A Visit to the Carpet Store

We were looking for two small carpets while we are here to bring home to Bloomington. We have had good luck finding quality carpets here at reasonable prices  and no luck finding the size we wanted at home.

This small showroom up on Pyramids street is where we shopped before and we headed back last week.


As it turns out, this is no small business.  Oriental Weavers has 171 retail outlets in Egypt and is doing business in the United States via Home Depot, Walmart, Bed Bath & Beyond and other retailers.  They are the world's largest manufacturer of machine-made carpets and have over 17,000 employees world-wide.

We wanted a 3 ft by 4 ft rug for our entry and had been unable to find one in this dimension at home.  Once you know one dimension, Oriental Weavers has a room full of carpet rolls in that width.  They will cut and put an edge on any length you desire.  They have a room full of 1 meter width carpets, 80 cm width, 70 cm width.  We can get what we want.

Linda quickly found two suitable patterns.  Why not get one of each?  We can change with the seasons.


We skipped the shags and Kid's room patterns.


"How about one this wide, centered here?" I asked.  "No problem!"






They have a wide variety of colors for edge bindings and a machine to put them on while you wait. "Just ten minutes, sir."


The final products look very satisfactory. If you want to see how nice they look on our floor, just come visit us in Bloomington.