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French Tapestry Rug Restoration This beautiful French Abuson tapestry depicts a scenic country side with a French home and watermill in the background and a large tree with greenery and birds in the foreground. It is made of wool, cotton, and silk threads. Behnam Rugs hand washed this rug in 2014. The rug was stored […]

Why Should You Care if Your Rug is Made of Real Silk or Fake Silk, and Why Does This Matter? Unfortunately, there are merchants out there selling fake silk rugs as real silk rugs at inflated prices.  Fake silk does not have the strength of real silk and will lose color and age fast. Viscose […]

Let us help you recover your rugs from bad weather this season. Weather can cause many problems. Behnam Rugs is here to restore and repair your fine rugs. We have helped many customers in the past by restoring their rugs after water leaked through their roof, or a broken skylight let in hail and rain […]

Are Persian Rugs Better Than Oriental Rugs? Have you been told that a hand-knotted Persian rug is better than a hand-knotted Oriental rug? Or do you just have a feeling or belief that Persian rugs are better than Oriental rugs? If so, you are correct as well as incorrect. We’ll explain below. First, you must […]

5 Things to look for in a Persian Rug You’ve decided to purchase a beautiful, hand-knotted Persian or Oriental rug. (We applaud your good taste. Truly.) So you fire up your laptop, begin searching in your favorite browser, find a rug that certainly looks real, it looks beautiful…you’ll take it! Enter your credit card information […]

Should You Buy a Persian Rug? You need a rug for your living room. You’ve heard wonderful things about the beauty and craftsmanship of Persian and Oriental rugs and so you’ve decided – just like that! – that a Persian or Oriental rug is what you will buy. But should you purchase one of these […]

Persian Rugs: What Makes them Worth More When it comes to a Persian or Oriental rug, quality definitely counts. But what exactly is quality when it comes to these textile works of art? How can you know when a rug is of good, fair, or poor quality? Take a look below for four signs of […]

4 Questions to Ask a Persian Rug Dealer When it comes to purchasing a fine, hand-knotted rug, it’s best to come prepared before visiting some rug dealers. What do we mean by prepared? You should have done some research on what makes a fine, hand-knotted rug. You should know a bit about the history of […]

Common Misconceptions About Persian Rugs Do you think that all genuine Persian rugs are antiques? Do you believe that any old Persian or Oriental rug is valuable? Are you certain that your handmade rug will go up in value over the years? Do you believe that a hand-woven Persian rug is always better made than […]

Survival Guide for the First-Time Persian Rug Buyer If you’ve never before purchased a hand-knotted rug, you may be a tad nervous – and understandably so. After all, the reason you’re purchasing one of these gorgeous textiles is that you’ve heard of their beauty, the craftsmanship that goes into their creation, their extreme durability (many […]

The Fringe Benefits of Proper Fringe Repair: Why Proper Fringe Maintenance Matters First we have to know how fine rugs are made. Fine rugs are made on a loom. Warps: the parallel vertical yarns running the length of the rug “interlaced” with the Wefts: horizontal yarns through the warps of the rug. The warp makes […]

Rug Shopping: Should You Buy a Persian Rug Online? Many experts recommend that one take a look at a Persian or Oriental rug’s underside to check to see if it’s truly a hand-knotted rug. That’s a little hard to do if you’re buying a rug online. But all is not lost. After all, many people […]

What to do if the Persian Rug You Bought Isn’t Handmade If you’ve just purchased a Persian or Oriental rug, you undoubtedly want to show it to your friends and family. You have them over and show it on your floor. And then one of them – someone whose knowledge of rugs you trust – […]

Using a Persian Rug over Wall-to-Wall Carpet Let’s say you love Persian and Oriental rugs – their workmanship, their patterns and colors, their quality. But let’s also say that your home has wall-to-wall carpeting in practically every room. You decide to purchase one of these fine rugs, but you don’t really want to place it […]

When You Hate the Rug, But Love the Giver What do you do when you someone you love dearly presents you with a Persian or Oriental rug as a gift, but you hate the rug? If you’re here, you probably already know that a Persian or Oriental rug is an extremely valuable piece of fine […]

How to Use a Persian Rug in Your Wedding With June just a few weeks away, many brides and grooms are putting the finishing touches on their plans for their marriage ceremony. Many people of Iranian descent use small prayer rugs – many of them exquisite Persian rugs – in their marriage ceremony. Iranian couples […]