layer under a black-leather sofa with ivory bouclu00e9 chairs and aged-brass coffee table.

Best For

Formal dining rooms, ceremonial entry foyers, evening sitting rooms, and master bedrooms where the floor needs to brighten without competing. Especially well-suited to homes with lamp-led lighting schemes rather than overhead daylight floods. Choose the warmer Cream Medallion sibling if your room is morning-bright and you want morning warmth; choose this Ivory & Cream piece if your room is evening-led and you want ceremonial brightness.

From Our Sacramento Showroom

This piece is part of our curated 1200 Reeds palette — a slice of what we keep at our Sacramento showroom and broader sourcing network. If you'd like to view the ivory in person, compare it side-by-side with the cream-ground anchor, or commission a hand-knotted Safavid-tradition piece for a formal room, reach out and we'll arrange a visit or sourcing consultation. Free shipping across the United States and Canada.

Reading the Spec Sheet: Reed Count & Density

The Safavid "Polish carpets" this Ivory & Cream Medallion descends from were hand-knotted at densities far above any machine loom — some surviving pieces in the Polish royal collection clock above 800,000 hand knots per square meter. The 1200-reed Turkish translation here is the closest faithful render at a working-luxury price point: fine enough that the ivory ground holds the curvilinear arabesques without blurring, structured enough to last decades under daily use, and honest about being a machine-woven Persian-design rug rather than a hand-knotted court piece.

شانه (shaneh, "reed count") measures yarn points across the loom's width — 1200 shaneh means 1200 vertical warp threads per meter, the finer end of mill-loom production. تراکم (tarakom, "density") measures how tightly the rows pack along the length. Multiplied together they give total points per square meter; for this 1200-reed Turkish weave that lands in the 1.5–3 million points/m² range depending on the mill's counting convention. Higher reed counts hold finer pattern detail; higher density makes a heavier, more durable rug.

One caveat worth knowing: the same shaneh/tarakom numbers aren't always directly comparable across countries, mills, or fiber types. A 1200-reed Turkish power-loom rug is a different object from a 1200-shaneh hand-knotted Iranian piece, even if the spec line reads the same.

Read the full guide → Reed Count and Density Explained: شانه and تراکم, 500 to 1700 — the complete comparison across all six mill tiers, what each level feels like underfoot, and how to read a spec sheet without being misled.