We have a rack which we put up every day in the front of our rug gallery on La Cienega Blvd. in Los Angeles. To attract potential customers ...

We received a new shipment from Iran containing old and antique Persian rugs. It is very easy to receive rugs after the embargo was wisely l...

Carved into Iranian mountains, the village of Kandovan may be more than 700 years old. The energy-efficient homes draw tourists from around ...

Woven in Memories Anita Amirrezvani was 14 years old the first time she shopped for a traditional handmade rug in Iran. At the t...

It was Tuesday and relatively a quiet day. A young customer came in and bought a 5 x 8 area rug we had on display on sale and paid with his...

I do not know why sometimes my cell phone and office phones ring at the same time. And while I am talking on the phone, another person call...

It was Sunday yesterday and a very rainy day in Los Angeles. It was one of those slow Sundays. A customer who had left an antique Persian Se...

The Iranian Carpet Exporters' Association in cooperation with Kish Promotion Center will hold the 6th Persian Carpet Festival in the bea...

It was Saturday and I went to work at 11:00 am. We are open on Saturdays and Sundays from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm. I was again busy with fixing ...

It was Friday today and a very rainy day in Los Angeles. We received a big shipment of area rugs yesterday. I was busy today with unpacking,...

It was rainy in Los Angeles today. When we were receiving a new shipment of area rugs, a customer came in and after few minutes of comparing...

It was a busy Wednesday, yesterday. A rug dealer from one of the neighboring towns of Los Angeles who had taken a rug for his customer calle...

A program was sponsored by the Oriental Rug Retailers of America, ORRA on Friday 18, 2006 at 3:00 pm in cooperation with the AmericasMart , ...

I was in Atlanta from Jan. 17 to 21, 2008 and visited the Atlanta Rug Show. That is the biggest area rug show in the country and the America...

During the past couple of days I have been busy with the sale of few area and bamboo rugs to different customers. It seems that nobody has t...

I came to work at 8:00 am today, Monday Jan. 14, 2008. First, I opened the door and put up the signs and a rug rack in front of my rug galle...

It was relatively slow Sunday today. We have a big sign which we will put up on the side walk in front of our rug gallery, on La Cienega Blv...

I went to Santa Ana this morning to visit the Bowers Museum there. The Persian Art Council of this beautiful museum has invited me to delive...

Rowan Storm is a musician who fell in love with Persian music and art many years ago. She took a three-month trip to Tehran last year. She t...

I have been asked by the Oriental Rug Retailers of America to present an antique rug and talk about it in the Atlanta Rug Show (Jan. 17-20, ...

Many experts say Persian and Oriental rug business will have a tougher time in 2008. What I can do myself to protect my business as a rug de...

Germany to display Iranian carpets A group of skilled Iranian carpet-weavers and designers are slated to participate in the 2008 Domotex Han...

5 Tips to Starting a Successful Home Décor Business Business,Interior Design,Small Business Starting a home décor business should be very ...

A visitor called Carol Lee has contacted me and asked a question without leaving her e-mail address. Carol if your read this post, please ge...

The secret to fabulous-looking carpets? It's simple — have a "no-shoes-in-the- house rule" and vacuum frequently. Here, Good H...

Bowers Museum in Santa Ana California has a very active Persian Arts Council. They have invited me to deliver a lecture on Persian ...

I wrote about the tent band presentation in my previous post. It was held in my rug gallery on 1655 South La Cienega Blvd, yesterday, Saturd...

It is Saturday morning in Los Angeles, January 5, 2008. It is exactly 7:30 am and I am at work. I am a member of the Board of the Textile Mu...

Textile Museum Associates of Southern California TMA/SC Presents: Architectural Textiles: Tent Bands of Central Asia with Richard Isaacson O...

People have had parties for Christmas and the holiday season. They have spilled wine, tea. coffee and other types of drinks on their rugs an...