Light Gray Traditional Medallion Persian Rug · 1200 Reeds · 3M Points

The canonical drawing-room read — a silver-gray field carrying a disciplined Kashan-school medallion in navy, ivory, and quietly placed red accents, framed by ornate floral borders that suggest formality without theatricality.

Heritage & Inspiration

The Kashan workshops built the canonical luxury-traditional medallion vocabulary that European drawing-rooms inherited through the 19th and 20th centuries: a central medallion of disciplined geometry, surrounded by quartered spandrels, framed by a multi-band floral border. Less curvilinear than the Tabriz court tradition (which is rendered here on the Persian-handle Light Gray sibling), less structural than the Caucasian-Heriz patchwork anchor — the Kashan register is the central balance point of the entire Persian medallion family. This is the rug Edith Wharton wrote into the floors of her formal rooms. The 2026 Turkish translation carries that drawing-room formality forward on a light-gray ground that reads more contemporary than the historical ivory and red.

How It Feels Underfoot

The pile is a 66/34 polypropylene–polyester blend on a premium cotton warp — the same construction as the cohort, with a slightly tighter weave at the medallion's symmetrical drawn lines. The light-gray ground carries the same practical advantage as the patchwork anchor: shed fibers and dust disappear into the field. The 1200-reed construction is what keeps the Kashan medallion's disciplined drawing crisp — lower densities round the corners of the rosette and the geometry softens toward generic floral.

Designer Styling Notes

Choose this Kashan-formal sibling when you want the canonical Persian drawing-room read — quiet authority, central balance, no decorative theatrics. Pair with walnut or mahogany casegoods, navy or ivory linen upholstery, brushed-brass picture frames, and a single ceremonial light fixture (chandelier with restraint, not crystals). For a contemporary register that retains the formality, layer under a tuxedo sofa in graphite linen with a single ivory bouclé chair and a smoked-glass coffee table. This composition reads more formal than the Tabriz-curvilinear Persian sibling but less ornamental than the Royal Medallion sibling; it is the middle register of the Light Gray cohort.

Best For

Formal drawing rooms, traditional living rooms, libraries, and master bedrooms where the floor should support the room's intent rather than declare its own. Especially well-suited to homes with classical millwork (chair rail, picture moulding) and walnut or mahogany casegoods.

From Our Sacramento Showroom

This Kashan-register Light Gray sibling is one of seven distinct compositional reads across our 1200 Reeds Light Gray cohort. If you'd like to compare the patchwork anchor, the Tabriz-curvilinear Persian sibling, this Kashan-formal piece, and the Royal Medallion sibling in person at our Sacramento showroom, reach out and we'll arrange a side-by-side viewing. Free shipping on orders over $110 across the United States and Canada.

Reading the Spec Sheet: Reed Count & Density

Kashan formal medallion compositions depend on disciplined symmetry — every quarter of the design has to mirror the others crisply, or the rug reads as a near-miss rather than a finished drawing-room composition. The 1200-reed weave gives the loom enough yarn-point resolution to hold that quartered symmetry without rounding the medallion's corners.

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 carpet, 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.

This piece sits in the easy-care performance family — high-density polypropylene or polyester pile on a cotton foundation, precision machine-woven for sharp pattern definition with hand-finished edges. The construction is purpose-built for family-friendly living: stain-resistant, fade-resistant, low-maintenance, and forgiving of regular vacuuming and spot cleaning.

Patterns are inspired by Persian, Kashan, Tabriz, and Turkmen design vocabularies — reinterpreted in a soft synthetic blend that performs in high-traffic rooms without the maintenance commitment of a hand-knotted wool piece.

A rug should run 18–24 inches past the sofa on each side. If you are between two sizes, take the larger one — an undersized rug is the most common mistake we see.

• Vacuum weekly with the beater bar off to protect the pile
• Blot spills immediately with a clean white cloth (don't rub)
• Rotate the rug 180° every 6 months for even wear
• Professional clean every 18–24 months
• No rug pad needed — the cotton backing and the rug's weight keep it flat; a small rug that shifts can use adhesive grippers or corner holders

Free shipping on orders of $110 or more across the USA & Canada, and a flat $20 rate below that. Most orders arrive within 3–5 business days. Canada customers: customs duties or provincial taxes may apply at delivery.

30-day returns on online orders — the item must be unused, in original condition, and in original packaging. Customer pays return shipping. Approved refunds are processed within 3–7 business days.

See this piece in person at our Sacramento showroom — open every day, 10 AM – 7 PM. Seeing the colours and pile in person is the best way to choose between our weaves.

Stylish Rugs & Carpets
3423 Watt Avenue, Sacramento, CA 95821
(916) 890-4077 · info@stylishrugs.us

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