What services do we offer? Home Trials and expertise. For one, we will assist you as much as you’d like in finding the rugs that are perfect for you and offer free in-home trials. If you’d care for us to visit your home to get an idea of what sizes are appropriate and what would […]
Glossary of Rug Terms #7 Every month or so, we will post a few interesting rug-related terms and their definitions in this glossary for your knowledge and enjoyment. Always educate yourself on a topic before you make a purchase, especially with something like Persian Rugs! This month we will be focusing on rug terms starting […]
Foreign Buying: This can be extremely hazardous and it is dangerous to assume that a rug will necessarily be cheaper in the country of origin than it is in the West; rugs on sale in the bazaars in Turkey, for example, are often just as expensive, if not more so, than they are in London […]
Every month or so, we will post a few interesting rug-related terms and their definitions in this glossary for your knowledge and enjoyment. Always educate yourself on a topic before you make a purchase, especially with something like Persian Rugs! This month we will be focusing on the most commonly occurring letter in the English […]
Are persian or other oriental rugs investments? There is not a simple answer to this question. Many rugs have historically appreciated in value, some greatly. However, this is no absolute. In the 1950s and 1960s Persian Kermans were all the rage in the United States. They were well made hand-knotted rugs often featuring ivory fields […]
Although our site is a wealth of Oriental Rug Resources, there are other good places on the internet as well as some books about Oriental Rug information and Oriental Rug history. Below you will find a list of some of these resources; we compiled this list for your benefit, take advantage of it! Oriental Rugs: […]
Glossary of Rug Terms #5 Every month or so, we will post a few interesting rug-related terms and their definitions in this glossary for your knowledge and enjoyment. Always educate yourself on a topic before you make a purchase, especially with something like Oriental Rugs! This month we will be focusing on the first letter […]
By definition a Persian rug was woven in the land of Persia, now modern day Iran. Today the term Persian rug is often used to denote any hand-knotted oriental rug, regardless if it comes from Persia (Iran) or not. Persian rug designs are woven in a number of countries. How long have Persian rugs been […]
A couple months ago, we published an article about Persian Rugs. Due to consumer’s massive interest in Persian Rug Stores, we decided to bring you more information. Price and resale value: Persian rugs have traditionally been considered the most expensive and easily re-saleable of all oriental rugs, and allowing for a few notable exceptions (usually […]
Oriental Rug Web Resources #1 Although our site is a wealth of Oriental Rug Knowledge, there are other good places on the internet as well as some good books about Persian Rugs. Below you will find a list of some of these resources; we compiled this list for your benefit, take advantage of it! […]