The more I learn about Oriental rugs, the more baffled I become. In my experience, choosing one is the single most difficult home design decision one can make. That’s because so many factors need to ...

WICHITA, KAN. – In Iran, a handmade rug of wool or silk is the main furnishing of a room. “No matter how rich or poor, you have rugs,” says Ali Raisdana, owner of Persian Bazaar Gallery in Wichita.

YOU DON’T NORMALLY spend thousands of pounds on a piece of art, then walk all over it. Unless you’re in the market for a Persian rug, that is. I recently picked up the keys to my first apartment, and ...

The call came in to the rug store at 10:30 on Wednesday morning: After five days in U.S. customs, the first batch of carpets imported from Iran were ready for pickup. Years of waiting finally ended ...

Doug Krizner: Congress is struggling over how to get tough with Iran. There’s talk of more sanctions, and re-imposing a 1980’s ban on imported Persian rugs. Lisa Chow, from member station WNYC, ...

Family heirlooms are the theme for this month’s column, including a fine example of an American “crazy quilt,” a porcelain night light, an Early American pattern glass carafe, an aeronautical school ...

The call came in to the rug store at 10:30 on Wednesday morning: After five days in U.S. customs, the shop’s first batch of carpets imported from Iran were ready for pickup. Store owner Alex Helmi ...