I’m currently on a serious mission to find a large, traditional Beni Ourain rug for our living room. These incredibly plush rugs, made by the Beni Ourain tribe and other neighboring tribes in the mountains of Morocco, typically feature a black diamond pattern and are woven into a cream foreground. An authentic piece can be quite costly but alas, my search carries on and my collection of inspiration photos continues to grow . . .
(images via Elle Decor, Traditional Home, Brick House, CocoCozy, and here)
My all time favourite thing, is hardwood floors with beautiful patterned rugs.
Two years ago, my husband and I went to a huge store where they sold Indian, Pakistani, Iranian and Turkish rugs. We bought two rugs, which should have cost about $2500, but since I am shrewd hagglers, I managed to get both rugs for $850!!! So basically, if you need a haggling rug hook up, I’m your girl. 😉
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wonderful rugs!
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Gorgeous! My mother is a collector of kilims, so I’ve grown up surrounded by an amazing array of beautiful rugs, but none of them are plush, so something like this, still very earthy and grounded but that makes you want to bury your bare toes in the pile really calls out to me! let us know if you figure out where to get them (for less than a first-born child)
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Hi lovely ladies…….came across your post on twitter & wanted to let you know about my heavenly friend Danielle, who lives in Morocco, runs a guest house & collects with passion the most impressive, Moroccan wedding blankets & beni Ourains you’ll ever see. Look no further than beyondmarrakech.blogspot.com. She has a Wonderland of wool & cotton to choose from. I’m still saving for a sparkly stunner to grace my Palace in Oz. Sighhhh!!
Take care & keep on WTF’ing.
Hope you find your dream weave.
Rani.C
Stunning a selection of photos. Very stylish are interiors! As we would like to live in one of these!
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amazing home!!!
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I love the interior in ethnic style. Cool images!
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great post!
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I’m usually not fond of rugs for whatever reason. I see them in a store and don’t envision them in my house. But then I go to someone’s house and see a rug with their stuff and love it. I reeeeally love the diamond print in these. Now I need a rug.
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Lusting for one as well! Great photos!
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Kecia
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ohhh that does seem like a hefty purchase, but worthwhile if taken care of. i’ve had great luck at ABC Carpet remnant room
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I’m actually trying to source a couch similar to the grey tufted leather in your first inspiration photo. Any ideas or suggestions for me? I keep seeing pics of my dream couch but am yet to find an actually provider.
Any recommendations I will take ’em.
Thanks in advance!
Wow, these are so gorgeous. I’ve been looking for the perfect rug for a while and unfortunately I think I won’t want any other one than this! I’m about to look them up and don’t think that I’ll be too happy about the price…
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Oh honey I’m with ya! Totally scoured ebay for the last two weeks and the cheapest one was like 3gs! EGads! I’m not eating for a few weeks just to afford this beauty…great compilation!
xo-Julie
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amazing! Im looking for nice hadcraft cushions… though it’s not being easy… great post, lot of inspiration!
oooh i love learning about new exotic rugs!
So gorgeous! Maybe DIY one for now until you can get the real thing? 🙂
With hearts,
Janet
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these are stunning! great inspo for my apt in a few weeks! : )
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I love them too. You can get the real deal on etsy. Just look under vintage and type in Morroccan…..costly though but beautiful.
Cool place, would love to spent a week in there 😉
Great post…The tribal graphics of Moroccan Beni Ourain rugs and Berber pillows pair well with contemporary or traditional designs. Our Beni Ourain shags have a simple harlequin pattern, a 1960s vibe and a price that’s half the cost in major rug dealers.
Please check our Beni Ourain Collection at http://themoroccanroom.com/index.asp?pg=all
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I’m going to be posting a bunch of options on La Dolce Vita tomorrow. I have one that I love, from Morocco. I have a great source! Email me.
Where is your source? I’d love a vintage Beni rug!
I don’t usually comment on posts, but I found myself reading this and also saw a run in the West Elm catalog yesterday that I was admiring and they look very similar. The look actually made me envision it in my house the feeling for it was so strong. Nice to know that there’s an original source to this “look”. Thanks! Here’s the link: http://www.westelm.com/products/souk-rug-b865/?pkey=cpattern-rugs-flooring. if that doesn’t work, it’s called the Souk Rug.
west elm not only has the Souk rug which is very similar, but they also carry one-of-a-kind moroccan rugs….as well as moroccan wedding blankets.
http://www.upstairsatpierrelafond.com/index.html
I used to work here. They have TONS of Beni Rugs, ranging from $2,000-$5,000…Call or e-mail & they can send you pics/prices/measurments!
I love your collection of photos! These rugs are so beautiful. My sister was in Marrakesh a few years ago and brought home a vintage antique rug almost identical to one of your photos (the 7th photo down on the left hand side). She bought it straight from the Berber Tribe representative in a private sale. I was online tonight because she called me and asked me to help her sell it because she needs to pay off some medical bills. It’s a beautiful 7×5 rug. Perhaps I can help you fulfill your serious mission to find one. 🙂 What’s your budget?
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I am leaving in Marrakech and the most serious sourcer, seller and exporter of Beni Ouarain rugs is
jean yves SEVESTRE
his website is : http://www.beniouarain.com
Hi there
did you find THE rug? I’m looking and wanted to see if you can recommend a link or vendor if you settled on one
Thank you millions
Hi ,
yes , these beautiful Beni ourain rugs are hot items and are gaining a growing popularity among interior designers and savvy home owners
you can find some of these gorgeous Beni Ourain rugs with affordable cost here :
http://moroccan-rug-and-decor.com/moroccan-rugs-and-kilims/beni-ourain-rugs.html
gorgeous pics! I fell in love with the textiles & rugs of Morocco. Actually started to import & distribute them. Have some stunning Beni’s available online at: http://www.shopmadeandfound.com
Prices listed are suggested retail but we offer wholesale prices (50% of list) to the trade and even private clients.
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Hi Erica!
Yes, authentic Beni Ourain pieces are difficult to find and quite expensive once you find them. If they’re affordable, they’re most likely made in India — just about as far away from the rug’s Moroccan origin as you can get. The challenge of why many Beni Ourain carpets are so expensive is that the network of middlemen that deal them is just as complicated as many of the ancient medina’s found throughout Morocco. Each link in the network of middlemen adds more costs to the rug while hardly any of the final selling price stays with the artisans that made it (try 4% of the final selling price.
If you want to find Ben Ourain style rugs and purchase them directly from the artisans themselves, I would suggest going to http://www.theanou.com. Anou is an online platform designed so illiterate artisans in Morocco can sell their work independently online. It was started by Peace Corps Volunteers and the platform is now managed by the Moroccan artisans that use it. Meaning, you can finally purchase a Beni Ourain from the tribe that made it all while knowing your money is going to into the hands of the person who made it.
I hope this helps you on your quest to find that Beni Ourain rug.
Dan
A VERY BIG THANK TO YOU.
Urban Outfitters has a version of the rug which is much more affordable, for those that are interested: http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/urban/catalog/productdetail.jsp?id=30247167&parentid=A_FURN_RUGS&color=020
I hear that it sheds quite a bit, though. Not sure if that’s true of traditional Beni Ourain rugs.
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This is so inspirational. The many ways we can decorate with Beni Ourain carpets never ceases to amaze me. And handmade imported rugs from Morocco are even more adorable like from https://www.beniouaraincarpet.com.
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