Fine Rug Store brings four generations of hand-knotted rug craftsmanship to the estates of Hillsborough, California. Every rug we sell is a genuine handmade piece — knotted by artisans in the great weaving centers of Iran, Turkey, Afghanistan, India, and Pakistan — and delivered directly to your Hillsborough home. What separates us from online-only sellers is simple: we come to you. Our team offers free in-home consultations throughout Hillsborough and the Peninsula, bringing curated rugs into your home so you can judge scale, color, and character against your own architecture before you decide.
Hillsborough is one of the Peninsula's most established and gracious communities — grand estates on large, wooded lots, many dating to the early 20th century, with the formal architecture and layered interiors of old wealth. These homes are furnished for permanence, exactly where a hand-knotted rug earns its place. But scale and palette are hard to judge from a screen in rooms of this caliber. That is why we bring the showroom to you. For clients furnishing a single room or an entire estate, our specialists travel to your Hillsborough home, bring a hand-selected range of rugs, and help coordinate sizes, colors, and styles across the property, at no cost and no obligation. We work fluently with the interior designers who shape Peninsula estates.
Hillsborough is a town of estate districts, each with its own character:
The grand estates of Lower North Hillsborough and Country Club Manor — large traditional and period-revival homes on established grounds — have the formal living rooms, libraries, and dining rooms that classical rugs were made for. These interiors suit finely knotted Persian medallion rugs, luminous silk pieces, and genuine antique rugs whose provenance suits estates of this caliber.
Hillsborough's larger estate districts, with their sprawling grounds and grand rooms, reward oversized and coordinated pieces — palatial Persians, large Oushaks, and formal designs that hold their own in expansive spaces.
Many Hillsborough estates have been thoughtfully updated, blending period architecture with contemporary living. These interiors reward versatile pieces — soft Oushaks and lighter modern and contemporary rugs that bridge classic and current.
Hillsborough style is traditional, gracious, and rooted in the early-20th-century grandeur of the town's founding estates. Hand-knotted rugs, each one-of-a-kind and built to last generations, are central to it. We work fluently within this aesthetic, whether that means a formal antique Persian for a Country Club Manor library or a soft Oushak for an updated estate.
Hillsborough taste is traditional, gracious, and quietly luxurious. The styles our Peninsula clients return to most:
Hillsborough's grand estate rooms are the main sizing challenge. Guidelines we bring on-site:
Browse our rugs organized by size, or let us bring options to your home and measure in person.
We deliver hand-knotted rugs throughout Hillsborough and the Peninsula, and for larger pieces and whole-home projects our team handles placement personally. Because every rug is a genuine one-of-a-kind piece, we encourage clients to reserve pieces they love early — once a rug sells, it is gone. An in-home consultation lets you compare several pieces in your own rooms before deciding.
The Peninsula's mild, dry Mediterranean climate is relatively kind to fine rugs, but sensible care still matters in gracious older homes. Rotate rugs once or twice a year to even out sun and traffic, manage direct sun through large windows, use quality rug pads over hardwood and stone, blot spills promptly, and have fine pieces professionally hand-washed periodically rather than steam-cleaned. Our family has run a hand-wash rug cleaning facility for generations and is glad to advise Hillsborough clients on protecting an investment piece.
Fine Rug Store is the online home of the Wahi family's handmade rug collection — four generations of rug makers with weaving roots dating to 1980. We sell only genuine hand-knotted rugs, never machine-made or tufted reproductions, sourced directly from master weaving centers. Every piece is one-of-a-kind, individually photographed, and honestly described. And unlike online-only sellers, we back it with real, in-person service in Hillsborough. Explore our full handmade rug collection online, or call 1-888-703-0590 to arrange a free in-home consultation.
Yes. We deliver hand-knotted rugs throughout Hillsborough and the Peninsula. For larger pieces and whole-home projects, our team handles delivery and placement in person.
Yes. Our specialists travel to your Hillsborough home with a curated selection of rugs, at no cost and no obligation, and help you coordinate sizes, colors, and styles across the property.
Most formal Hillsborough living rooms take a 9'x12' or larger so all seating rests on the rug; grand estate rooms often need oversized or coordinated pieces, which we plan on-site.
Yes. We regularly supply the design trade and offer a designer program, working to a designer's specification on palette, size, and curated in-home presentations.
Every rug we sell is genuinely hand-knotted by artisan weavers. We do not sell machine-made or tufted rugs. Each piece is one-of-a-kind and individually described.
Browse our full handmade rug collection, explore Persian, antique, and Oushak rugs, or call 1-888-703-0590 to schedule your free Hillsborough in-home consultation.
