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 4, 2026 | Buying Guides
“What size rug do I need?” is the question we hear most often at our Sacramento Street showroom — right after “how much does cleaning cost.” And it’s a fair question, because the wrong rug size can make a beautiful room feel off and a...
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...
