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 design, 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.

Persian design made in Pakistan, India, Afghanistan, or China

Care & restoration

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

Hand Cleaning

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

Restoration

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

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.

Explore our services

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

Journal · 6 min

Rug Fringe Repair Explained: When & Why It's Needed

Learn when rug fringe repair is necessary, what causes fringe damage, and why a specialist matters. Expert guidance from The Rug Center in Mountain View, CA.

Journal · 6 min

Pet Stains on Handmade Rugs: What Actually Works

Pet stains on handmade rugs require special care. Learn what works, what causes permanent damage, and when to call a specialist for safe, effective cleaning.