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As an enthusiastic amateur collector and hobbyist of fine, antique Persian carpets and other Oriental rugs, I have purchased exclusively from Job Youshaei for 25 years. Mr. Youshaei’s business model is unique in the Oriental rug business from my rather broad vantage point. Job Youshaei offers 100% personal integrity and business ethics, and this is evident in so many ways to his ever-growing, loyal and satisfied clientele. The essence of Job’s business approach is superb quality pieces and excellent value for the money. Also, Job never has gimmick sales, only honest fair trade prices. I am completely unsurprised by Job’s tremendous business success. I trust totally the Job Youshaei Rug Company!

What Our Customers Are Saying...

Helga (Grayslake, IL)

I just wanted to write about the best place anyone can purchase rugs, have them taken care of by Job as if they were his own children, and learn anything one ever wanted to know about rugs. That place, of course, is Job Youshaei’s store. Most importantly Job is very trustworthy, honest, and dependable. There is no better place for anything that has to do with rugs.

Marti & Mark (Lake Forest, IL)

My husband and I have been doing business with Job Youshaei for over 20 years with many purchases. We have found him to be very trustworthy, accommodating, and loyal with regards to anything we needed. Rest assured you will be pleased with meeting and doing business with Mr. Youshaei!

Mary (Glencoe, IL)

Job Youshaei has been providing professional service to my family since we first purchased several Oriental rugs from him in the early 1990's. He visited our home in Glencoe and advised us as to sizes for several rooms with an eye for our chosen colors. Over the years, he and his company have returned to rotate our rugs. His crew carefully removed fragile items and heavy pieces in order to move the rugs and returned them to their correct locations. All of this was done with the utmost care. As well, Job has picked up rugs over the years for cleaning and / or storage when we have been out of the country. We recently renovated our home, and he has assisted us with cutting down and matching a rug for a different seating pattern in the living area. It is with pleasure that my family continues to do business with Job. We feel we can trust his advice and guidance and know our rugs are in good care.

Dean & Nina (Skokie, IL)

What a pleasure it is to deal with Job. His exceptional knowledge of fine rugs and their history brings them to life. You can count on Job for integrity and quality.

Peggy, Professional Interior Designer (Lake Bluff, IL)

Job Youshaei is my sole source for Oriental rugs. I respect his extensive knowledge and I rely on his trained eye to find the best rug choice for my clients. He has an eye for color and a wonderful ability to put companion rugs together. I have found his service, reputation and prices comparable to none.

Katy (Long Grove, IL)

I have found your motto ‘the more you know rugs, the better mine look’ to be absolutely true. Job sells top quality rugs, makes the process of shopping for rugs a great pleasure and provides ongoing service with a smile. My rugs are the most beautiful things in my house and they are the foundation for decorating my rooms. I am truly grateful for the opportunity to do business with you.

Dwight (Winnetka, IL)

For the last twenty five years I have been a customer of Job Youshaei Rug Co. and have found their services to be excellent. I first became interested in Oriental rugs through Job and during this extended period I have not only purchased a number of Oriental rugs from Youshaei Rug Co. ---relying on Job's expertise in this area has been very useful---but have also used his company to clean and maintain my rugs. Based on my thorough satisfaction with their services, I am pleased to recommend them to others.

Kass (Bannockburn, IL)

I brought my rugs to other dealers who didn’t want to touch them. There is only one person who does not snicker and sneer when I bring in what my pets have done to my rugs – Job Youshaei. His store has saved damaged rugs that could not have been saved anyplace else. Job, you rescue rugs!

Rob & Nancy (Lake Bluff, IL)

My wife and I have bought a number of beautiful Heriz rugs from Job Youshaei over the years, starting almost 20 years ago. We love our rugs. They are some of our most prized possessions. We have always received the most considerate and knowledgeable service from Job and his family, which ranges from patiently helping us to identify what we thought we were looking for to trying out any number of rugs in various rooms of our home over the course of several weeks until we have made up our minds. He and his staff are extremely considerate, friendly, professional and patient. Although we have traveled in Turkey, we will do our shopping with Job.

DID YOU KNOW?

Carpet Museum of Iran

The form of the structure evokes the appearance of a weaving loom. The design of the exterior walls is said to shade the windows, lowering the museum's interior temperature for the benefit
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Cleaning a Bamboo Silk Rug

You may have heard that bamboo silk rugs are hard to clean. Bamboo silk is a lustrous fiber that is spun from the processed cellulose of the bamboo plant. Bamboo is a fast growing
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Work We Did: Shearing a...

When a rug gets sun-faded, it's usually just superficial. Shearing the face of the rug reveals the original color below the millimeters of faded wool.
Work We Did: Custom...

One of our customers requested that we turn remnants of machine-made carpeting that they owned into a custom rug of an unusual shape: an oblong octagon.
Museum of Islamic Art Doha

Recently, I visited the Museum of Islamic Art in Doha, Qatar. I was so inspired by the experience of seeing carpets from the “Golden Age” of weaving (16th and 17th Century) on
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Great Day for Oriental Rugs

Over the last few years exciting news has been plentiful in the realm of rare and antique carpet auctions:

June 2008: The
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Impact of Material Price...

A couple of months ago, we wrote about the impact that the rising cost of labor and the changing demand for rugs has had on rug prices. Additionally, material costs that started to creep
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Fewer Rugs, Higher Prices

As early as 2006, when he visited approximately 30 hand-weaving factories in Shandong Province, China, Job observed that many of these factories were
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Market Update 2011

Production of handmade rugs for export has continued to decline. We recently saw an e-mail sent by a manager of weavers in India to a supplier in the U.S. He wrote: “In
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Doris Duke Isfahan: $4.45...

On June 3rd, 2008, a Persian silk Isfahan from the personal collection of Doris Duke, a tobacco heiress turned philanthropist and the Newport Restoration Foundation that she created in 1968 sold
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Today's Changing Rug Market

Thriving financial and real estate markets provide the backbone to a flourishing rug market. New home building or the selling and remodeling of
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Most Expensive So Far: $9.4...

This spring another antique oriental rug was written into the history books as the most expensive ever sold – this will be the third record-breaking auction in as
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