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Notes on rugs & the rooms they live in

Connoisseurship, care, and the quiet economics of the heirloom — written by the family, for anyone who wants to look closer.

Connoisseurship · 6 min read

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.

Sunlight, rotation, padding, and the myth of the 'too precious' rug. How to use a hundred-year-old textile every day.

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.