A vintage Turkish rug with a colourful new life
A vintage Turkish rug with a colourful new life
Elte’s Second Life rugs ($545–$2,565) are a great way to bring a pop of colour to the home: they can pretty up a masculine black and white space, or add interest to a neutral palette. Each piece is recycled from a traditional Turkish rug over 40 years old, which is stripped of its colour and given new life with a modern-day dye job. The rugs are available in a range of sizes, from three-by-five feet to six-by-nine feet, and a rainbow of colours.
Elte, 80 Ronald Ave., 416-785-7885, elte.com.
Alanna. My name’s Andrew Metrick and I’m from Elte. Elte was actually started by my great grandfather so that makes my brother and I the fourth generation. (So it goes without saying that I love these rugs). I just wanted to quickly leave a comment to thank you for featuring our products in this article. I’ve seen your posts before and you truly have amazing taste so I take it as a real compliment that you like this collection enough to share it with your readers. The Second Life collection is something we’re thrilled to be bringing to Toronto. We select every rug by hand and no two rugs are the same so it’s always fun to see how each person mix, matches and layers them. Anyway, thanks once again. All the best. Andrew.