Mid-Century Modern look is experiencing a massive comeback in interior design. Perhaps it’s because we’ve entered a new Space Age of sorts, with the powers of the internet and computer technology digitizing almost every aspect of our lives; or, perhaps the curvy, minimalist style of the 1950’s and 1960’s simply goes well with contemporary designs,… Read more »
We are very excited to introduce Juliette Von Hess to you through our Blog and web site. Juliette has been a friend of ours for many years and has help some of our clients thru her decorating and organizational skills. Juliette is delightful to work with and has a great eye and talent to help… Read more »
We were commissioned to make a rug for a Cape Cod house that has become the clients permanent home. The basic theme of the home is on the traditional side of things. We brain stormed with the Designer Brian Del Torro who had a vision for the rug that brought us to a block… Read more »
Hand Hooked Nautical Theme Rug The following image are details of a hand hooked border sewn onto a custom made field. The process was quite unique for us. we had to make the border to exact dimensions according to the room size and shape. There was a lot of measuring and fitting… Read more »
This article gives you a quick view of the process The Ruggery uses to hand hook a heirloom quality rug from a photograph of a Black Labrador. The Lab we are working with is black. For us the word black in the the dog takes on a different meaning where we need to have depth… Read more »
We were happy to have Blythe Danner in our new Locust Valley shop to check in on the rug we have been making for her. Together with our designers we fine tuned the colors to Blythe’s palette using fabric samples from her Nantucket home. It has been great fun having her come to our place… Read more »
The Ruggery has been in business since 1921. We have only been in 2 previous locations and felt is was time to move. We searched areas on the north shore of Long Island and found a perfect spot in Locust Valley NY. Having many design shops in the area (Meg Braff Interiors, Andrew Maier, Windham… Read more »
Following is a brief history about a rug made many years ago, and still has great appeal in today’s life style This is a great example of a George Wells design made for a client in Brooklyn heights. The rug came back to us all these years later for a little TLC…. Read more »
The Ruggery has been in business since 1921. Our archives are extensive and include many mid-century designs that in the day were considered modern design. The following article takes you from the original sketch drawn by master craftsman George Wells, to the re-designed rug updated for today’s world. Our client was introduced… Read more »
Modern hand hooked geometric rugs are back! This rug was custom made for a bedroom located in a permanent resident in a New York City Hotel. The Ruggery has traditionally made area rugs that are custom made and sized to fit the room or location. This project however was made as a wall… Read more »