J&J Oriental Rugs

I have bought several rugs over the past 7 years from J & J in Alexandria. They have the widest selection in the DC, VA and MD area of fine rugs from all regions of the world, and at very fair prices. They also provide excellent cleaning and repair services. My wife and I have always been treated exceptionally kindly by Joshua and Joseph and their employees It is always a pleasant experience to visit their store in Alexandria.

Beyond expectations! Like other clients, I traveled approximately 3 hours to do business with JJ Rugs. This is my second buying experience with these folks and they never disappoint. If you're looking for a nice rug, why not give Joseph a call? You have nothing to lose! I was treated professionally, shown beautiful rugs, and paid a fair price. Every person I encountered was exceptionally nice!

Joshua and Jospeh can't get their stories straight. They can't document their charges. Now they can't produce our rugs. I was in their store with two witnesses. One lie on top of another. J&& have, by their own estimates, over $100k in rugs that belong to us. They now claim those rugs are in New York being repaired even though we never agreed to repairs. Hard to trust one word they say. The lies and fraudulent credits card charges tell another story.

I visited J&J Oriental Rug Gallery for the first time. They cut pads for several of my rugs; my old pads had deteriorated and rugs were sliding around. The new pads are perfect: no risk of anyone slipping. Staff were gracious, helpful, relaxed and friendly. A good experience.

Outstanding experience! Wonderful accommodating staff who are patient and take the time to explain/educate customers before making an investment in their amazing rugs. The selection is huge. The quality great! I will most certainly be=e a repeat customer!

Over the past few months, we bought 2 beautiful rugs there. They have a great selection of merchandise, and the owners and staff go out of their way to help you select and look at their rugs. Although in Old Town, they have a big parking lot right behind the store, so you have no worries about Old Town parking. A much better selection than Bloomingdales, Macy's or other big stores.

J & J Oriental Rug Gallery Is not only a great place to purchase a rug, it is also an excellent company to repair and clean your rugs. Over the past 4 years I've purchased beautiful rugs from J & J Oriental Rug Gallery for my home. The owners were knowledgeable and experts about quality rugs. They brought several rugs to my home and placed them in different rooms with no additional fees.

Last year they carefully and professionally repaired an heirloom oriental rug. It looks new. Additionally they cleaned a rug we purchased from them several years ago. The kids spilled gravy on the rug. I was convinced the rug was ruined. J & J Oriental Rug Gallery professionally cleaned the rug for a reasonable price. It looks brand new. I would highly recommend this company to anyone who wants to buy, repair or clean a rug. Thank you, J & J Oriental Rug Gallery, for your excellent service. Larry, Alexandria, VA

The customer service I received here was the best I've experienced in Va. Extremely knowledgeable and helpful! They helped me find the perfect rugs to last for years. The quality, durability and most important the look was perfect in my home.

I have bought many rugs here over several years and have also used J&J for cleaning, repair, and appraisal. The selection is excellent and they are always strikingly courteous and helpful. Their prices are not cheap, but their quality justifies what I pay. I recommend them without reservation.

I've bought a dozen or so rugs from these people over several years. They've also done cleaning, repair, and appraisal for me. I am always impressed by their excellent selection, charming courtesy, and personal service. This store is an expensive hobby, but totally worth the expense in my opinion. They are the best.

J&J Oriental Rug Gallery has a fantastic selection of modern (among other) rugs and had exactly what I was looking for to compliment the mid-century styling in my new home. Very helpful and informative staff and a fair price to boot. Why waste money on something that won't last or roll the dice with an online seller (and hope your rug doesn't shed all over the house) when this gem is located right here in Old Town? If you're looking for a quality hand-woven wool rug, do yourself a favor and give them a look.

J&J Oriental Rug Gallery has an amazing choice of beautiful Persian rugs. We bought many rugs from Joshua who will describe them with passion and always welcome you warmly to have a look and a cup of tea. We had one rug sent for repair and it was so well done that we could not see the difference. It is a pleasure to just go to have a look and a chat or eventually to acquire a nice rug.

I have been coming to J&J for nearly every rug in my home. I cannot overstate the pleasure it is to work with the team there. They are the kind of professionals that will do absolutely whatever they can to make sure you are comfortable and confident with your purchase. They've flipped through hundreds of rugs with me, brought several to my home and even moved my furniture and laid it back out so I could see a rug come to life.

They also clean, restore, and consign in addition to their fantastic showroom. Great selection, value, and price. This is a necessary stop on anyone's interior design journey!

The best ever rug buying experience at J & J! We traveled 3 hours to go to this store and it didn't disappoint. The store was super clean, spacious and it has a huge variety of different style rugs to choose from. Joshua, one of the owners, is who helped us. He was super kind, knowledgeable and a true master of his trade. He even kept our kids occupied while we were looking around and ended up gifting them 2 small rugs of their choice! Needless to say the kids were thrilled. We bought 3 beautiful rugs at very reasonable prices and we couldn't be happier. Thank you J&J! We'll be back.

I have owned rugs from j&j for more than 35 years. They were beautiful when I bought them and they still are. Joseph and Joshua were extremely helpful in helping me select what would be best for my home and I think I got exceptionally good rugs for the price I paid. They could not have been better in helping me. And they were fun to deal with! I have bought rugs since then in markets overseas but they have never been the same quality-probably because I didn't have the same guidance.

Visiting Old Town Alexandria for the first time and just happened to be walking by J & J. We live in a more rural location, and I am usually limited to buying rugs online, so it was such a treat! There is nothing like seeing them in person. The owner was so helpful and patient to show us rug after rug until I fell in love with one I had to have. Even though this shop is a couple hours from our home, I know I will return the next time I'm in the market for a rug. J & J's selection, quality, and service were wonderful, and I was very pleasantly surprised by their prices.

I recently contacted Joseph at J & J for cleaning my two room size Chinese rugs. They had not been professionally cleaned in 35 years and were showing it. It was a bit nerve racking to send the rugs out since they have a high sentimental value. The finished product is amazing. The rugs look brand new and the colors are as bright as they were 35 years ago.

They also treated the rugs for moth control and fixed the fringe. I am very pleased with the work and with the outcome. Joseph appraised the rugs for insurance purposes and provided me with a written professional written appraisal. My reasons for a 4 star and not 5 are: I was given an initial cost in writing, but after the rugs were in the shop and examined, I was called/texted with a cost amount that was much, much, much more that the original amount.

I was allowed to pay in installments, but it could have been very awkward if I had not had the huge sum to cover the costs. I would definitely use J & J again, but would ask for an at home evaluation and cost estimate of the cleaning before agreeing to have them pick up the rugs based on an initial in store estimate.

So many beautiful rugs! The staff is friendly and knowledgeable. But, the prices are on the higher end.

We had a wonderful experience with Joshua, who made us feel very confident in the investment we were making. A beautiful piece of art we will pass on for generations.

Went to look at carpets and within one hour walked away with 2 great rugs. The selection, service, and pricing was superb. J&J lived up to their superior reputation in every way. We had some exacting requirements in both size and color and was blown away by their selection - and quality. We could not be happier.

This store has the best selection of area rugs that you can find anywhere in the Capital District, and their service is exceptional! Their beautiful hand-knotted rugs are works of art--truly one-of-a kind pieces that you won't see any where else. Charming Jacob and his brother Joseph have wonderful taste and years of experience. Their staff delivered half a dozen rugs we chose, for us to see which would be best for our new living room.

The choices were so exquisite and so well-priced that we ultimately bought three of them. Then they patiently moved heavy furniture to remove our old rugs and positioned the new ones exactly to our taste. We are delighted with these works of art! We're telling everyone we know about this incredible store.

J & J (Joseph and Joshua) have the best selection and service for high quality Persian rugs in the area. Our experience has run from classic design Persian carpets for my wife and I to modernish rugs for our two grown daughters. The daughters come from their homes in Florida and California to purchase, repair rugs and even resize some of their runners. Did I mention the tea?

While you wait and dream of the their gorgeous rugs in your home, Joshua entices you with tea and great conversation about the history of Iran rug making and his family connections. All in all just stop by to compare J & J before you make any selection. It's always a pleasure to stop in and talk to such professionals.

I've been a customer of J&J since 2013, and I've purchased several rugs there. The owners, Joseph and Joshua, are extremely friendly and a pleasure to deal with. Their knowledge of rugs is second to none, and their showroom has an amazing inventory, is neatly organized, and offers a fantastic browsing experience.

Our experience with J & J Oriental Rug Gallery has been exceptional. I first contacted them with a question about the value of a rug that had been given to us, and Joseph, with no strings attached, volunteered information about identifying it which was extremely helpful. It wasn't until weeks later we decided to have it cleaned, and now, because of the amazing knowledge, customer service and experience we decided to have them sell it for us!

We could not be happier with this company and look forward to a long friendship with them! I've attached photos of the Gabbeh rug that was cleaned by J & J and now for sale!

I've passed by this store many times, but finally went in after seeing a promotion on their Instagram page. They had a gorgeous selection of rugs in all sizes. Joshua was incredibly welcoming and helped me find three runners for my house. He and his team probably flipped 50 rugs so I could see them all. When I was undecided on which rugs I wanted to purchase, he allowed me to take all of them home so I could see how they looked, and then bring back the one I didn't want. It was excellent customer service. Would definitely purchase rugs from J&J in the future.

My wife and I retired from a 30 year military career, in which posted to many exotic places around the world, including the Far East and the Middle East. We were exposed to and became great fans of Chinese and Persian rugs and have about 12 in our home. Yet, when we were faced with one damaged beyond repair (falling chandelier) to one of our favorites, we thought we'd never find that quality, design and color in the USA, since we purchased it in the Far East. Ecstatically, by google search we discovered J&J Oriental Rugs in Old Town Alexandria.

By the way, the store must be the only one on King Street to possess their own parking lot, not a small thing when shopping Old Town. We called ahead and were met by a smiling Joseph, and later worked with his brother Joshua. We had decided since this was our first recent look into the local Oriental rug market, we would only look, not buy. We failed at that task.

The warm friendly non-pressure atmosphere was an extra unexpected benefit pleasure. The selection was enormous, stunningly gorgeous, and priced right. The rich history of the family, emigrating from war torn Iran to the U.S. in the 1970's made the experience even more intriguing. Nowhere in the D.C metro area will you find such a combination of selection, beauty, value and friendliness than at J&J Rug. We are so delighted that we now have our one and only Oriental rug store in which to buy all future rugs.

I've traveled across the world and have many carpets from my travels, but my favorite carpet is this Kazakh Runner from J&J Oriental Rugs. It fits perfectly in this space in my Old Town house, rich color, contrast in the sun, and just the right thickness, and temperature (cool in the summer, warm in the winter). J&J's is patient, and has amazing customer service and selection, and I'll definitely be shopping and having my carpets cleaned or serviced with them. They're in a walkable area (King Street) and it is very safe (including during this pandemic) and hospitable. Thanks Joseph, Jacob, Misriah, Fernando and Jake!

We can't recommend J & J Oriental Rugs enough- not only are their rugs stunning and of exceptional quality, their customer service is above and beyond. Joshua, Joseph, Natalie, and the rest of their staff are incredibly helpful; they provide knowledgable and personal experience when browsing through their vast selection. Their showroom is very organized especially considering the amount of options; they were wonderful assisting us through layers and layers of beautiful rugs. The quality of their rugs speak for itself, but the family created such a wonderful buying experience that we are happy to return to purchase for the rest of our home.

I have recently purchased several rugs from J&J and I highly recommend their store. I started out buying just a couple of small rugs but then decided I wanted a 10' diameter round rug for my dining room, which has a round table. After showing me what they had, and even bringing some rugs to my house (40 mintes away) to see in the room, my ideas evolved and I asked for more choices. Joseph spent quite a bit of time and effort scouring his contacts and came up with exactly what I had hoped for.

Of course the one I chose ended up being considerably more expensive than the first ones he offered, so we both benefitted! I love going to their clean and well-organized store (with parking in the back). They are willing to cheerfully show as many rugs as it takes until you find what you want, and there is no pressure. Joseph and Joshua are such charming salesmen, it is a pleasure to do business with them.

This was our second purchase at J & J Oriental Rugs, and the experience was just as wonderful as the first. The rugs are absolutely beautiful and the staff are so accommodating. We came in looking for a very specific style and size, and we found exactly what we were looking for. We highly recommend and will be back. Thanks again Joseph and Joshua!

Our experience with Joshua and Joseph at J & J Rugs in Alexandria was beyond fabulous! They were extremely knowledgeable, helpful, accommodating and generous with their time and professionalism as we made our decisions. We purchased three rugs for a house we renovated that was originally built in 1890 (pictures below). Thank you J & J for all your help and we will definitely return to purchase from you again!

I only buy my rugs from J&J. I've been purchasing rugs from these two amazing men for years. Best rug gallery in the DMV area. They have a wide selection of rugs and the customer service is amazing. These two men go above and beyond to make their customers happy. Rugs are an investment, get your rugs from J&J. Joseph is very helpful. Joseph is one of the owners at J&J. Thank you for helping me.

I stopped into J and J several days ago, quite impulsively with no real intention of buying a rug. I left with 2 very lovely rugs and a very positive sales experience. Joseph, one of the partners, and his cousin were patient and knowledgeable. Although there is fine line between a good salesperson and a pushy one, they walked that line quite well.

They were professional and welcoming, even to the extent of offering tea and driving me and my 2 rugs home. When I asked them to follow up on something the next day, after I had made the purchase, they did so as soon as the store opened. The rugs are handmade, wool, and vegetable dyed. and lovely, Reasonably priced. And with respect to that one review. Mr. M. most likely frequently many Old Town establishments, as he owned property here. So what? Are we to boycott all? Silly and irrelevant comment.

J&J did a fabulous job restoring my 1880s Kashan rug. This kind of handiwork requires tremendous expertise and attention to detail. They fixed the binding and filled in patches of new wool where the antique rug was balding. It looks absolutely beautiful and you cannot tell at all that the rug has been restored. I am thrilled. In addition to the craftsmanship, the service was great. The proprietors are friendly and will offer you a cup of tea.

I knew nothing about Oriental/Persian rugs when I started shopping for them a few months ago, and I was expecting for everyone to try and rip me off, so I did my research both online and around town at various stores. I read an article in the Wall St Journal where they interviewed one of the larger rug dealers in the country and he summarized it like this "If you want to know if you are paying a fair price you have two choices 1) You can spend 20-25 years becoming an expert (no shortcuts) or 2) You can find a rug dealer you trust and believe what he tells you." This makes sense to me because as I quickly found out, buying a rug is like buying a piece of art, the price can vary wildly. Antique rugs can be extremely expensive because they are rare.

But if you are like me and are NOT looking to buy something for its rarity and you just want a quality rug that looks nice and appeals to you then that is possible. So, armed with this knowledge, I set about town to find a rug dealer that would become my "rug guy" and I visited 5 different showrooms. Some were "warehouse/dealer only" places, others were "going out of business places", and yet others were just retail spots like J&J rugs.

I found that the prices were all about the same, more or less. No one was trying to gouge me and only one place I visited tried the very tired "This rug is normally $25,000 but today it's only $3,000" trick. Most places were straight up about what things cost. That being said, J&J had the nicest location and selection. I bought a few rugs over a couple months from them, each time with no pressure and plenty of good information.

Some rugs he didn't show me because he said it was out of my budget, which I had told him beforehand I didn't want to be shown a $20,000 rug when I only wanted to spend $5,000. So I appreciated that he respected my wishes. I mostly looked at large rugs, around 9X12, and was surprised when he said they start around $3,000 as I assumed persian rugs were much more expensive.

As it turns out, the market for oriental rugs has dropped quite a bit in the past few years so these older, high quality handmade rugs are much cheaper than they used to be (score!). My one point of disagreement would be that these rugs are an investment. I am not expecting them to go up in value, and maybe even drop further. Yes, it's possible they will go up, but the trend seems to be towards more modern designs.

But for someone like me that likes the antique persian rug style, the drop in market price due to new buying trends is a good thing. The guy I dealt with was Joseph, I'd recommend working with him as another guy tried to help me and was not helpful.