rugs under €500

Rugs under 500 € at a glance

• Selection: over 2,000 items, including around 800 hand-woven Kelim rugs and 1,200 hand-knotted rugs
• Prices: from 25 €, typical price around 220 €
• Typical sizes: 60 × 90 to 150 × 100 cm, plus over 200 runners
• Most common types: Kelim, Kazak, Tapis, Hamadan
• Material: Sheep's wool on a cotton warp, no silk
• Not in this class: Living-room sizes from 250 × 300 cm

What you get for under 500 euros

This price range is the most honest way into real rug craftsmanship. What you'll find here is nothing machine-made: hand-woven Kelims and hand-knotted wool rugs, simply in smaller sizes, or from provenances that are knotted less elaborately, or in some cases pre-owned – genuinely vintage and sustainable.

Size is the lever that sets the price in this class. Half of our rugs under €500 come in at around one square metre, which corresponds to sizes such as 60 x 40 cm, 90 x 60 cm, or 120 x 80 cm and 150 x 100 cm. 

The other half is spread across sizes of 150 x 100 cm, 180 x 120 cm, 200 x 150 cm and 240 x 170 cm. So the ceiling is at about 4 m² – individual pieces go up to 6 m², and beyond that this budget doesn't stretch. As a bedside rug, as an accent under the coffee table, in the hallway or in a child's room, this is exactly the right size range.

When it comes to material, here too it stays with what has worked for generations: pile of sheep's wool, warp and weft of cotton. You'll almost never find silk in this class, and rightly so – a genuine Silk Rugs at this price point would be a warning sign. The exceptions here are of course pre-owned rugs, which we always have cleaned, though not always fully restored. That's why they hold plenty of potential to be a real bargain – provided you like the look of a vintage rug. Knot densities are typically around 160,000 knots per m², which is perfectly sufficient for a small format and makes the rug robust enough for everyday areas.

Kelims are the most common type in this bracket, and there's a reason for that: they are woven rather than knotted, so they take less working time per square metre. In return they are flat, reversible and light – ideal for hallways, kitchens and anywhere a door swings over the rug. If you want pile underfoot, take a look at our knotted Oriental rugs such as Hamadan, Kazak, Bukhara, Lori or Nain and Tabriz.

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• Rugs up to 1,000 €
• Kelim rugs
• Kilim Cushion Covers & Accessories
• Runners for hallway, kitchen and entrance hall
• Children's rugs
• Reduced rugs
• Woven vs. knotted
• Materials and dyeing