This month's special at Main Street Oriental Rugs in Ellicott City is a fine, handmade, Indo-Persian rug with a blue field and a beige border.  The rug is 9' by 12', is made of 100% wool pile, and has an all-over floral design.  This rug is currently on sale for only $999.  If you have any questions, or would like to see the rug yourself, stop by the store at 8290 Main Street in Ellicott City or visit us online at www.msorientalrugs.com.

Two new Persian rugs

Today we received two new beautiful Persian rugs, one 8x10, and another 8x11 Tabriz design.  Both rugs are fine, handmade, 100% wool rugs that have been directly imported in order to provide the best possible combination of price and quality.  The first rug has a dark border with a red interior and an all-over floral design.  The second rug has a red and khaki color combination with a central medallion design.

Rug Hanging

Occasionally, customers come to Main Street Rugs looking for a way to hang their rugs on the wall.  To reassure you, our process does not harm the rug in any way and will not appear on the front end of the rug.  To hang a rug, We sow a sleeve on to the back of the rug, thus creating an area where a pole can be attached to the rug.  Using this technique, Main Street Oriental Rugs has been able to successfully hang many rugs for its loving customers.  Please come by our store at 8290 Main Street, Ellicott City or visit us online at www.msorientalrugs.com.

Here at Main Street Oriental Rugs in Ellicott City, we have the pleasure of having a reproduction Serapi Heriz rug.  Serapi rugs originated in the town of Sarab in the Heriz area of Iran during the late 1800's.  These rugs soon gained enormous popularity and have become on of the most sought-after carpets on the East Coast.  It especially well known for its double-outlining style, which utilizes a double border to add more emphasis on the centerpiece.  Serapi rugs are known to have vivid colors ranging from deep blues to bright oranges and often have medallion designs with angular geometric patterns.  Occasionally, these rugs are found with all-over designs, yet those are much less common than medallion design.  The rug that we currently have is a medallion design and is currently priced at .  We highly recommend that you come by and see this beautiful rug to see exactly why it has become so popular.

The tradition of Afghan war rugs began at the beginning of Soviet occupation of Afghanistan in 1979.  These unique rugs, which are characterized by the depiction of AK 47’s and other weaponry, make up one of the largest war art industries in the world.   Main Street Oriental Rugs has recently unveiled such a rug and asks that you come see it.  This distinctive rug has a red patterned border with a white background.  In the foreground there are tanks and other weaponry, with a central map of Afghanistan.  At the top of the rug, the letters U-S-S-R can be seen, which dates this rug back to the Soviet War in Afghanistan.  It is unfortunate that the rug industry began to use war in its art, and we would like to see it shift to a more pacifistic illustration of the world’s culture.  We would like to see the rug industry depicting the unity of mankind and diversity of cultures.