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| Subject | Date Asked |
| sun faded turkoman rug | 10/3/2011 |
| Q: I have a lovely red turkoman rug which has been faded by the sun in one area. Would it reduce the ... A: Sun fading in rugs is quite desirable, as they tone down a rug's dramatic colors and give it a warm, ... | |
| rug cleaning | 5/18/2011 |
| Q: where should i take my rugs for cleaning in naples, fl? A: I'm sorry, but I don't have any contacts in Naples. Calling a few local shops that sell Oriental ... | |
| Compressed Carpet | 2/10/2011 |
| Q: This has nothing to do with Persian rugs, but with Berber carpet. I hope you can help. My wife ... A: I think besides the obvious suggestion which is to make your wife put the furniture back, I would ... | |
| carpet value | 1/28/2011 |
| Q: I just sent a question, but the pictures did not attach. The question was that I have a 9 X 12 ... A: I can only see one close-up photo of the front. If you can email me your rug photos, I'd be happy ... | |
| rug appraisal | 1/28/2011 |
| Q: I found this rug in a closet-it is 12 X 9 and I think it is machine made and I think it is about 50 ... A: I can only see one close-up photo of the front. If you can email me your rug photos, I'd be happy ... | |
| dyeing wool rug | 10/15/2010 |
| Q: I have an 11 x 9 wool chinese rug with an english design. The main color on this rug is pink and I ... A: Sorry for the late response. I've actually been pondering this. I think you may be able to dye ... | |
| Area rug buckling | 9/13/2010 |
| Q: I have a 5X8 area rug over my berber carpet with a non-stick pad underneath. It still buckles, no ... A: Sorry about your issues! For the 5x8 rug, can you put it temporarily on a flat, hard surface just ... | |
| Rug for living room | 7/23/2010 |
| Q: I have a beiege color leather sofa and love seat and the matching coffee and end table with glass ... A: It sounds as though you have a very neutral backdrop with your beige sofa and natural coffee tables, ... | |
| Rug selection | 6/30/2010 |
| Q: I'm looking at rugs for our Family Room -- we have a cornflower blue sofa and love seat and a tan ... A: Rug store confusion is not at all uncommon. Determining your style is probably the hardest thing, ... | |
| area rugs | 4/19/2010 |
| Q: I have an area rug in my living room that is laying on carpet. ALL the edges of the rug are curling ... A: Olefin is a material used in machine-made rugs. Generally the lifespan of these rugs isn't as long ... | |
| area rugs | 4/17/2010 |
| Q: I have an area rug in my living room that is laying on carpet. ALL the edges of the rug are curling ... A: I'm sorry to hear about your rug. Let me ask you something, did the rug lay flat before you put it ... | |
| Antique rug | 4/15/2010 |
| Q: I hope that you are able to help. I have been left a pair of rugs that have been hanging on the wall ... A: I'm sorry to hear about your grandfather. It appears that this rug may be a Qum (or Qom). The ... | |
| wrinkled rug | 3/22/2010 |
| Q: I bought an area rug that was folded in half and wound around a carboard tube. I cannot get the ... A: Sorry to hear about your rug! Hmm...funny how it was folded and then rolled, generally, when we ... | |
| red stain | 3/22/2010 |
| Q: how do you get a red stain that bled threw from another rug on to the carpet. other words i had a ... A: So sorry to hear about your rug. My first thoughts would be that you need to use some dye removers ... | |
| area rug on wall to wall | 3/14/2010 |
| Q: our previous wall to wall carpeting was replaced about one year ago with a low cut pile for the den. ... A: Sorry to hear about your rug! Do you know what kind of rug your area rug is? Is it made of all ... | |
| Iranian rug | 2/18/2010 |
| Q: My rug, 40-50 years old, measures about 6'x 9-1/2', and I wish it were about a foot wider. What ... A: I have never seen rugs made larger, but there is a first time for everything! Depending on the ... | |
| Area rug size and colour | 2/4/2010 |
| Q: I am soon moving to a tiny retirement apartment. It is freshly painted (white), but I am allowed to ... A: Congratulations on the new place! I would love to see a layout if you have it, as it will help me ... | |
| casters on chair in office on rug | 11/22/2009 |
| Q: We have a fairly heavy office chair with casters placed on top of an oriental rug. At one time my ... A: There really aren't any rug friendly casters, but it looks as though you have a good rug that may be ... | |
| Buckling area rug | 11/11/2009 |
| Q: I have an area rug laying on top of another rug with a heavy coffee table on top. The area rug ... A: Sorry to hear about your rug problem. Before I can help, we have to figure out why the rug is ... | |
| rugs | 10/24/2009 |
| Q: I have a large machine made living room rug by Karastan that I have had for about 15? years. It is ... A: You are very good to do your research before rug purchasing, as rugs last forever, so you never want ... | |
| dying or coloring a small wool carpet | 10/6/2009 |
| Q: I have a wool black small carpet 7' X 7' with white designs on it. I would like to color the white ... A: It you're sure that the rug you have is wool, then I would buy some dye, and dye it! Here is a good ... | |
| friends furniture | 7/25/2009 |
| Q: My name is Prodan and I'm going to decorate my apartment like Monica's from Friends. Not just ... A: I'm a rug expert, so I cannot comment on the furniture, but I can tell you that in the photos you've ... | |
| furniture casters to use with oriental rugs | 7/16/2009 |
| Q: I have a heavy table that will sit atop an oriental rug. What is the best type of casters for using ... A: You know, heavy furniture isn't that big an issue when it comes to oriental rugs. The indentations ... | |
| interior decorating | 4/13/2009 |
| Q: well my dad died a while back and i've been a bit depressed about it and so i haven't done anything ... A: I am very sorry for your loss. I'd be happy to view photos and give you some advice on furniture ... | |
| Oriental rug - is a pad necessary? | 3/19/2009 |
| Q: In the master bedroom we have a large 8 X 12 oriental rug that came from the home of my parents ... A: There are many views on rug padding. If the budget will allow, I always recommend it, as it helps ... | |
| table w/ rug | 3/9/2009 |
| Q: I know this is a little out of your area, but I think you may know the answer because it goes along ... A: Caitlin, Thank you for your email. I'm sorry for the delay, but I'm still searching for an answer ... | |
| area rug buckling over carpet | 1/22/2009 |
| Q: We recently moved into a home where our living room is wall to wall carpet. Sadly we are leaving ... A: Not at all. These rugs are quite tough and if the rug does happen to get wrinkles in it that don't ... | |
| area rug buckling over carpet | 1/22/2009 |
| Q: We recently moved into a home where our living room is wall to wall carpet. Sadly we are leaving ... A: My deepest sympathy for the transition from hard wood to wall-to-wall, but congratulations on the ... | |
| Wallpaper | 1/6/2009 |
| Q: I have taken the wallpaper off my wall, and by doing so i scraped a little of the drywall in ... A: I have to preface by saying I'm a rug expert, but I paint a lot, so I thought I'd at least provide ... | |
| Tile Color vs. Persian Run | 1/3/2009 |
| Q: My question is more of a color-based one. I am getting new tile in my house and both of my persian ... A: The type of tile I recommend would be based on the style of your rug. If you have a Heriz or any ... | |
| cleaning cost | 12/11/2008 |
| Q: I have an oriental style 8x11 rug that I love. It's in a high traffice area and it needs more than ... A: You're right to look into professional rug cleaning for your beloved Oriental rug. For an 8x11, you ... | |
| area rugs | 11/17/2008 |
| Q: have a area rug that has been in the shipping package for two months it has wrinkles in it. what ... A: The wrinkles in your rugs, if they were caused by the storage, will come out after several weeks of ... | |
| Wrinkles in Area Rug | 11/1/2008 |
| Q: We inherited two area rugs. One rug is about 9' x 12' and has a wrinkle that runs from the middle ... A: If the rugs you have have been in storage for a while, it is possible that the wrinkles in the rugs ... | |
| paiting living room ideas | 10/29/2008 |
| Q: I was just given a black leather sectional. I have a living room 20x18 hard wood and to one side of ... A: Adriana, I'm glad you asked this question, as I think I can offer some money/headache saving ... | |
| paiting living room ideas | 10/28/2008 |
| Q: I was just given a black leather sectional. I have a living room 20x18 hard wood and to one side of ... A: I'm actually a rug expert, but feel as though I can weigh in on your paint debaucle since I have ... | |
| Light vs. Dark Wood Flooring - Pos/Neg Either Way? | 10/5/2008 |
| Q: I've heard how light or dark colors of flooring "ground" a room/area or may make it seem larger, ... A: I'm sorry for my delayed response. My expertise is actually in rugs, but I'll relay to you what I ... | |
| Furniture Color Selection | 5/6/2008 |
| Q: I am constructing a new home and I am in a dilemma about my furniture selection. I have a living ... A: I have to preface my response by telling you that I am a rug expert, not furniture, and that my ... | |
| Painting only two of four walls | 4/27/2008 |
| Q: I am looking to paint in our bedroom. I am thinking a nice chocolate brown. My question is can I ... A: Accent walls are quite popular these days, especially because bold, dark colors such as chocolate ... | |
| home entertainment system set-up | 4/19/2008 |
| Q: could you please tell me the optimum height that an LCD television should be off the ground if wall ... A: I am sorry, I'm actually a rug expert. However, we do work with a lot of designers and such, so ... | |
| rug on rug | 3/9/2008 |
| Q: I lay down a area rug on my excisting home rug and the rugs never lay flat... I even put plywood ... A: Hopefully, I can help. Area rugs on wall-to-wall has always been a challenge. If you have a super ... | |
| furniture placement | 3/8/2008 |
| Q: are there interactive sites wher you can enter room size and windows and doors etc. and it will ... A: Sorry for the delayed response. I cannot recommend any specific websites, but I do know that some ... | |
| rugs, value, selling, where to start? | 2/12/2008 |
| Q: I recently inherited a rug that an auction appraiser told me was worth around $7,000...just by ... A: I'm sitting here trying to figure out the best way to answer your question, but really, to give you ... | |
| placement of aging orientals | 1/28/2008 |
| Q: We have several 2 x 3 oriental rugs. One is extremely distressed, faded, with tattered edges, yet ... A: What a question! The answer depends on a lot of factors 1) The rug that you actually have 2) What ... | |
| Selling of Furniture | 1/28/2008 |
| Q: I have top-of-the-line Henkel Harris Mahogany Dining Room Set and China Closet. I would like to ... A: At the moment, the demand for high-end furnishings, floor coverings, textiles, etc. is a little slow ... | |
| furniture placement | 9/7/2007 |
| Q: We are about to purchase a small baby grand piano (about 5.5 x 5.5) Our current upright piano is in ... A: I must preface my reply by saying that my expertise is in carpets, and usually my recommendations ... | |
| value of rug | 8/10/2007 |
| Q: in 1983 we bought a kashan (pakistani) ivory color from you in winston salem nc 8.1`by 11.2.this ... A: The Winston-Salem store has been closed for many many years. It was run by one son and the shop ... | |
| leather furniture | 5/9/2007 |
| Q: What type of accessories will go with black leather living room furniture and glass taples? A: The beauty of black leather and glass is that almost anything can go with it. You can use a ... | |
| wool rug | 1/14/2007 |
| Q: I have recently purchased a large wool hand made rug. I wondered if it would be safe to spray it ... A: I have yet to find a stain repellant that lives up to its claims, but it can't hurt. What you ... | |
| Furniture placement - Dinning Room | 1/9/2007 |
| Q: my husband and I live in a condo. We're in the process of redoing. Our dinning room is off our ... A: It sounds as though you have just one option for placement (unless you have a narrow table). Put ... | |
| casters on my dinette chair for use on hard wood floor | 11/24/2006 |
| Q: i have installed a hard wood floor in my dining room....my dinette chairs have casters that will ... A: The best thing to do would be to get an area rug. If you are not in to that, then you need to ... | |
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I can answer questions and give advice on the purchasing of Oriental carpets and the care of said carpets. I am more than happy to view photos and give approximate appraisals (I cannot be completely accurate with just a photo) via email on carpets that you have or would like to buy. I can also help with decorating decisions where rugs are concerned, and because I do have a store, I can help find you something if you`re having trouble finding it yourself.
Experience
My family has had a Persian carpet store in the Washington, DC metropolitan area for nearly 30 years (www.jahannandsons.com). I grew up with rugs.
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