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 […]

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 […]

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′.

  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 […]

  First impressions are lasting and this gorgeous gallery (kelleghi, kellei) size runner is a knockout in the center hall of a Connecticut shoreline home!  Recently purchased from us, it measures approximately 5′ x 12′ and was hand-knotted in northern Afghanistan by Hazara women.  It was made using handspun vegetally dyed, local wool from sheep inhabiting the mountainous region […]

This unusual and rare find was produced around the time Kebabian’s was beginning its New Haven operations.   This Kazakh is circa 1875 from the Southwest Caucasus, a.k.a the Lesser Causcasus.  This is a vintage rug with a bold design and strong colors.  The design is a Chelabird (Eagle) design with a Kufic border. The […]

Fine Suzani – Blue – Wool – 5′ x 8’2″ Fine Suzani – Natural – Wool – 3′ x 5’3″ Suzanis are textiles from Central Asia, mainly Uzbekistan, that are usually silk embroidered linens with fertility design elements (e.g., “paisleys” representing mother-with-child) that are primarily used as bedspreads. Many antique Suzanis provide inspiration for fine hand-knotted […]

  Part of our mission is to have our rugs transform our customer’s homes into their own unique vision.  We recently had a couple come through our doors for the first time.    They  had intended to purchase more broadloom, but  the industry was unable to accommodate their requirements.  They  had  heard of us through word […]