One of the great opportunities that still exists in the twenty-first century is the ability to acquire rugs that are made entirely by hand. The most common examples are hand-knotted rugs, (those with pile), or flat-weave rugs, (such as kilim, soumak or dhurrie rugs). From classical Persian rugs to modernist creations from India and Nepal, […]
Read More...One of the first lines of defense in the care of a fine rug is to have an appropriate pad. The type of pad may vary according to the surface of the floor. From our point of view the most important function of the pad is to keep the rug flat on the floor to […]
Read More...“It all starts with the rug…”
You’d expect to hear that from me after 30 years of acquiring and selling fine rugs. Truth be told, I’m quoting Gina Rosenfield, a respected Hillsborough, California interior designer and long-time colleague. Gina shares my belief that there are great advantages to approaching interior design projects “from the ground up”. Whether you plan to furnish […]
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