My New Area Rug (& Obsession)

<div style="text-align: center;">On Friday, I had a blissful day off from both school and work. With the weather being so nice I wanted to do something a little spontaneous (and it just so happens that I had access to a vehicle last week for project week). I was perusing kijiji when I spotted an estate sale close by!<br /> I had never been to an estate sale before, although I always wanted to try! I wasn't fully prepared for what met me (more on that tomorrow). But I <i>did</i> walk out with one purchase, and I consider it the deal of the century. Actually though (keep reading).<br />Meet my new rug:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYolIrWmhngjchPfClaQeFv9Oz0Svc86Yatjzqg61Ll4hTROGWeFGUsyHL4Kw2DKIfo9ZURjrEF7KJdQ6eE9ypbK5k0sXnCZOjBiG9eXx9ZWzGQZzgVmj83TrgkBWeIbMV9PfIn9w50PY/s1600/036.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYolIrWmhngjchPfClaQeFv9Oz0Svc86Yatjzqg61Ll4hTROGWeFGUsyHL4Kw2DKIfo9ZURjrEF7KJdQ6eE9ypbK5k0sXnCZOjBiG9eXx9ZWzGQZzgVmj83TrgkBWeIbMV9PfIn9w50PY/s640/036.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNsBnZZCf8cNmuMUnpRMvl1D10MCRAHPARFv8cfOoB2Iyfwd0KCEK869ZYoMxLP72PCXAKJRdqDZx3bzw8sLSAZHsacRGZPBulVKcjogRL-3NCDTyBlh6r_03vkugP-bhw7UJoCT1P8y4/s1600/008.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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I didn't really get to inspect it very well, but when I got home I looked it over and spotted this on the back:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdexHK9lIsMUtALqEGlYcsGefVmW2kohZJWBNY12QHzyVFg3EBzq24AzVhs9SpzAD1rl7QfhbSvT1VYhkNAlRpCMBm_hahJHklvB9oqBqHoa8mzfIEQA64cRD1400VaQW8iBkQmCPQsk4/s1600/047.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdexHK9lIsMUtALqEGlYcsGefVmW2kohZJWBNY12QHzyVFg3EBzq24AzVhs9SpzAD1rl7QfhbSvT1VYhkNAlRpCMBm_hahJHklvB9oqBqHoa8mzfIEQA64cRD1400VaQW8iBkQmCPQsk4/s640/047.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> Hand-made in Pakistan, and <b>from ELTE?! You mean <a href="http://www.elte.com/rugs/traditional-and-orientals/1201/p3"><span style="color: #ea9999;">this</span></a> ELTE?</b> The one with the very, VERY expensive rugs? Like many thousands expensive? Pinch me I'm dreaming.<br />It also had this written on the back, although I'm not sure what it means exactly...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Olm1_zx4mgZexvpcXuYmjpsIUJCh2y2p2lTJTqNmq6a3_QHA_CLdHK_1W7NKgnjAL3ZawQlmlC7Eew_69Af7G2bkw7vjrW3y6kHRkqP-BiN750ckEWQyR4Azv_xdyIDERQ-3gtlbHNg/s1600/049.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Olm1_zx4mgZexvpcXuYmjpsIUJCh2y2p2lTJTqNmq6a3_QHA_CLdHK_1W7NKgnjAL3ZawQlmlC7Eew_69Af7G2bkw7vjrW3y6kHRkqP-BiN750ckEWQyR4Azv_xdyIDERQ-3gtlbHNg/s320/049.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /> I believe it to be made of wool, because of the larger knots. It's foldable, which I learned in textiles this term is a sign of a high quality knotted rug. Furthermore, the fringe is woven into the rug rather than added on later. All bonuses.<br />Whether or not my rug is actually worth thousands remains to be seen (I am thinking about getting it appraised), but either way, I love it!!! What do you think?!<br /><a href="http://s1254.photobucket.com/albums/hh609/tiffanyleighinteriordesign/?action=view&current=Tiffany-27.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i1254.photobucket.com/albums/hh609/tiffanyleighinteriordesign/Tiffany-27.jpg" /></a></div>

My New Area Rug (& Obsession)

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