About Rachel Rugs
Over 30 years of an unbeaten knowledge from "Rachel Rugs" the person behind The Rug Studio is shown here and available in the antique centres. Found on various days at the centres (see below) the studio or at your home on our opening hours or by appointment. Rachel will look to gain an insight into styles and tastes you respond to and absorb the finer subtleties of you, the client.
Rachel's goal is always to achieve the ideal environment and desired atmosphere while considering traffic level, colour, size and budget during which she will discuss the quality of materials used, the size, weave and dyes for the space required. The result is to ensure you are achieving the best rug possible for the space.
The demand for the traditional Persian antique tribal or decorative rug is less in many areas, while appointments carried out on location grown often seeking a truly bespoke personal item, the internet and centres balance feel the correct way forward for Rachel and the studio.
With a 36-year honed eye for the visual arts, (5 years at art school prior to entering the trade) she matches colours and brings a selection for you to see and try at home, or looks to start the bespoke process with her team in India to produce a unique rug in wool, pet (recycled bottles) jute, silk or cotton.
Rachel through The Rug Studio has supplied carpets and restoration services not just for the general domestic market but also for historic houses, embassies, private academic institutions, financial institutions and popular film directors as well as working with some of the top interior designers from around the country.
The traditional Sales of rugs are captured as a concept through the internet but executed through the antique centres, these are open 7 days a week with maximum accessibility, which in the modern world seems imperative.
Each centre and region has a different market place. Kilims are often the way in many houses in Norfolk, easy to remove the sand but add a touch of something that only a handmade item can even for the many air b n b properties these are an affordable and unique final furnishing item.
The traditional stone houses in Rutland and Stamford are a hybrid looking for a bit of everything. Here the main hub the studio is based. While gradually veering towards by appointment only due to family commitments at present the studio remains open 3 x a week.
Rachel constantly watches the market, attends fairs, embraces her clients' briefs/demands, and follows the rise of social media and the internet. These factors have led Rachel to note the current trend is no longer dominated by provenance, history and quality, essentially the story behind the rug, but by design and colour, ‘today's look/fashion’. The story though, is for Rachel the passion, the understanding of a culture decades or centuries ago and the layer Rachel adores most. Which she will try and pass on within a short period of meeting her.
Taking into consideration 30 years of travelling and working with these beautiful evolving pieces of art which are heavy and require manpower (something also available at most of the centres). For Rachel, the days of sitting on the floor in remote workshops in India or Turkey and travelling the globe to learn weaving and dying techniques as tastes have evolved and developed are all part of her absorbing and understanding the cultures behind the rugs.
Today Rachel is found in the centres with regular days in each for enquiries regarding Sales, Cleaning, Restoration and Design/Bespoke Production of Oriental, Traditional and Contemporary Rugs. This skill set makes Rachel Rugs @ The Rug Studio unique. She looks to share a little knowledge and experience with you and her comprehensive understanding of the construction and history behind this unique art form.
Visit our locations below which list the selection of rugs to be found at each venue and when Rachel will be found in person at each demonstrating her love and passion for the restoration of rugs.
Please scroll through our portfolio and I Rachel, look forward to working with you soon.


A beautiful Indo Mahal in a living room setting. An Indian rug with the traditional Persian medallion pattern in reds and creams

This Afghan Kilim suits the room extremely well. The room is naturally warm with a lot of light coming through it’s big windows. Having this beautiful Kilim allows the room to spread, seemingly allowing more space within the room. The colours flow nicely with other elements in the room to add to its natural characteristics. Kilims from Afghanistan are both hand-spun wool and naturally dyed adding to the beauty of the rug.


A beautiful Indo Mahal in a living room setting. An Indian rug with the traditional Persian medallion pattern in reds and creams
Find us at the Stamford studio or in Antique Centres.
Many use the centres for safe collection and delivery points for our cleaning and restoration services.
Stamford
Stamford Office / Studio
Kilims, Semi Old, Antique and New, Bespoke Rugs, kilims and Textiles
The Rug Studio H/O
C4 The Courtyard Brownlow St
Stamford, Lincolnshire,
PE9 2EL
Tuesday 10am -1pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
(Closed 1pm-2pm for Lunch)
Saturdays 10am- 4pm
Also by appointment
Parking available
Please call to check if travelling a distance as occasionally I have to close for appointments and take annual leave.
St Martins, Stamford
Kilims Doormats and Cushions
St Martins Antique Centre
High St St Martins, Stamford
PE9 2LF
Open Monday - Saturday
10am - 5pm
Sunday 10.30am - 4.30pm
Car park at rear
London
Rachel available Wednesdays or by appointment.
Restoration and Cleaning,
Kilims, Semi Old, Antique and New Bespoke.
.
Sourcing and try before you buy at home, collection and delivery service.
Broker service available at most warehouses by appointment.
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Holt
Rachel available Thursdays or by appointment.
Kilims, Semi Old, Antique and New, Restoration and Cleaning, Bespoke
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Sourcing and try before you buy at home, collection and delivery service.
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Holt Antiques and Interiors Centre
Candlestick Lane,
Thornage Road, Holt
Norfolk NR25 6SU
Open Monday - Saturday
10am -5pm BST
10am - 4pm GMT
Sundays 11am - 4pm
Car park on site
Uppingham
Taste of our Antique and
semi-old collections, rugs and cushions incl. Textiles.
Sourcing and try before you buy at home, collection and delivery service.
17 High Street East, Uppingham, Oakham, Rutland LE15 9PY
Open Monday - Saturday
10am - 5pm
Sunday 11am - 4pm
Free Street parking
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