About Us

• Oriental rug retail and cleaning in Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill: With over 6000 rugs in stock, THE PERSIAN CARPET offers the very finest selection of handmade carpets available today. We offer both antique and new handmade rugs from India, Turkey, Pakistan, Nepal, China, Afghanistan, Iran and beyond. And we carry well known brands including Safavieh, Feizy, Tufenkian, Tamarian, Asmara, Woven Legends, Michaelian & Kohlberg, Surya, Masland, Tibet Rug Company, Bokara, Shalom, Pacific Collection and Wool & Silk plus we import many of our own unique designs. The Persian Carpet is a full-service oriental rug store, offering appraisals, cleaning and repairs. Dr. Lay is certified as an appraiser by the Oriental Rug Retailers Association and provides written appraisals for insurance replacement, estate liquidation and disaster losses. The on-site carpet cleaning program employs the modern, highly efficient and effective Auserelian System. Carpets are thoroughly dusted and washed in cold water for exceptional results. Our moth-proofing process uses the most effective and long-term treatment available. Carpet pick-up and delivery are available. Expert repair and restoration is available at affordable prices and in a timely manner. With over 150 years of combined experience, The Persian Carpeta??s staff is friendly and knowledgeable in every aspect of the Oriental rug business. Our design assistance will insure that you select the correct size, design and color for the space you have in mind. If we dona??t have the perfect carpet in stock, we will locate and acquire a rug that is just right for you. We are happy to give in-store consultations and, by appointment, we will come to your home. We allow in-home trials of our rugs. The Persian Carpet takes pride in its reputation for honesty, integrity and fair pricing. The Persian Carpet began designing, producing and importing its own proprietary rug lines in the early 1990s. The Arts & Crafts Collection, a specialty line of Craftsman style designs ranging from the British Arts & Crafts genre to the American Prairie Style, is sold worldwide. A new division of the business, Southwest Looms, produces two lines of carpets inspired by the American southwest. The Dreamcatcher Collection offers realistic reproductions of Navajo flatweave rugs and the PendletonA? Collection features hand knotted pile carpets based on Indian blanket designs by renowned Pendleton Woolen Mills. a??Our goal is to have something beautiful and unique in every style,a? says Nelda. a??When new customers visit our store, they often tell us they had no idea we carried so many different styles.a? The variety of handmade rugs available today is staggering, from traditional to transitional to contemporary and everything in between. Doug and Nelda travel abroad every year and hand select individual carpets based on beauty, quality and uniqueness. After 35 years in the triangle, they have developed a good sense of what designs and styles are popular in our area. And, customers have grown to appreciate the storea??s excellent customer service and fair pricing.