by Boga Rugs | Jun 11, 2026 | Buying Guides, Rug History & Craft
If Oushaks are the great harmonizers of the rug world — working quietly with everything — Kazaks are the opposite. Bold, geometric, unapologetically graphic. They make a statement. We have customers who come in and immediately gravitate toward the Oushaks: the soft...
by Boga Rugs | Jun 9, 2026 | Buying Guides, Rug History & Craft
The difference between a rug that gets more beautiful over time and one that fades to a muddy gray often comes down to one question: natural dyes or synthetic? I’ve been handling rugs long enough to see this play out in real time. A customer brings in a rug for...
by Boga Rugs | May 25, 2026 | Buying Guides
Most people hear “oriental rug” and picture a thick, plush pile rug. Kilims are the other half of the tradition. They’re flat-woven, thin, lightweight, reversible, and visually bold. They’re also one of the most versatile and accessible ways to...
by Boga Rugs | May 20, 2026 | Buying Guides
This is the question we hear most often from serious rug shoppers. You’ve decided to invest in a real hand-knotted oriental rug — now the question is whether to buy something made a hundred years ago or something made last year. The honest answer is that neither...
by Boga Rugs | May 15, 2026 | Buying Guides
Moths are a quiet problem. They don’t announce themselves, don’t leave obvious evidence, and by the time you see a patch of bare pile, the larvae have typically been at work for weeks or months. In San Francisco’s climate, this can happen any time of...
by Boga Rugs | May 7, 2026 | Buying Guides
If you spend any time browsing interior design magazines, Instagram accounts, or showroom tours, you’ll notice a pattern: Oushak rugs are everywhere. Not in a trendy, here-today-gone-tomorrow way — they’ve been a designer favorite for decades, and the...
