Sadly, Linda is closing up shop soon, but I bought three rugs from her and can't be happier with them. They're unlike any rugs I've ever seen before (I guess they're tribal afghan rugs?) and the designs are really pretty and unique. She might not be selling rugs for much longer so if you're in the market I'd hit her up asap. read more

Our home has a long dimly lit hall with some very eclectic art on the walls. I knew exactly what would work... soft subtle light colors. Linda swept me off my feet with her small but brilliant collection of rugs. After I described the hall, she showed me a lovely rug that was just perfect for our home. Linda's collection is just wonderful! I am currently sitting at home trying to figure out where else we could accommodate at least one more of Linda's lovely rugs. BTW Linda's prices are amazing! You don't have to negotiate to stay on budget. Thank you so so very much! You made my day! read more

My parents and I had been looking for authentic middle eastern rugs and found Linda on yelp. We got an appointment and were pleasantly surprised by her selection and her hospitality. Her and her husband Pete showed us several rugs and took their time explaining quality and info to us. They were very sweet and accommodating. We ended up with two beautiful rugs and are so very happy with our choices. Linda even let me take a few others home to try out and see which one I liked best. Her prices were reasonable and the experience was delightful. Thank you Linda and Pete! read more

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5 stars for the service and prices. Linda and Peter are great and have tons of patience with you and seem to know a ton about rugs. 5 stars for letting you take your choices home and low pressure sales. You call and make an appointment with you, and they will show you rugs you are interested in. 3 stars for the selection compared to regular rug stores, and there's probably not much they can do about this b/c all their inventory is in their house. You can get rugs cheaper if you shop on Ebay/Craigslist, there's probably a 2-3x markup from what you'd find there, but you won't be able to return anything, and it's still cheaper than rug stores, but you could always 2x as many on ebay, and then try selling em to your friends if you are really cheap :) We got a couple of rugs after taking 7 home. Overall a great yelp experience, we'd go back! Note post review: We've found a few online sites that have been very helpful to us in learning about rugs http://www.rugrag.com - they have a great forum where you can post photos and other people can comment on rugs that you like. Also, read all the FAQ's before you buy a rug! http://1800getarug.com - found them through Ebay, and they seem pretty good. Runners we liked were quite a bit cheaper there, but of course it's much harder to return read more

Linda is the polar opposite of every other rug sales person I've met. Extremely knowledgable, friendly, not pushy, honest, and relaxed. I felt like I was hanging out with a friend who happened to have a ton of beautiful, handmade rugs in her home. When we arrived we told her our price range (less than $1,000 for 1 rug) and we actually walked out with 2 rugs but still spent less than $1,000 all together. A blessing to have found her! read more

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Went to floor craft to purchase a new runner for our hallway and was very disappointed with the quality and prices of the synthetic carpets we looked at. As we sat in the parking lot contemplating our choices, my husband had me google "wool carpets for sale in San Francisco" and Linda's Carpet House popped up! We called her and made an appointment to come in that afternoon to see what she had to offer, and boy we were impressed! We learned so much about wool carpets that day, from how natural dyes are used to color the carpets and how the wool carpets are actually made. We also got a lesson in caring for the carpet we bought that afternoon, she was very knowledgable and patient with us. Long story short, we purchased a beautiful wool runner for our hallway and the price was right!! I will share this local treasure with all my friends and highly recommend Linda!! read more

We had a great experience buying a rug from Linda and Peter. They have a good collection of hand-woven rugs from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran and were very helpful and patient showing them to us, making recommendations and explaining the 'technical' details about each kind of rug. Most importantly, their prices are extremely reasonable and Linda gave us a discount on top of that too :-) read more

We bought our living room rug from Linda. It was a really great experience working with her and Peter. They educated us about the rugs and helped us find one that fit the colors, size, and price point we were looking for. Overall their prices are great for what you get. We took 2 rugs home to test out for a week and one was a definite winner! We absolutely love it. One note: you should call ahead to set up a time to visit, as this is really Linda's house and not a store. read more

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I LOVE LINDA'S RUG HOUSE!!! My boyfriend and I bought three rugs from them and have been very happy. These rugs are works of art. They are all pure wool, dyed with natural dyes, hand made and reasonably priced. The owners (Linda and Peter) were super friendly and even let us take 11 rugs home to "try them out" for a few days in our place - test the colors, size, patterns. Great selection, highly recommended. read more

4.5 stars We had a great experience here. They have a great selection of beautiful rugs and are very knowledgeable about them. Its fun to be in their cozy house and not feel any sales pressure, and great to support a family business. (We appreciated that she was chill when our baby spilled an entire bag of pretzels on her showroom floor.) Prices are very reasonable for handmade rugs. Only reason they do not get 5 stars is they are hard to get ahold of on the phone sometimes, as they do not have regular hours like a normal store. A few times I was out and wanted to come by, but no one answered, and no one called back when I left a message. It made it a bit hard to schedule going by. Otherwise, great experience! read more

Linda and Peter was very helpful when we needed rugs for our new house in Ross. Their varied selection of size, design and color was excellent. The shopping experience was relaxed and at no time hurried to make a purchase. The "bring it back if you don't like it guarantee" was an extra assurance that shopping at Linda's was the right choice for us. read more

We bought a rug for our son's room from Linda and Peter back in 2013, and the rug has been great. So, a couple of weeks ago, when we were in the market for a new runner rug, Linda was the first person we called. She had a good selection of runners. We took one 20' runner home for a free trial and ended up keeping it. Price-wise, it was comparable to the 20' runners we were finding online, but with the benefit of being able to return it hassle-free if we didn't like the way it looked in the house. Would buy from Linda and Peter again in the future. read more

Shopping at Linda's Rug House was a delightful experience. They have a great selection of rigs which they will patiently roll out one by one until you find the one that's right for you. The prices are reasonable, and you get a good history of the rug and how it is made. I would highly recommend this dealer to anyone shopping for a rug in the Bay Area! read more

My wife and I recently purchased a Kerman wool rug for the living room of our new house. We went there for a different rug but after comparing the several rugs that Linda and Peter patiently showed us and explained to us the history of each of them that we have interest in, we decided to go with the Kerman one. I think we spent hours there and it's like taking Oriental Rugs 101. We didn't feel any pressure throughout the process. We immediately felt that we found the perfect match for our living room furniture the moment we lay down the rug. It's such a delight. In short, the rugs Linda and Peter carry are of very very fine quality, the price you can't beat elsewhere in the Bay Area, and the service is beyond description. Of course, we feel we got the best one of her collection. But I'm sure you will feel the same if you give Linda's Rug House a try. We will definitely go back soon. read more

I highly recommend Linda's Rugs in the Bay Area to anyone who appreciate excellent rugs. Linda and Peter are a great team to work with when you are wanting to purchase a rug and don't really know what to get. They are "super-informative" about each rug. Their rugs are A+ and handmade beautifully. They will make sure that you come away with a special rug for your space. Their fees are very competitive and their service is a five star. I have 5 rugs from them, two at home and 3 at the office read more

Let's just say my rug is absolutely fabulous and I love it. Thanks to Linda and Peter I was able to learn about my rug (they are super knowledgable about Persian rugs in general and had a great selection to chose from), take the time to make sure it was the perfect fit for my space (they let me keep the rug for about a week while I was contemplating), and lastly, they were really great to work with. I would highly recommend them, and would go back to them myself before a retail rug store, if you are looking for an affordable, high quality Persian rug. Thank you Linda and Peter. Our rug is perfect! read more

I found Linda, and her rug house, on Craig's List about a year ago. What I found was a wonderful, personable, woman who knows and cares about handmade tribal rugs. I never felt anything but a real interest in helping me find the rug that would work for me, maybe even a magical rug! Well, I found two unique rugs that I love having in my apartment. One is a hall runner, and the other is an area rug. Both are colorful, soft, and hand loomed wool, one of a kind rugs. A good, interesting, and pleasing rug can bring happiness and joy to an apartment. Getting one or more rugs is kind of like a journey into art, craft, personal taste, and even world history. To have a private guide and a private rug house at one's disposal is defineltly a San Francisco treat. Her husband Peter is also a partner in the biz, and brings the muscle for all the sorting, showing, binding, and hauling. Five stars all the way. read more

I concur in the prior reviews. Linda's Rug House should be at the top of your list when looking for "oriental" rugs. Her selection is actually about what you would find in a store, but the prices are so much less. She's great to deal with in every way....but take your pills if you are allergic to cats, as she has three of them. One does an amazing trick; ask her to show you. Bottom line--Linda's is the place. read more

All I can say is thank goodness it took me so long to find Linda's Rug House - do I really need one more beautiful thing to be the object of obsession? Probably - anyway, too late now. I was in the market for a dream rug & started the Craigslist Search, knowing full well there would be shady rug dealers out there. I shortly found Linda and will never have to look further - her knowledge & enthusiasm make the experience one of learning & appreciating the beautiful works of art these rugs embody. You might ask, well what about price? Reasonable without a shadow of doubt. I highly recommend the experience. read more

Just moved to SF. Looking for a rug, maybe 2. Always had a fascination and love for them, never owned one. I called Linda. She was nice, gracious to a newbie, available, and so I went over the day after I called. She asked me if I could move back by a half hour because she was coming from the organic market. Once there I was greeted by a stack of a dozen or so rugs and tons of trinkets in every nook. They only showed me a few. When I asked to see more they took me downstairs where I saw what seemed like a couple of hundred rolled and folded up. Over the next couple of hours I saw a couple of dozen maybe. They were patient and like the other posters said, forced me to take home a couple of extra. I left with 7. Returned 2 that were awesome (no room). Two that I thought would go alongside the bed ended up much better in the hallway. I love my 5 rugs. And the experience was just as valuable. In addition to being nice and fun to talk with, they showed me a bunch of their collection. You would never guess it from the outside that their house is packed with this kind of intricate beauty. If you want rugs and you're in SF, it would be a shame not to give them a try. The prices are great too. And she gave me some organic apples. Think you get that from the local rug store? Hah! read more

You shouldn't miss meeting Linda if you are interested in oriental rugs. She has an incredible selection, is extremely knowledgeable and enthusiastic, has the best prices by far in the Bay Area. I looked everywhere for the perfect 10'x12' rug and never thought I would find it in a house in the Sunset. She works out of her home, has antique and modern rugs from all over the Caucasus, Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Turkey. She told me she turned her hobby into a business and wants everyone to be able to own a hand-woven rug without paying thousands of dollars. You can even try the rug out in your home before you buy. You won't regret calling her. read more

so this time, we didn't decide to purchase a Persian rug but I wanted to update the review b/c Linda and Peter were so gracious when we returned to look for a rug for our new home. They lent us half dozen rugs and gave us a week with the rugs to contemplate whether they would work (and the rugs were gorgeous - we just decided on a different style for the room). The quality and prices were so much better than we found in any retail store - I can't see why it would make sense to purchase a Persian style rug anywhere else!! read more

This is my first review on Yelp as I felt compelled to let everyone know how easy and wonderful it is to buy a rug from Linda. She has a great, diverse collection and the experience is completely laid-back and relaxed. It amazes me how a single rug can create so much impact and positive change in a room! read more

This may come as a surprise to you, but you don't have to bargain with shady rug dealers to get GREAT rugs anymore! Linda and Pete were delightful to work with. They have fantastic rugs, and will work within your budget. Surprisingly, in this case, that does NOT mean that you'll be getting cheap stuff! All of their rugs are top quality, and the price depends on what THEY paid for the rugs. Linda has a wealth of knowledge, so you will learn a lot while you're hunting for your ideal rug (which will probably turn into your ideal RUGS by the end of your time there). Since I wasn't sure which ones would work in the space, she let me take home five rugs at a time to try them out! And I came back a couple times to restock. She and Pete spent so much time with me trying to find just the right fit! So if you're considering oriental rugs for your home, you should absolutely call Linda. She will treat you like family and in my opinion, she's the best in the business! read more

The rug business is full of shady characters misrepresenting what they're selling and fancy retail stores where the mark-up is ridiculous. Which is why I was thrilled to find "Linda's Rug House" run by Linda and Peter, a true mom-and-pop operation that they run out of their garage in the Inner Sunset. They specialize in rugs made by Afghani refugees in Pakistan and are a wealth of information about the rug making process. I bought an absolutely gorgeous Choubi Soumak flatweave rug from them several years ago and just stopped by their place a few days ago and saw lots of beautiful new rugs that had just arrived. They are extremely honest, easy to deal with, and friendly. 5+ stars for the service and integrity, 3 stars for the set-up since it's a small, cramped space but they are passing the savings on to you that would otherwise be spent on an upscale storefront. It's far from glamorous but if you can get past that you'll find incredible rugs at great prices. If you have pet allergies just be sure to let them know since they've got a few cats and a small dog running around in the main part of the house where business is conducted. read more

Linda and her husband are true SF gems. We were growing weary of rug shopping and unsure where to go next. Working with Linda was like a breath of fresh air. She's knowledgeable and passionate about handmade rugs and has a surprisingly large collection! We were looking for something to go under our new dining table and Linda advised us on an appropriate size given the table and chairs dimensions. We told her our budget and she showed us several options that we loved so we took home a handful to try out in the room. The hardest part of the process was picking between our favorites. I would highly recommend giving Linda a call and setting up time to visit (as others have mentioned, her showroom is her personal home, so an appointment is needed). Many thanks to Linda and Peter! We're actively trying to find other spaces in the house that could use a rug :) read more

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Buying a rug from Linda & Peter was truly the best experience we could have had in buying rugs! They are highly recommended!! We were looking for a nice persian, but really couldn't afford the typical price range associated with buying such incredible handmade rugs. We let them know our budget, and they were able to show us a very large variety of rugs (and, for the quality, was truly impressed by how many actually fell into our price range). The greatest part about working with Linda & Peter -- they actually let us bring home several of the rugs we thought were contenders... this was really great! We were able to see all of them exactly how they looked in our place, and were able to make the best decision possible. You simply couldn't ask for more! We simply returned the rugs we didn't want the next day, and happily paid for the one we kept. It was truly a pleasure buying a rug through Linda & Peter -- they could not have been nicer, more knowledgeable, or more helpful, and really went the extra mile to help us find what we wanted (among their many many selections)... we've had our rug for about a month now, and couldn't be happier with it! The next time we plan to buy another rug, I will, without a doubt, be going back to Linda's... it's a treasure-chest of rugs with prices that can't possibly be beat... they're the best!! read more

I needed a rug quickly, but am particular about my home furnishings. Due to the excellent Yelp reviews I called Linda's Rug House. They had an excellent assortment of rugs (all hand-tied) and I bought one that was the perfect size for the room. I was happy and went back to buy two more rugs and two runners. A very nice couple, who were flexible, cooperative and knowledgeable. Very good prices and I cannot recommend highly enough. read more

Lindas rug house has a large choice of rugs to choose from. I bought one about a year ago and I'm really happy with it. Linda knows everything there is to know about the rugs she sells as far as type of weave, age, country of origin, etc. read more

I had been looking for rugs for several months on Craigslist and in stores. There are so many small little things that make one rug different (and therefore differently priced) from the other. So it all comes down to being able to trust the seller. I am so glad I found Linda's Rug House. Linda and her husband are both wonderful people and so full of knowledge and information about every rug they have for sale. It was a great shopping and educational experience. The prices are reasonable too. Will definitely go back to them anytime we need another rug. read more

I have just had the opportunity to rotate one of my rugs that I have purchased from Linda last year and remember how wonderful the experience was. I continue to love the 3 pieces that Linda and Peter both helped me pick out from their extensive inventory. The rugs are incredible and the purveyors are informative and helpful. Linda seems to naturally intuit my needs. As space becomes available, I look forward to coming back and picking out just one more piece. read more

As the stars suggest, as good as it gets. We bought two rugs and were amazed at how easy and efficient it was. Linda and Peter were so accommodating and intent on finding us the perfect rugs for our needs. They listened to us, sorted through the many examples in their stock, allowed us to try the rugs at home, and offered to keep looking if we did not find exactly what we wanted. They have a large selection, virtually unbeatable prices, and they tell you the history of the rug as well as its manufacture and care. As soon as we get another floor, we're going back for more. read more

I'm so happy that I went to Linda's Rug House. I purchased an amazing rug at an amazing price! Linda and Peter were very patient and informative. They let us take various rugs home to try out before we decided on one. The prices are excellent (less mark up than what you find in retail stores) and Linda is willing to work with you to make sure you get a rug you love at a price you can afford. If you are in the market for a handmade wool rug, I would definitely recommend visiting Linda's Rug House before you make a purchase! read more

At first I was skeptical about buyign a rug from someone's house, but I cant imagine a better experience. She listened to what I was interested in and had a huge selection and never pressured me to buy. I ended up w/ a rug I absolutely love (which is after she let me take it home w/ a small deposit to see if I like it). Hugely recomended. read more

Linda and Peter helped me find the perfect rug for my needs. They were responsive and friendly, and they encouraged me to take several rugs home to evaluate directly. I'm not a rug expert, but I think their prices are very good due to their lack of most overhead expenses. The next time I need a rug, they will be my first and only contact. read more

My husband and I had a great experience with Linda's rug house. We were in the market for a Persian rug and had something very specific in mind. Linda and her husband showed us probably 20 different rugs once we described what we were looking for, and then let us take a few home to see how they looked in our house, which was so helpful and not something I would have been able to do at all if I'd bought one at the flea market, which is what I had been planning to do before we found Linda's. She and her husband are super knowledgeable and sweet, and we felt the prices were very fair given the quality. Highly recommended! read more

We looked all over for a reasonably-priced runner for our long San Francisco hallway. We found Linda's on Yelp and were not disappointed. They let us take home 4 different rugs to try out for a small deposit. One of them worked beautifully. We never really realized how enjoyable it is to have artwork underfoot. We tried to find a match on eBay since they only had one of that kind, and thought we found one for half of Linda's price. Don't make the same mistake - it was a piece of crap. The colors were awful and the rug was crooked and the pile was uneven. Linda's stock is much, much nicer. When we need more rugs we'll defintely be back! read more

Linda's Rug House is terrific! She is incredibly knowledgeable about a variety of rugs and has a wonderful selection. She and Peter are very patient and not pushy at all, and let us take rugs home to see how they looked in our house before making our decision. Their rugs are very high quality and their prices are more than competitive. I highly recommend them! read more

I've been haunting stores for weeks now looking for a rug for our living room. Shocked by the prices - and not too keen on many of the choices - I found this review on Yelp and decided to give Linda a call. So glad I did. She welcomed me to their home in the inner Sunset and listened closely to what I wanted. Then she and Peter pulled out rugs they thought would work. I took home one rug - didn't quite work but it helped me focus on what I did want. I consulted with Linda again and she and Peter took the time to review their inventory and sent me pictures of new rugs to consider. When I returned to their house a second time to see them, I fell in love. Not only is the rug I bought beautiful and elegant but the price is much more reasonable than what I'd become accustomed to. I'm so happy! Note: In addition to selling rugs Peter and Linda also rent them out for events. read more

I just bought 2 rugs from Linda. Linda did a great job taking my pulse on color scheme, size, etc and editing her collection down to a compelling collection of rugs. I was able to try all of them in my home before settling on 2 to keep. That made the process fun, practical, and easy. Her prices were extremely fair and she and Peter were a pleasure to deal with. I will certainly return to them for future purchases! read more