but they've managed to avoid the pitfalls of other heirloom goods, said David Martinous of Martinous Oriental Rugs.
Runners are typically 30-inches-wide. Conventional wisdom says that decorating a room should start with the Oriental rug. After all, there are infinite choices in fabrics and paints and a well ...
"You've got an influx, over the last so many years, of all these machine-made rugs. Some of them have gotten so good that some people will buy them over a handmade oriental rug," he said.