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 22, 2026 | Rug History & Craft
When you walk into our showroom and run your hand across a Turkish rug, you’re touching something connected to one of the oldest continuous craft traditions on earth. Rug weaving in Anatolia — modern-day Turkey — stretches back thousands of years, predating the...
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...
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 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...
