Couristan 0596-0002 - Mystique Aura Bay Leaf Rug

These captivating, modern-day handmade treasures for the home have been designed to inspire your decorating flavors and provide you with the options you’ll need to design that certain environment in your home that represents individuality. The Mystique Collection by Couristan, offers a full-range of brilliant colors that are softly blended against a plush 100% imported wool pile. Rendering a clean, warm textured appearance, each area rug in this loomed-knotted collection reflects simplicity and is enhanced by a palette that features some of today’s most desired colors in the home furnishings industry. Enhanced with a beautiful luster wash and velvety soft hand, Mystique’s pile provides an inviting fashion statement for the floor without overstating its value and offers an affordable and practical decorating solution for those rooms needing a touch of rustic charm or a spice of color.

Features:

• Loom-knotted in India with 100% imported wool pile
• Brilliant colors rendering a clean, warm textured appearance
• Beautiful luster wash to enhance rug's velvety soft hand
• Primary Color: Bay Leaf
• Secondary Colors: Black
• Available in the following sizes: 2' x 3', 2'6" x 4'2", 3'5" x 5'5", 4'10" x 7'10", 7'9" x 9'9", Runner 2'2" x 7'9"

Note* Colors May differ on Individual Monitors.  Accent rugs may also not show the entire pattern that the corresponding area rugs have.

Category/Decorating Tip:

Casual Elegance - Take an eclectic approach toward decorating with these modern-day handmade treasures for the home. Perfect for contemporary and transitional environments, the soft blending of brilliant colors offered in each area rug sets a strong foundation for selecting a color scheme for your walls and accessories. Don’t be afraid to mix and match, leather furniture pieces and art deco accessories will complete the look.

Note: Please be aware that actual colors may vary from those shown on your screen. Accent rugs may also not show the entire pattern that the corresponding area rugs have. Additionally, rugs 8' x 10' and larger may ship Truck Freight

About Couristan Rugs

For over 75 years Couristan, Inc. has been a powerful name in the area rug and broadloom industry. Owned by the Couri family for two generations and operated today by brothers George G. Couri, Chairman and Ron J. Couri, CEO and President, the company prides itself on having the most exquisite handmade and power-loomed floor coverings available from anywhere around the world.

Founded in 1926 by brothers Basil J. Couri and George J. Couri, and appropriately named "Couri Brothers," the company began its humble beginnings by importing fine handmade area rugs from Persia. According to Ron Couri, Couristan's CEO and President, importing area rugs from Persia was a difficult task. "I remember listening to my father and uncle's travel stories. First they took a ship to England, then another to the continent. Once in Europe they took the Orient Express and then drove through the desert to Persia. They finally arrived 32 days later. It was quite an adventure."

The first area rugs imported by the company were a few shipments of Sparta Rugs from Smyrna. At the time, the company began affixing "Couristan" trademark labels to the back of each and every rug it imported. This mark was composed from the family's surname "Couri" and the frequently used suffix "stan", referring to the region of small weaving villages in which the company imported its rugs from. The company would quickly begin to broaden its horizons, as well as its area rug offerings by importing rugs from India in 1927.

In the 1930's, Couristan began importing handmade hooked rugs from China and braided rugs from Japan. At the time nearly 99 percent of the total production of Japan's floor coverings were being exported to the United States. According to Ron Couri, Couristan was regarded as one of the country's largest importers of Japanese braided rugs from the 1930's to the 1960's. During that time there wasn't much of a market for Oriental-design products in the United States, but through Couristan's ingenuity and extensive design development, the company was able to create a substantial marketplace for handmade Oriental area rugs.