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. Nouar 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.

Are the diamonds on Nouar placed in a regular grid?

No. Loose diamonds and crosses float on the field at different sizes, some outlined in stepped dots, and nothing lines up like a plan.

Is Nouar hand-knotted or tufted?

Hand-knotted, row by row, in 100% natural wool; nothing is tufted or glued to a backing.

Where should I put Nouar?

Nouar earns its place as a runner in a hallway, since its pattern forgives the daily foot traffic. Short or medium pile lies flat and wears well there. Try it in a kids room and an entryway as well.

Will the stepped dot outlines stay visible in a shag?

The stepped dot outlines are sharpest in short 0.4 in (1 cm) pile. Medium 0.8 in (2 cm) keeps them visible with softer edges, which suits the loose, unplanned layout. In shag 1.2 in (3 cm) the dots merge into soft lines and the diamonds read as patches of tone on the field.

How do I care for Nouar, and will it shed?

Vacuum with suction only, no beater bar, and blot spills at once with cool water from the edge inward; never rub. New wool sheds loose fiber for its first weeks, then settles. Turn the rug now and then so sun and wear spread evenly. The care guide covers stains.

Is Nouar 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.

Bloom · Boujaad

Nouar Diamond Boujaad Runner

$535 USD

Shipping and duties includedShipping and duties included

ColorPink & Lavender

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

Wildflowers nobody planted. Nouar means flowers in Moroccan Arabic, and this diamond Boujaad runner grows like that: a few lozenges set wherever the wool had room. Weavers once scattered forms like these as the mood took them. Zarbish makes it today.

Three diamonds run down the center in a chain, the middle one edged in a checker of dots, and the patches at both ends are loose, with no outline at all. The pile lies long and soft over all of it, so nothing has a hard edge.

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