I recommend this place. I didn't think that I would be able to afford a rug here with a box store budget, but the owner worked with me. I didn't pay ticket price for either of the rugs I bought. He was patient with me and showed me many rugs until we found the ones I loved. He included the pads.
The quality is great. I've never had such a nice rug so this was a big treat. I read online reviews of rugs from discount online retailers that pilled and shed so I'm glad I went here and got a deal AND quality. There is a gold silk rug there that I'll be thinking about. It's stunning.
They also clean and repair rugs.
Last Thursday I had less then an hour to find a runner for the OEX.CLUB project. I had never been to the Oriental Rug Gallery in Bellevue but passed it several times.
It was an excellent customer experience. I found what I wanted, quickly with the help of Sam and within my budget. Sam was very accommodating pulling out things to show me under piles of rugs. No high pressure sale which one so often finds in rug stores! He is also very knowledgeable about both the old rugs and the new rugs being made in Iran, China and India.
It was no easy task to find a suitable oriental rug runner for a Ferrari red kitchen. The one I chose is a new rug, from India made from very fine New Zealand wool, but the design is an excellent interpretation/copy of the designs in the antique rugs I am more familiar with.
Later when talking to friends about my experience they said many local designers say the same about the rug gallery as I am writing here.
