200 × 150 cm (6' × 5')

Wide enough to catch the front legs of an armchair or a small sofa, rugs around 200 × 150 cm give a room a defined centre without covering the whole floor.

Afghan Chobi rugs and Maimana kilims lead this size, one with a soft, low, lanolin-rich pile and the other flat, light and reversible. Vintage Persian pieces bring more variety, from Hamadan village rugs and Kerman florals to Shiraz, Qashqai and Bakhtiari tribal rugs with plenty of character. There are Afghan Herati and Mashwani rugs, Persian Mazlaghan rugs, Turkish Anatolian pieces and Afghan Kazakh rugs too.

This is a comfortable size for a smaller living room, a home office or a guest bedroom. In a lounge, place it so the front legs of the seating rest on the rug and the arrangement feels pulled together. It also layers well over sisal or a larger plain rug.