Shag Rug – The Clean Up
We had a large square shag rug come in recently into our showroom that needed some Rug Ideas attention. This is a unique piece as square shag’s are harder to come by and the large size also makes it very…
The Beauty of Wool, Part 1
The great majority of Oriental Rugs are made with wool because of its beauty and durability. Wool is capable of absorbing deep color from dyestuffs as wool fiber drinks in color like a sponge and locks it within the fiber…
Gabbeh – Cleaning and Repair
A customer that had been referred to us by his friend came in recently with a nice Gabbeh rug that had been in his collection for 20 years. He wanted our deep cleaning treatment on his rug as it had…
Decorating with Oriental Rugs
Open virtually any magazine on decorating and you will find Oriental Rugs used as an integral part of the decor. They blend wonderfully with contemporary, formal, ornate, casual and traditional decorating styles. Oriental Rugs are as adaptable to the casual…
And Then There Was Two
A law office contacted us recently with a custom job request. They had a rug they wanted to use in their lobby/welcoming area but it was too large! It was a 5 x 8 rug but the largest the room…
The Beauty of Silk
Although silk is found in rugs from every major weaving area, it is only used in a small percentage of rugs. Silk is also used as an outline around design motifs in many of the quality wool rugs from China…
Large Area Rugs – Deep Cleaning
We recently picked up a couple of large area rugs that belonged to a luxury condo in Beverly Hills that had MAJOR stains. These rugs had seen years of traffic and had never had a professional deep cleaning. Take a…
Finding His Grandfather’s Rug In Our Store After 100 Years!
In our rug gallery, an old gentleman finds a rug made and signed by his grandfather 100 years ago in his workshop in Tabriz, north west Iran. He gets permission from the owner of the rug and kisses the rug…
Los Angeles Rug Tours & Workshops
Los Angeles Rug Tour & Workshop presents: “Five Centuries of Carpet Weaving in Kerman” with Taher Sabahi Author, Independent Researcher,Carpet Dealer and Editor, GHEREH Magazine, from Turin, Italy Carpet weaving in Kerman, Iran goes back to the 700’s, where it…
Rug Tours, Rug Workshops: Los Angeles Rug Tour & Workshop August 10-12,...
We are very excited to get closer to our Los Angeles Rug Tour & Workshop of August 10-12, 2012. Many of our participants are coming from other states, therefore we made a deal with Los Angeles International Airport Hilton Hotel…