I Finally Answer This Question!

So, there are a number of questions that regularly pop up in the showroom. And one of the most common is ‘Do you have a favourite rug?’

Now normally I try to avoid this question (usually for fear of sabotaging a potential sale!). It is also practically impossible for me to answer it as I only buy rugs that I really like. Furthermore, it constantly changes - one day it could be a fine Isfahan with great colours, the next it could be a quirky tribal rug with some funky animals.

However, it did get me thinking and, as it turns out, I do have a favourite. It is the only rug I have that is not for sale and I found it with a dealer a number of years ago. Watch the video below for the full story (and the big reveal!).

PS this isn’t in the video but I very nearly didn’t have it for very long. Just after I bought it, I was exhibiting at the Battersea Decorative Antiques fair and took this rug along. I then had a visit from one of the leading antique rug dealers in the world and showed it to him (as I was so proud). He then asked me the price and wanted to buy it which put me in a dilemma. I told him the story in the video above and he convinced me not to sell it to him (or anyone else for that matter). I am delighted that I took his advice!