A size band above medium, running from about 5 x 8 ft (152 x 244 cm) through 6 x 9, 7 x 10 and 8 x 10 up to about 8 x 11 ft (244 x 335 cm); from 9 x 12 ft (2.7 x 3.7 m) a rug counts as oversized. It suits a small apartment living room (5 x 8 to 6 x 9), a medium living room (7 x 10 to 8 x 11) or a home office, where a 5 x 8 or 6 x 9 sits in front of the desk. City Persian types such as Tabriz, Sarouk and Kashan are made in this size, while tribal rugs such as Baluchi and Qashqai are seldom woven this large. Dealers' size labels vary, so the dimensions matter more than the name.
A cushioning layer placed under an area rug to prevent slipping, protect the floor, cushion the weight of furniture, and extend the rug's life by guarding it from underside friction and floor moisture. It matters most for small or lightweight rugs, such as those in entrances, kitchens and bathrooms or on tile, which otherwise slide and become slip hazards. Very large rugs stay put under their own weight, but a pad still helps beneath heavy tables and sofas and in humid rooms, where it insulates against ground moisture.
A rug woven by settled villagers, sitting between nomadic tribal rugs and city-workshop rugs. Village weavers have better tools, materials and dyes than nomads but work in a looser, semi-structured setting than city workshops, often from memory rather than a drawn blueprint, and some sell through the bazaar of a larger nearby city, as Abadeh's weavers do in Shiraz. Designs are mostly geometric (medallion, all-over, boteh or Herati) with fewer florals than city rugs; knot density is usually higher than tribal but lower than city rugs, and varied loom sizes give a wide size range, from small pieces and runners to large rugs. Heriz is the best-known example, alongside Azerbaijan, Abadeh, Karaja, Mehraban and Senneh; Shiraz and Bakhtiari are also counted as village work in some classifications.