Persian Rugs Under $500

Most people believe a real Persian rug starts at several thousand dollars, and for room sizes from famous workshops, it can. But the weaving world has always made small rugs too, and small rugs take fewer months on the loom of the household budget: every piece on this page is authentically hand-knotted, one-of-a-kind, and priced under five hundred dollars. Not Persian-style, not machine-made in a Persian pattern. The real thing, in sizes and origins where the real thing is affordable.

What five hundred dollars buys here: tribal Baluch and village pieces full of character, sturdy Hamedan weavings for entries and halls, and small formats from better-known origins when we buy them right. These are the rugs we recommend for bedsides, kitchens, entryways, offices, dorm-to-first-apartment life, and for anyone who wants to learn what hand-knotted actually feels like before committing to a room-size piece. Fair warning from experience: almost nobody stops at one.

When the budget stretches or the rooms grow, the collection grows with you, from clearance rugs where bigger pieces hit smaller prices, up through our full range of Persian rugs. Every promise holds at every price: one-of-a-kind, photographed as delivered, free shipping and free returns in all 50 states and Canada, and a rug person on chat any hour. Real Persian rugs were never only for the rich; this page is the proof.