Bucks County Oriental Rug Store Brandon Oriental Rugs - www.BrandonRugs.com - Offers "Blue Check" Thanksgiving Holiday 20% OFF Rug Sale for shoppers in Bucks, Montgomery, and Chester Counties, the Lehigh Valley, and metropolitan Philadelphia including South Jersey and Central New Jersey

To kick-off the holiday shopping season, one of Brandon Oriental Rug's suppliers has offered to sponsor Special Savings on select rugs and collections.

Thru November 30, 2013 (and also including Black Friday, Cyber-Monday and Small Business Saturday) all rugs in Brandon's inventory marked with a blue checkmark are 20% OFF the regular tag price.

Everyone knows that Brandon's everyday tag prices are quality based; with the assurance that the price is the best possible for that type of rug in that size. It doesn't take a perpetual sale to make and keep that promise. So this limited offer IS an unusual opportunity for REAL extra savings on REAL hand-knotted oriental rugs.

There are over forty pieces 8x10 and larger included in this importer's promotion. If you are looking for something special give us a call in advance to see if what you want is included in the sale. These rugs must be previewed by Nov. 30, with purchase by Dec. 15, to qualify for the 20% savings. 

Brandon's complimentary services -- including free local delivery and rug pad with purchase -- are included in this Holiday Kick-Off Sale. We wish everyone in the metro- Philadelphia, Lehigh Valley, and Central and South Jersey areas a very happy holiday season. 

Bucks County Oriental Rug Store Brandon Oriental Rugs - www.BrandonRugs.com - Helps Family in New Hope, PA (Solebury Township, Bucks County) Find Oriental Rug to Complete Farmhouse Bedroom

     Our customers, who live in Solebury Township, asked us to help them find a special rug to complete a bedroom in their farmhouse which they are redecorating. The room was small with dark floors; a dark-stained, wooden bedstead with arctic white linens and bedspread; and pale blue painted walls along with a stonework wall associated with a small corner fireplace. 
     The homeowners were specific about the rug they felt would satisfy their goals: "a very muted design (not a lot of pattern) with the crisp white of the bedclothes and some blue to coordinate with the walls".

      Recently new rug finishing techniques have been introduced which impart to new rugs the desired characteristics of older rugs. One of these techniques is called "silver washing", which alters the creamy, or pale yellow color of natural ivory wool to a much brighter silvery white. Rug makers/importers are applying this technique to traditionally simple rug styles (Oushak, Khotan, Morroccan).

     We showed several choices with both "silver wash" and standard wash finishes to our customers. The rug selected was a silver washed, antique reproduction Khotan design rug hand-knotted in Pakistan.
     Because of the size constraints of the room, their desire to keep the rug light and unobtrusive was a great idea, and as you can see, helped to visually expand the space. 

  

Lehigh Valley Homeowner ( Bethlehem, PA ) with Help From Bucks County Oriental Rug Store Brandon Oriental Rugs - www.BrandonRugs.com - Finds a Handmade Area Rug to Complete Family Room

     The rug shown here was selected to complete a family room in a Bethlehem, PA home, which had been completely furnished (except for the rug) by the homeowners with help from their designer at Hendrixson's Fine Furnishings (Furlong, PA and Shimersville,PA).

Antique Reproduction Persian Tabriz Design Rug (India 14/70) 

     The panel field design -- almost patchwork or quilt-like in conception -- imparted less formality to the rug, making it a relaxed fit with the fine leather furnishings. The finely knotted detail in the rug (approximately 210 hand-tied knots/square inch), and it's authentic antique reproduction finishing, appealed to the refined tastes of the homeowners seeking to make quality decisions at every step in the furnishing of their new home.

     The rug size selected (approximately 9x12) allowed for an open walkway on the left side of the rug (leading to French doors opening to the patio); and for the sofa and love seat to be properly positioned (the same distance in on their respective borders) without encroaching into the field design. (The rug is also centered in the room between the far wall and the wall behind the love-seat; comfortably offset from the hearth and providing ample room on the far side of the rug for a luxurious bed to accommodate the family's best friend.)

[     This rug was selected by the homeowners after a process which began when they were referred to us by their designer. We subsequently visited their home to get an idea of what they had accomplished already, and what they were seeking to do with the introduction of a rug. Based on that visit and a discussion of their objectives, we collected a number of rugs from our many sources and made them available for preview at our store. Our customers then visited our store, and chose several rugs they really liked from the selections we had made on their behalf. We then delivered them to their home for them to evaluate for appropriateness in conjunction with what was already in place in their room. From those choices, the rug you see above was decided upon, and has become a treasured part of their home. 

     Brandon Oriental Rugs is committed to making this same level of service available to all of our customers. This commitment sets us apart from stores that seek to rush you to a decision, whether based on a limited-time offer, or on the challenges presented to you by the store's limited offers of service.]

Bucks County Oriental Rug Store Brandon Oriental Rugs - www.BrandonRugs.com - Beats Price from Internet Rug Seller By A Whole Lot Without Even Trying

     Recently, a customer came to our store looking for "a colorful geometric 6x9 rug". We happened to have in stock the rug pictured here: a Persian Zanjan. Our customer, delighted with the find, purchased the rug for $2,075 COMPLETE (tax, pad, & delivery INCLUDED.)

Brandon Oriental Rugs - Persian Zanjan Rug 9-4 x 6-1 = @ $2,075 complete #65421

     A few days later, while engaged in testing our website, we noticed an advertisement (apparently seen everywhere for any search involving the term "rug") for ESALERUGS, which claims to be "America's #1 Rug Store". This piqued our curiosity. Because we pledge "the BEST value" to our customers "for any REAL handmade rug", we were curious to know if our pledge could stand up to the "beat any price" policy of Internet Rug Dealers and Outlets.
     An exhaustive search and review of the ESALERUGS site turned up just one rug of similar type and size (Persian Zanjan, nominal 6x9) to the rug our customer had already purchased.

ERugSales - Persian Zanjan 6-6 X 9-7 @ $5,587 #110904586

     The price listed on the description page (as of 11/3/2013) was $5,587. There was an immediate promise of 50% OFF the price if you placed the rug in the shopping cart (i.e. $2,793). Going to the cart also merited offer of a free pad (and extra savings of 10% if other rugs were purchased at the same time). 
     (N.B.: Brandon Oriental Rugs offers 10% OFF ANY rug or service, in perpetuity, to any customer who has ever purchased a rug from us.)
     Putting aside the esthetic merits of the two rugs above (which we think favor the rug from Brandon Rugs based on color and detail), Brandon saved our customer $718 versus what he would have paid for a similar rug online. To repeat: Brandon's everyday QUALITY based price was over 25% better than the 50% OFF "SALE" price from "America's #1 Rug Store", ESALERUGS (the name on the top, bottom or sidebar of any internet search page with the term "rug").
     To conclude, our pledge to our customers of "best value" was vindicated in this case. 
     We think it is instructive too for rug shoppers everywhere. Internet stores offer very good deals for mass produced items. (Machine made rugs, and "hand tufted rugs" might possibly fall into that category.) Certainly, REAL hand-knotted rugs are NOT like that. The testimonies collectively that we've received from several customers who have tried the webstore option is that you will be better served (and will save a lot of time, effort, aggravation and money) by accessing a local rug dealer who will honestly work to help you find what you want while honoring the budget you establish.
     Think about it. The people helping you in your local rug store know they will be facing you over and over again in the places you live, work and play. They jealously guard their reputations so that they can forever look you in the eye and engage you cordially. That's a level of protection of your trust that no machine can be programmed to emulate.  

You Can Expect a Warmer Winter When You Prepare the Rooms of Your Home Beginning with the Floors

Time To Get Ready For Winter

If you are looking for a great way to prepare for the chill; a way to insure that the rooms of your home will welcome and warmly embrace you, the path is clearly marked with REAL hand-knotted oriental rugs.

(For any resident of Bucks County, Montgomery County, Chester County, the Lehigh Valley and all of the metropolitan Philadelphia region -- including South Jersey and Central New Jersey -- Brandon Oriental Rugs can bring the warmth and beauty of hand-knotted oriental rugs to your home. Our Rug-Search (tm) service can help you find the best quality rugs to satisfy your taste; complement your existing home decor; and save time, effort and cost. We offer many complimentary services, including delivery and in-home trial of multiple rugs, to make your rug shopping experience a pleasurable introduction to the pleasure you will long enjoy from your rugs. Call 215-794-2300. E-Mail brenaonrugs.com@gmail.com. Visit us at 3454 York Road Furlong, PA (just minutes from Doylestown, Newtown, New Hope, Warminster in Central Bucks County.)

Bucks County Oriental Rug Store Brandon Oriental Rugs - www.BrandonRugs.com - Helps Homeowner in Doylestown, PA (Bucks County) Find Rug to Complete Newly Furnished Study

      Our customers recently completed renovation of a townhome in Doylestown. An expansive addition to the back of the house permitted new uses for the rooms in front. A small dining room in the original floorplan was converted into a study in the "new" home. Our customers had purchased several comfortable leather reading chairs from a local furniture store; had a nice collection of antique furnishings, and asked us to find a rug to make everything work. 
      After installing bookshelves, the remaining space in the room was small, and approximately square. A "shape" rug seemed appropriate, but a square would look forced and actually be too large to work. Using our Rug-Search(tm) service, we were able to locate several round and octagonal rugs for consideration.

      The homeowners loved the idea and look of an octagonal rug, and selected the one shown here. It does a nice job of making the small room look bigger, and allowed the customers to use many of their antique furnishings without clutter, or interruption of the walkway through the room.

Bucks County Oriental Rug Store Brandon Oriental Rugs - www.BrandonRugs.com - Helps Customer In Newtown, PA Searching for a Handmade Area Rug for a Family Room Find "Love At First Sight"

     Our customer furnished this entire room (which functions as a small family room) herself. Her family had been living without a rug on the floor for about a year, when they visited Brandon Oriental Rugs, saw this rug in our inventory, and fell in love with it. 

     Not having seen the room ourselves, we offered to bring other choices as well, but were told, "No need to bring anything else. Without question, this is it." 

     When we made the delivery to install the rug for its in-home trial, all could instantly appreciate how successful the rug is in this room.      This is an 8x10 Indian Agra design rug. The light backgound and non-contrasting light border of the rug visually expand the room; the large scale pattern is non-competitive with the small floral patterning of the fabrics; the transitional styling of the rug is appropriate for the relaxed look and function of the room.

     We often point out to our customers that there is a kind of marriage between a handmade oriental rug and its environment. Sometimes, as here, it's love at first sight. Sometimes the perfect mate is only found after an extended search and trial of many possible choices.  

     Regardless of the path to commitment, the desired result is always to have that certainty about your choice expressed by our customer, "Without question, this is it."