My First Rug: A life-long appreciation for Oriental Rugs
Recently, I came across this old photograph of my family and I during a vacation, where we visited the city of Gorgan in Northern Iran in the 1970s and traveled by bus to the countryside, stopping in...
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Area Rug Resizing: Before & After
If you have an area rug with a design that you love but a size that isn't ideal, this can be remedied by having the rug resized to fit perfectly wherever you'd like to place it in your home. A customer...
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Online Auction Preview: End of Summer Rug Sellout
Online Auction:End of Summer Rug SelloutSept. 25th through Oct. 2nd 2019 EXTREMELY LOW MINIMUMSALL RUGS ARE HANDMADE & 100% WOOLBID FROM YOUR PHONE, TABLET, OR DESKTOP Click link below to register...
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2019 Decorator Showhouse: Belle Vue at The Chase &"Design At Dusk"
VISIT THE2019 Decorator Showhouse: Belle Vue at The Chasepresented by Historic Ellicott Citynow through October 20th 2019! See our hand-knotted area rugs featured in two spaces at this year's...
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Area Rug Repair: Heirloom Oriental Rug Resized For Smaller Home
Customers, Emily and Willie, contacted us when they'd acquired an heirloom Oriental rug from Willie's grandmother's estate. The rug, an antique Persian with a Sarouk design, measuring in at 10 x 15,...
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Online Auction Preview: YEAR END FALL AUCTION
Online Auction:Year End Fall AuctionOct. 30th through Nov. 6th 2019 YEAR-END LOW MINIMUMSALL RUGS HANDMADE & 100% WOOLBID FROM YOUR PHONE, TABLET, OR DESKTOP Click link below to register for...
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Year End Sale! Our Best Offers of the Year
These are our best offers of the year! Decorate your home for the holidays with our most fabulous selections of hand-knotted, 100% wool area rugs or give your home a fresh new look for the coming new...
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How to: 3 Easy Ways to Hang A Rug on the Wall
Rugs aren't only meant to be walked on, you can also hang a rug on a wall to display its beautiful design, just like you would hang a painting! In this post, we tell you 3 easy ways to hang a rug on...
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Specialty Service: Portuguese Rug Repair
We're often asked if Portuguese area rugs can be repaired and the answer is absolutely, however, due to the scarcity of Portuguese area rugs stateside - most are purchased in their native country -...
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Before & After: Baltimore Historic Apartment Transformation
Customers, Lisa & Bill Tate, came to us with the task of finding several new Oriental rugs that would replace their old rugs that no longer worked with their apartment's decor — a total of 4 spaces...
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Best of Houzz 2020! Customer Service Award
We're honored to have been awarded Best of Houzz 2020 in Customer Service for the 4th year in a row! Thanks due to our wonderful new and loyal customers! Main Street Oriental Rugs of Ellicott City,...
View ArticleA Message About COVID-19 from MSOR
UPDATE: June 24th 2020: To continue with health and safety best practices, we are open for in-store rug shopping by appointment or you can securely purchase online and choose curbside pick-up or free...
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13 DIY Home Decor Projects You Can Complete in a Weekend
13 DIY Home Decor Projects You Can Complete in a Weekend June 2nd, 2020 by Lexi Klinkenberg | RedfinClick here to read the full article on redfin.com Since we have been spending more time in our homes...
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Vintage Rug Repair: New binding for Bokhara Rug
This vintage Pakistani Bokhara came to us in need of some special attention - the fringe and original binding had seen much better days and the rug was due for a good cleaning. In some cases, a full...
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Stair Runner Installation: T-Shaped Stairway
Main Street Oriental Rugs specializes in stair runner installations for most any configuration of stairway. Our latest, completed stair runner project was for a beautiful t-shaped staircase that...
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Flatweave Rug Repair: Kilim Rug Hole Repaired By Hand
This Kilim rug came to us with a sizeable hole in the rug's field and the hole also happened to partially destroy one of the floral motifs that beautifully adorned the rug. In order to repair this...
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Historic Ellicott City Event: Where's George? Oct. 24th/31st & Nov. 8th
Search high. Search Low. Look Up. Look Down. Where's George? Come find him! George Ellicott, a member of Ellicott City's founding family, is returning to his old stomping grounds as Ellicott City's...
View ArticleBlack Friday Deals 2020 - 11/21 through 11/30
BLACK FRIDAY DEALS!11/21 - 11/30 ADDITIONAL 10% OFF ALL IN-STOCK RUG ORDERSPLUS A FREE PREMIUM NON-SLIP RUG PADUSE CODE: BLACKFRIDAY2020 ADDITIONAL 12% OFF ALL IN-STOCK RUG ORDERS8x10 OR LARGERPLUS A...
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Happy Nowruz from Main Street Oriental Rugs
Nowruz is the celebration of the Persian New Year, which is celebrated each year around the 21st of March and symbolizes the end of winter and the beginning of Spring.
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Rug Repair Before & After: Antique Heriz Rug
This antique Persian Heriz rug came to us damaged with a sizable piece missing from the border. To many, the task of repairing such significant damage would be discouraging as the work required to...
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Stair Runner Installation with stair rods
Our latest stair runner installation required two different colors and two designs to complement our customer's color schemes in different areas of their home, and for the main entrance stairway, they...
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Oriental Rug Repair: Before & After
At Main Street Oriental Rugs, not only do we offer a beautiful assortment of area rugs for purchase, we also offer award-winning area rug repairs and Oriental rug restoration services. Recently, we've...
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Rug Repair Before & After: 100 Year Old Antique Persian Senneh Rug
This rare, antique Persian Senneh rug was hand-knotted over 100 years ago, with very fine wool, by master weavers in the Kurdish mountains; most likely commissioned as indicated by it's very unusual...
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Celebrating Our 25th Anniversary: Dedicated Service & Exceptional Quality!
We are celebrating our 25th anniversary operating in Historic Ellicott City! Owner, Mojan Bagha, opened his doors on Main Street 25 years ago. Having worked as a rug merchant on the west coast for more...
View ArticleThe Beautiful Story of Gabbeh
Gabbeh is a type of Persian rug known for it's minimalist and primitive motifs. Gabbeh is also a beautiful film about a rug and stories of love and longing. Watch the trailer here: Click here to Shop...
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Hand-Picked Rugs In Pakistan: Our new wool area rug shipment arrives soon!
We look forward to sharing with you a new selection of hand-knotted, 100% wool area rugs, hand-picked in Pakistan. The rugs will arrive in a few weeks, for now, enjoy this photo-journey of the wonders...
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Unleash Your Inner Designer with These 25 Simple Home Decor Ideas
Unleash Your Inner Designer with These 25 Simple Home Decor Ideas April 25, 2023 by Jamie Forbes | RedfinClick here to read the full article on redfin.com If you’re anything like us, you probably love...
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Rug Weaving In Pakistan: A Brief History
In my previous post, I shared a photo journal about my recent visit to Lahore, Pakistan, where I had the opportunity to spend some time learning more than I already knew about their rug weaving...
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Full Rug Restoration of an antique Persian rug at the Maryland State House
At Main Street Oriental Rugs, we've had the recent pleasure of completing a full antique rug restoration and repair of the large and stately Persian Bidjar that resides in the Governor's office located...
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The truth about Oriental Rugs
If you've ever done a simple search for area rugs online, you've likely been presented with an overwhelming assortment of options, thousands and thousands of results, from modern rugs to antique rugs,...
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