by Boga Rugs | Jun 27, 2026 | Cleaning & Care
Moving, renovating, or rotating seasonal rugs? Here’s exactly how to store an oriental rug without returning to a moth-eaten, mold-damaged, or misshapen mess. We see the results of bad storage more than you’d think. Someone moves, puts a rug in a storage...
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 29, 2026 | Cleaning & Care
Rug fringe is probably the most misunderstood part of an oriental rug. Most people think it’s decorative — a nice finishing touch, like a tassel on a pillow. It’s not. On a genuine hand-knotted rug, fringe is structural. It’s the exposed ends of the...
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 13, 2026 | Cleaning & Care
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...
