Living Room
The rug that anchors the sofa, chairs, and everyday life.
Hand-knotted in Bhadohi, India
Modern Rugs for
Modern Rugs for
Modern Living.
Hands at Work. Soul at Play.
Colour-led, hand-knotted rugs made in Bhadohi — guided by room, confirmed through swatches, honest on every detail.
BhadohiMade at the source
Free SwatchesSee colour in your light
₹82,000From $990 USD
CustomSizes for real rooms
Colour. By Hand. Bhadohi.
The rug that makes the room stop feeling like a work in progress.
6×9 ft · Wool
₹82,000 · $990
180×270 cm · most living rooms
8×10 ft · Wool
₹1,10,000 · $1,325
240×300 cm · larger rooms
9×12 ft · Wool
₹1,40,000 · $1,690
270×360 cm · open plans
Wool Blends
From ₹95,000 · $1,145
Viscose, silk, bamboo silk
Custom
On enquiry
Any size · any collection
Nordic Knots $1,000–$4,000 · Ernesta $1,400–$2,000 · Armadillo $1,800–$2,800. KNOTWORK: made by the same hands, said honestly, priced to reflect the craft — not the geography tax.
Made at the source. Said honestly.
The artisan is the founder.
KNOTWORK is not a studio that sources from Bhadohi. We are Bhadohi. The hands that built this brand are the same hands that tie the knots. The loom is not a supplier. It is where we work.
Bhadohi, Uttar Pradesh — responsible for approximately 50% of India's handmade carpet exports. The same district that supplies global rug brands sold in Stockholm, London, and New York. Those brands position as European. KNOTWORK says Bhadohi. Because that is what it is, and because the origin is part of the value — not something to hide.
Our standard: exact material claims, honest lead times, real answers on WhatsApp, and free swatches before you commit. No middlemen. No manufactured urgency. No borrowed identity.
Before the rug, live with the colour
Why swatches exist.
Screens change colour. Rooms change colour. Morning light and evening light can make the same rug feel different. A swatch lets you test the real material in your actual light, beside your sofa, floor, and wall colour — before anything is made.
Colour anxiety
Is this terracotta too orange? Too pink? Too muted? The swatch answers this in your room — not on a screen.
Texture truth
Pile height, hand feel, sheen — these cannot be judged from a photograph. A swatch confirms them in 30 seconds.
Commitment clarity
Once you have lived with the swatch for two days in your own light, the decision becomes obvious. That is the point.
Start here
What room are you finishing?
Most rug mistakes begin with the wrong starting point. We start with your room, not with jargon.
Bedroom
Softness, quietness, and the first step of the day.
Dining
Durable, low-pile, and easy to live around.
Apartment
Right-sized rugs for compact homes and urban rooms.
Four steps
A calmer way to buy rugs.
Room-first. Swatches. Sizing guidance. Honest lead times. Built for people who want confidence, not complication.
01
Tell us the room
Share room type, size, light direction, furniture, and what you want the space to feel like.
02
Get a swatch kit
Receive curated colour samples in your actual light. Live with them for two days. The right choice becomes obvious.
03
Confirm size
Standard or custom. We confirm dimensions, material, price, lead time, and care clearly.
04
Live in it
The rug arrives ready to ground the room for years.
Hands at Work
The making should be felt before it is explained.
Colour, wool, loom, hands, washing, finishing, sunlight. This is the rhythm behind every KNOTWORK rug.
Swatch System
See the colour in your own light.
Not random swatches — curated kits, grouped by room mood. Select any swatches you want. We send them free. Live with them two days. Then decide.
Your Swatch Request
Free. We send to your address.
Each kit is a curated group of colours that work together and cover the most common decision anxieties for a given mood. Request the whole kit, or pick individual swatches from it.
Warm Earth Kit
For rooms that commit to warmth. Rust, clay, ochre, sand. Morning-light rooms. Walnut furniture. Linen sofas.
Quiet Greens Kit
Teal, sage, forest, moss. Rooms that exhale. Natural light, wood floors, neutral sofas.
Apartment Neutral Kit
Bone, oat, stone, warm grey. Compact homes, rental apartments, spaces that need to feel resolved without committing to colour.
Deep Anchor Kit
Cobalt, midnight, navy, deep sea. Rooms that are still but not silent. Leather sofas, dark wood, evening rooms.
Saffron & Spice Kit
Gold, ochre, turmeric, amber. Rooms lit from below. Dining spaces, festive rooms, homes that should feel alive.
Practical Living Kit
Mid-tones that hide daily life. Resilient wool in colours that forgive. Families, pets, high-traffic rooms.
How swatches work
Before the rug, live with the colour.
Request swatches via WhatsApp. We confirm your address. Swatches arrive in 3–5 days.
Place them beside your sofa. On your floor. In morning light and evening light. Live with them for two days. The right colour becomes obvious.
Swatches are free. No purchase required to request them.
Guided Room Service
We look at your room.
We look at your room.
We tell you exactly what will work.
This is not a chatbot. Not a visualiser. A real person — who knows rugs and rooms — looks at your photo and tells you: which size, which collection, which material, which swatches to request.
01
Send your room
A photo, your floor colour, sofa colour, and rough dimensions.
02
We assess
We look at scale, colour temperature, light direction, and furniture proportion.
03
We recommend
Specific size, collection, material, and the exact swatches to request.
04
You decide
With a real recommendation in hand, the choice becomes calm.
What to share
Your room tells us everything.
The more context you give, the more precise our guidance. You do not need to know the answer. That is what we are here for.
Helpful to include:
- A photo of the room, ideally in daylight
- Floor colour (dark wood, light wood, marble, tile)
- Sofa / furniture colour
- Wall colour or a description of the light
- Rough room dimensions if available
- Your mood: calm, warm, bold, neutral, playful
Shop by room
Start with the room, not the rug.
The right rug depends on furniture, walking paths, light, floor colour, and how the room is actually used.
Living Room
Usually 6×9, 8×10, or 9×12 ft. Front legs on the rug. Colour chosen for sofa, floor, and light.
Bedroom
Soft underfoot. Quiet tones. Sized to hold the bed and both walking sides.
Dining
Low pile, easy chair movement, enough overhang so chairs stay on the rug.
Apartment
Right-sized rugs that create zones without crowding compact homes.
Not sure?
Send us a photo of the room.
We will recommend size, colour family, material, and swatch kit. No pressure to buy.
Colour-led collections
Rugs with a point of view.
Each collection begins with colour and feeling — then becomes wool, knot, pattern, pile, and proportion.
Ember
Rust, clay, terracotta, ember red. Warm rooms. Grounded rooms. Rooms with life.
Indigo
Deep blue, ink, night, shadow. For rooms that need calm authority.
Grove
Green, olive, moss, leaf. For natural rooms and quiet homes.
Saffron
Ochre, turmeric, gold, amber. For warmth without heaviness.
Apartment Neutral
Bone, oat, stone, ash. Calm rugs for rented and compact homes.
Custom Service
Need a custom size, colour, or material?
Tell us about your room and we will guide you toward the right size, palette, and material combination for your space.
Order a swatch kit before choosing a rug.
Confirmed after size, material, and design approval.
6×9, 8×10, 9×12 ft and custom dimensions.
Wool, wool blends, silk, bamboo silk, viscose, cotton, jute.
Custom rugs
Made for the room you actually have.
Odd room. Long sofa. Narrow apartment. Large open plan. We can make the size, colour, and material that fits your space.
What we customise
Size, colour, material, mood.
Size
Any size beyond standard 6×9, 8×10, and 9×12 ft. We confirm practical margins around furniture.
Colour
Choose from collection colours, swatch kit colours, or a room-specific palette.
Material
Wool for resilience, silk/viscose for sheen, blends for texture and softness.
Design
Existing collection design or made-to-order design language suited to your room.
Sizing guide
The wrong size makes even a beautiful rug look nervous.
Most rooms need a bigger rug than people think. The rug should hold the furniture, not float below it.
6×9
Compact living / bedroom
Works for smaller seating areas, apartments, or under a queen bed with careful placement.
8×10
Most living rooms
The safest standard choice for sofas, lounge chairs, and coffee table zones.
9×12
Large rooms / open plans
Best when the rug needs to define the full seating area with confidence.
Rule of thumb
Let the furniture touch the rug.
For living rooms, at least the front legs of the sofa and chairs should sit on the rug. For dining rooms, chairs should remain on the rug even when pulled out. For bedrooms, the rug should extend beyond both sides of the bed.
Material clarity
Choose by how the room lives.
Materials are not status words. They are living choices — softness, sheen, durability, pile, traffic, pets, light, and care.
Most recommendedWool
Resilient, warm, forgiving, and ideal for everyday rooms. Best first choice for most homes.
Soft sheenSilk
More delicate, luminous, and refined. Best for lower-traffic rooms and special pieces.
Modern shineViscose
Gives a silk-like sheen and colour depth. Needs more care than wool.
Natural textureJute / Cotton
Textural, easygoing, earthy. Good for relaxed rooms, layering, and casual spaces.
Balanced optionBlends
Wool with viscose, silk, or bamboo silk to balance resilience, sheen, and hand feel.
How it's made
A rug is slow work made visible.
Design, yarn, dyeing, knotting, washing, stretching, finishing, clipping, checking. A hand-knotted rug is not assembled. It is built, line by line, knot by knot.
01
Design
Colour, scale, pattern, pile, and material are finalised before work begins.
02
Yarn & dye
Material is selected and dyed to the approved colour direction.
03
Knotting
The rug is built on the loom, knot by knot, by skilled weavers.
04
Finishing
Washing, clipping, stretching, checking, and preparing for delivery.
Care guide
A good rug should be lived with, not feared.
Daily care is simple. Vacuum gently. Rotate occasionally. Blot spills. Avoid harsh chemicals. Ask us before deep cleaning.
Vacuum
Use suction only where possible. Avoid aggressive beater brushes on delicate piles.
Rotate
Rotate every few months so sunlight and foot traffic wear evenly.
Spills
Blot immediately. Do not rub. Use clean cloth and ask before using chemicals.
Cleaning
Professional cleaning is best for deep cleaning, especially silk and viscose blends.
Help
Questions before you choose.
Clear answers before commitment. If you still need help, WhatsApp us.
KNOTWORK rugs are made in Bhadohi, Uttar Pradesh, India — one of the world's important handmade carpet centres.
Yes. Swatches are free. We send them so you can see colour, texture, and material in your own room before ordering.
Standard sizes include 6×9, 8×10, and 9×12 ft. Custom sizes are available on enquiry.
Standard hand-knotted wool rugs start from ₹82,000 / $990 for 6×9 ft. 8×10 ft is ₹1,10,000 / $1,325. 9×12 ft is ₹1,40,000 / $1,690. Wool blends start from ₹95,000 / $1,145. Final price is confirmed before payment.
Yes. International shipping can be arranged. Final shipping cost depends on destination, size, and weight.
Yes. Use Send Your Room or WhatsApp us a photo of your room. We will recommend size, colour family, material, and swatches.
For most family homes, wool is the safest recommendation. It is resilient and easier to live with than delicate high-sheen materials.
Enquire
Tell us what room you are finishing.
We will reply with next steps, swatches, size guidance, and price confirmation.
Fastest route: WhatsApp us with room type, size, country, and a photo if possible.