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People have asked me over the years what my favorite type of hand-made carpets are.  And I have to say Bakhtiari carpets are my favorite hands down.  I have not seen a region so inventive and creative as the Bakhtiari weavers. They have always been great buys because the market has always shunned Bakhtiari's in favor of Heriz carpets, or Ghashghai, or Bidjars... But then you are faced with the task of cherry picking the best Bakhtiari's.  And to do this, you have to have a perspective on these carpets. To be able to pick out the very best from...

The evolution of Rug Curator was born out of the business philosophy 'Less is More' and 'Give the People what they want'. Operating from a store front, although convenient for some shoppers, just didn't make sense anymore and was very limiting. After 29 years of buying old rugs from private people, dealers, estate sales, and wholesalers, I had this idea to create a website as an outlet for the old rugs I'm buying.  I decided on the Brand "RUG Curator" because in essence, that's what I have been doing since 1985 based out of Boise.  But then I realized why...