Long time ago Persian carpets reached their buyers by caravans, these days experienced traders takes care of that. West European experience shows that buying a carpet in bargain-sale, from market salesmen or using “delivery at the door” service is very risky.  Very often in silken and woolen carpets from China, India, Nepal and Pakistan Persian ornaments are emulated and carpets are said to be made in Iran. These carpets are much cheaper and lower quality. Original Persian carpets are more expensive for variety of reasons: quality of wool and silk, iridescence, density and way of tying knots, exactness of ornaments.
Persian carpets’ quality and value differs itself, therefore buying a carpet in Persija shop our expert will help you. If you have any specific requests, such as carpet size, color, price or purpose (carpet will be laid in the room, hallway, stairs or hung on the wall), then it will be easier to choose one.
You must “fall in love” with a carpet, because it’s an artwork which gives you joy and other positive emotions each and every single day. The owner of a Persian carpet should know, that value of such carpet grows with time. Nowadays such thing at your home would never “go out of fashion”.
Buying a carpet you should not be in a hurry, even take it to your home for a few days and see if it belongs there, pertains to the furniture and atmosphere. You should pay attention to the angle of a light fall – if you look contrariwise to the pile of carpet it will look darker, and if you look forward to direction of pile, carpet will look much brighter. That’s why you should turn the carpet and take a look at it from all sides. If your room is bright, carpet pile should be directed towards windows, and opposite.