variants
or less commonly Ushak
often attributive
: a heavy wool Oriental rug characterized especially by bright primary colors and an elaborate medallion pattern
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According To An Expert Fussy Floor Coverings Opt for a flat-weave, vintage Oushak, or easy-to-clean indoor/outdoor option.
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Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 24 Mar. 2025
Oriental Looms Persian Tree of Life Rug $599 $44
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Antique Oushak Rug
$735 $220
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Cowhide Rugs
Cowhide rugs can bring a certain yeehaw energy to your space.
—Sarah Lyon, Architectural Digest, 25 Feb. 2025
The antique Oushak rug is from Lawrence of La Brea.
—Sydney Gore, Architectural Digest, 6 Dec. 2024
Old kilim blankets dress the beds across the cottages, while antique Oushak rugs add coziness underfoot.
—Leilani Marie Labong, Architectural Digest, 25 Nov. 2024
The hefty entry price comes in at the second most expensive on our list, just behind June St. George, but the 100 percent wool Oushak rugs sold by Milagro Collective are handwoven by third-generation Indian artisans.
—Carrie Honaker, Southern Living, 11 Sep. 2023
The sofa and pillows are by Lee Industries and covered in a Claremont fabric, the lamp is from Toby West Antiques, the area rug is Frontgate Sunbrella Tweed and topped with a 1950s Oushak rug.
—Charles Curkin, ELLE Decor, 18 Apr. 2023
Georgian revival home in Charlotte, Ms. Walker navigated warring aesthetics by acknowledging each—installing a Chinese screen and timeworn Oushak rug for him, an antique obsessive, and a bergère upholstered in faux fur as well as a minimal brick-red-velvet sofa for her, a fan of all things modern.
—Kathryn O’Shea-Evans, WSJ, 26 Aug. 2022
So was a textural Oushak rug, handsome performance fabrics covering furniture, and a limestone fireplace with a collection of botanicals hung above it to disguise a television.
—Krissa Rossbund, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Oct. 2021
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Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 24 Mar. 2025
Oriental Looms Persian Tree of Life Rug $599 $44
Etsy
Antique Oushak Rug
$735 $220
Etsy
Cowhide Rugs
Cowhide rugs can bring a certain yeehaw energy to your space.
—Sarah Lyon, Architectural Digest, 25 Feb. 2025
The antique Oushak rug is from Lawrence of La Brea.
—Sydney Gore, Architectural Digest, 6 Dec. 2024
Old kilim blankets dress the beds across the cottages, while antique Oushak rugs add coziness underfoot.
—Leilani Marie Labong, Architectural Digest, 25 Nov. 2024
The hefty entry price comes in at the second most expensive on our list, just behind June St. George, but the 100 percent wool Oushak rugs sold by Milagro Collective are handwoven by third-generation Indian artisans.
—Carrie Honaker, Southern Living, 11 Sep. 2023
The sofa and pillows are by Lee Industries and covered in a Claremont fabric, the lamp is from Toby West Antiques, the area rug is Frontgate Sunbrella Tweed and topped with a 1950s Oushak rug.
—Charles Curkin, ELLE Decor, 18 Apr. 2023
Georgian revival home in Charlotte, Ms. Walker navigated warring aesthetics by acknowledging each—installing a Chinese screen and timeworn Oushak rug for him, an antique obsessive, and a bergère upholstered in faux fur as well as a minimal brick-red-velvet sofa for her, a fan of all things modern.
—Kathryn O’Shea-Evans, WSJ, 26 Aug. 2022
So was a textural Oushak rug, handsome performance fabrics covering furniture, and a limestone fireplace with a collection of botanicals hung above it to disguise a television.
—Krissa Rossbund, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Oct. 2021
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“Oushak.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Oushak. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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