Serving the Bay Area since 1980

Helping you find the rug of your dreams.

The Rug Center is a family gallery of handcrafted Oriental, Persian, and contemporary rugs — sourced worldwide with integrity, appraised with candor, and cared for by hand from our Mountain View showroom.

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A foundation of trust

Four decades of a single philosophy

Founded in 1980, The Rug Center was built on a simple idea: offer exceptional rugs at the best possible value, with outstanding service. Our goal is not simply to sell rugs — it is to help every customer find the rug of their dreams.

For more than forty years our founder, Javeed Chaudhry, has travelled the world studying rug traditions and building relationships with master weavers. Every rug we offer is inspected, cared for, and honestly appraised before it reaches your floor.

Read our heritage
Hand-knotting in progress on an upright loom, wool threads drawn tight by hand
The collection

Pieces worth building a room around

A rotating selection from the gallery. Each is one of a kind; when it is gone, it is gone.

Modern Abstract Intricate — A distinguished modern abstract intricate featuring Neutral tones and abstract design. A statement piece for any space.
Contemporary

Modern Abstract Intricate

Abstract ·
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Modern Abstract Light/Ivory — A distinguished modern abstract light/ivory featuring Warm tones and abstract design. A statement piece for any space.
Contemporary

Modern Abstract Light/Ivory

Abstract ·
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Modern Abstract Distressed Black/Ivory — A distinguished modern abstract distressed black/ivory featuring Dramatic tones and distressed design. Available in 5.10x8.10 ft. A statement piece for any space.
Contemporary

Modern Abstract Distressed Black/Ivory

Distressed · 5.10x8.10 ft
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Traditional Persian Medallion Green/Gold — A distinguished traditional persian medallion green/gold featuring Rich tones and medallion design. A statement piece for any space.
Persia

Traditional Persian Medallion Green/Gold

Medallion ·
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Z-017 Modern Abstract Black/Ivory — A distinguished z-017 modern abstract black/ivory featuring Dramatic tones and abstract design. Available in 5.10x8.10 ft. A statement piece for any space.
Contemporary

Z-017 Modern Abstract Black/Ivory

Abstract · 5.10x8.10 ft
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Modern Abstract Black/Ivory Branch — A distinguished modern abstract black/ivory branch featuring Dramatic tones and abstract design. Available in 5.10x8.10 ft. A statement piece for any space.
Contemporary

Modern Abstract Black/Ivory Branch

Abstract · 5.10x8.10 ft
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Care & restoration

We don’t only sell rugs. We keep them alive.

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Hand Cleaning

Full-immersion hand-washing with pH-balanced soap and soft water — never machines, never harsh chemicals. Grit lifted, dyes revived, fringe restored.

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Restoration

Reweaving, reknotting, edge and fringe repair, and moth or flood recovery by master restorers. We save rugs others have written off.

03

Appraisal

Honest, documented valuations for insurance, estate, or curiosity — from a family that will tell you when a rug is worth loving but not insuring.

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In their words

Collectors, designers, and families

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Rugcenter found us a Heriz we had been chasing for years — then delivered it, placed it, and made our living room feel a hundred years deeper. Unmatched knowledge, zero pressure.
Eleanor & James WhitfieldPrivate collectors, Atherton
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As a designer I've worked with every gallery on the coast. None come close to the eye and the honesty here. They talk you out of the wrong rug as readily as into the right one.
Marisol VegaPrincipal, Vega Interiors
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They restored my grandmother's Kashan after a flood I thought had ruined it. When it came back I actually wept. It looks like the rug I remember from childhood.
Dr. Priya AnandPalo Alto
The journal

Notes on connoisseurship & care

How to Read a Handmade Rug
Connoisseurship · 6 min

How to Read a Handmade Rug

Knot count, wool quality, natural dye, the back of the rug — a collector's field guide to telling craft from commodity.
Living With an Antique Rug
Care · 5 min

Living With an Antique Rug

Sunlight, rotation, padding, and the myth of the 'too precious' rug. How to use a hundred-year-old textile every day.
Why Handmade Rugs Hold Their Value
Collecting · 4 min

Why Handmade Rugs Hold Their Value

In a world of disposable décor, a hand-knotted rug is one of the few furnishings that can appreciate. Here's the economics of the heirloom.
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