How do I choose the right size and shape?

Size it to the furniture, not the floor: at least 18 in shows beyond the sides and foot of a bed, and under a dining table it runs 24 in (60 cm) past the edge. Borj comes in three shapes, Classic, Round and Runner, in a standard size or a custom size priced as you type. The size guide has plans room by room.

Will I hear from you while it's made?

We write at every stage: the order confirmation, the day knotting begins, the day your rug is finished, and tracking when it ships.

What separates the center from the frame on Borj?

A single fine line. A plain center sits inside an outer frame of small checks, and the line holds the calm middle apart from the busy border. The layers read as walls around a courtyard.

Is Borj hand-knotted or machine-made?

Knotted by hand in 100% natural wool, so each block edge drifts a hair from its neighbor.

Where should I put Borj?

Borj earns its place as a runner in a kitchen, since the pattern keeps cooking splashes out of sight. Short or medium pile is easiest to clean there. Try it in an entryway as well.

Will the small checks in the frame keep their shape in shag?

Short 0.4 in (1 cm) pile keeps the small checks and the line crisp, with the loose pulse of checks that vary a little in size. Medium 0.8 in (2 cm) softens them into a gentle texture. In shag 1.2 in (3 cm) they blend into a single band, and the plain center shows the pile most.

How do I care for Borj?

Its pattern hides dust and footprints between vacuums. Vacuum with suction only, no beater bar, and blot spills from the edge inward with cool water. Expect a little loose wool in the first weeks; it passes. The care guide covers stains.

Is Borj available in other colors?

Yes: any of our 30 wool shades, previewed at once on the rug's page. The version you approve is the version the weavers knot, for 10% more than the size's price and one extra week.

Dama · Berber

Borj Checkered Berber Runner

$535 USD

Shipping and duties includedShipping and duties included

ColorDusty Rose & Orange

Classic Round Runner

Add a rug pad +$37 USD for 2.6x8 ft

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Runners: order by November 16 for US delivery before Christmas.

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About this rug

A medina door, orange frame, dusty-rose wall. A borj is a tower notched round the top, and this checkered Berber runner lays those notches flat: small checks round a plain middle. Weavers once tied the notches by heart. Zarbish makes it now.

The line inside the frame runs the full length without a break, and the checks beside it are the same size at the ends as in the middle, so the squares keep their size. The open center is a long stretch of plain wool, and it carries the lean of the pile from one end to the other.

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The story

How we made Borj

A medina door with a thin orange frame in a dusty-rose wall, the inspiration for the Borj Dusty Rose & Orange rug

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