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Keep It Clean. Keep It Simple. Keep It Beautiful!

Posted on April 2nd, 2013 by Joshua Kebabian

Spring Has Arrived!  Time to release what weighs us down and hold on to those cherished possession that keep it home and beautiful!  As you see Kebabian’s Rugs Making Homes..Imagine how a Kebabian rug can allow you to create the home of your dreams. The Kebabian rugs shown include Tibetan, Persian and Afghan carpets that […]

Window Watch

Posted on March 26th, 2013 by Joshua Kebabian

At Kebabian’s Oriental Rugs in Downtown New Haven,  we are changing our window displays weekly with a vast array of beautiful rugs.  Follow WINDOW WATCH to view details on the latest gorgeous carpets gracing Kebabian’s windows! WINDOW LEFT The carpet displayed in the left hand window is a Fine Tibetan carpet, measuring 9 x 12.3. […]

131st Anniversary Sale

Posted on March 19th, 2013 by Joshua Kebabian

  One hundred and thirty-one years in the Oriental rug business is an unprecedented milestone in the USA.  Kebabian’s America’s oldest Oriental rug importer, is celebrating with incredible offers for you from the northeast’s largest inventory, of top quality, hand-knotted rugs and flat-weaves.  Hand picked by 4th generation owner John Kebabian.  You can view a […]

Memories

Posted on March 14th, 2013 by Joshua Kebabian

John Kebabian sends out a warm thanks to all of our customers for allowing Kebabian’s Oriental Rugs to be part of their homes.  “Where we love is home, home that our feet may leave, but not ours hearts.” Oliver Wendell Holmes. The background music is entitled, “Begin the Beguine”, and is performed by New Haven’s […]

Kebabian’s Latest Ad

Posted on March 12th, 2013 by Joshua Kebabian

 We are proud to present our latest advertisement that will be featured in an upcoming issue of New England Home magazine! The carpet featured in the background of this ad, is a fine Gabbeh, or Kashkuli carpet.  It was hand-knotted in Southwest Persia by women from the nomadic Qasqai Kashkuli tribe.  It’s made of handspun […]

Soft Color Collection

Posted on February 26th, 2013 by Joshua Kebabian

Our “Soft Color Collection” includes some of the most gorgeous carpets made today.  Many of these pieces come from northern Afghanistan and northern Pakistan, and are hand-knotted by ethnic Turkmen and Hazara people. Achieving this level of beauty is very labor intensive.  After the knotting (a.k.a. “weaving) these carpets undergo an extreme finishing process. First, […]

Rug of the Week

Posted on February 19th, 2013 by Joshua Kebabian

The carpet showcased in the video below is a Very Fine Suzani, hand-knotted in Northern Afghanistan by ethnic Uzbek and Turkmen women.  It is made of hand-spun, vegetal dyed local wool from Ghazni and the silk is from Samarkand. This carpet measures 8′ x 10′.

Traditional Meets Contemporary

Posted on January 15th, 2013 by Joshua Kebabian

  Sometimes it is hard to imagine how a traditional Oriental rug will work in a home.  The design might appear to be too ornate, or one might fear that the rug will appear “dated”.   At Kebabian’s, each piece is cherry-picked by John Kebabian so that the colors, weave and  design are working together […]