by Boga Rugs | May 1, 2026 | Cleaning & Care
Short answer: yes. Almost always yes. A good rug pad is the cheapest insurance you can buy to protect both your rug and your floor — and most people who skip it end up wishing they hadn’t. Here’s everything you need to know about rug pads: when you need...
by Boga Rugs | Apr 30, 2026 | Buying Guides
Walk into our Sacramento Street showroom and you’ll see rugs from all over the world — Turkey, Iran, the Caucasus mountains, China, Afghanistan, India. To a first-time buyer, they can all look similar. “Oriental rug” seems to cover everything. But...
by Boga Rugs | Apr 27, 2026 | Buying Guides
Let’s be honest about something. The oriental rug industry has a reputation — some of it earned — for opaque pricing, inflated claims, and high-pressure sales tactics. “Going out of business” sales that last for years. “$10,000 rug, today only...
by Boga Rugs | Apr 25, 2026 | Rug History & Craft
When you walk into our showroom on Sacramento Street and unroll a hand-knotted Turkish rug, you’re looking at months; sometimes years of human work. Not metaphorically. Literally. Every knot in that rug was tied by a person. Our owner Cengiz has been working...
by Boga Rugs | Apr 22, 2026 | Cleaning & Care
“How often should I clean my oriental rug?” is the question we hear most at Boga Rugs. The honest answer is: it depends on your life, not on a calendar. Here’s a practical guide based on nearly 20 years of cleaning rugs in San Francisco. The Short...
