Bremhaus Howgill Vintage Area Rug

A wrought-iron filigree pattern woven flat in black and khaki, rated for indoor and outdoor use so it works on a covered porch as easily as a living room floor.

A wrought-iron filigree pattern in black scrollwork sits over a warm khaki ground, the kind of motif you would expect forged in metal, worked here into a flat woven rug you can actually walk on.

• Old ironwork, woven flat

  A scrollwork pattern in black repeats edge to edge across a warm khaki ground, framed by a solid black border. It reads like wrought iron worked into a textile, and because it is woven rather than printed, the pattern shows through on the reverse in a tighter, flatter weave.

• Flat woven, no pile

  This is power loomed from polypropylene with a flat weave and no separate pile or backing layer, so it sits close to the floor at a 0.19 inch profile from day one. There is no plush stack to crush or flatten with foot traffic, just the weave itself.

• Two sizes for the room

  It comes in two sizes, 9 by 12 feet and 10 by 14 feet, so measure before choosing. In a living room, size it so the front legs of the sofa and chairs land on the rug rather than at its edge, and leave a matching strip of bare floor on every side.

• Add a rug pad

  A rug pad is recommended and not included. On a hard floor or a sealed deck it stops the rug creeping underfoot and keeps the corners from curling into a trip hazard. Because the weave itself has no pile to cushion a step, a pad is also what adds any softness underfoot.

• No shedding, some travel creases

  The face is polypropylene, so it will not shed the way a wool pile does, and there is no break-in period of fluff on the floor. It ships rolled, so expect a curled edge and a few crease lines for the first days; unroll it and let it settle flat on its own.

• Porch, patio, and high traffic rooms

  This rug is rated for indoor and outdoor use, so it holds up equally on a covered porch or patio, in a living room, a dining room, or an entryway that sees daily foot traffic. The pattern and dark border are also forgiving of the dirt a high traffic spot tracks in between vacuums.

• Vacuum and spot clean

  Vacuum it regularly with the beater bar switched off, since a spinning brush can pull at a flat weave instead of just lifting the dirt off the top. Blot any spill right away with a clean cloth rather than rubbing it in, then spot clean the area if a mark is still there.

• What ships in the carton

  The rug ships rolled in one carton by ground delivery; a rug pad is not included, and neither is any of the furniture staged in the photos. There is nothing to assemble, just unroll it, square it to the room, and let the last of the travel creases settle out on their own.

Good to know

• The 9x12 anchors a standard living room seating group.
• The 10x14 stretches under a full dining table and chairs.
• Low flat weave clears most doors without trimming.
• None. Unroll and let it settle.
• Furniture and decor shown are styling only. The rug is the product; sizes vary by the option you choose.