Tip Top Design

We now offer handmade carpet cleaning and repair services

admin — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 23:52:05 +0000

Tip Top Design has partnered with SoHo’s Beyond the Bosphorus to offer you cleaning and repair services on all Oriental rugs and kilims. Our prices start at 5 Dollars per square foot for cleaning and estimates for repair costs depend on the amount of work to be done.

Here is how our service works: If you live in Manhattan or on Long Island we will come free of charge to pick up the rug that is to be serviced. If you live outside of these two areas, please contact us for shipping details.

Welcome to our brand new Web site!

admin — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 04:50:46 +0000

We unveil to you our brand new Web site with an improved contact form for contacting us whenever you feel the need as well as a Tip Top Design news RSS feed. Thank you for visiting.

RugRag.com commends us

admin — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 04:07:39 +0000

The “watchdogs” of the Oriental carpet business online, RugRag.com, have commended our services for being both practical and professional. You can read more here.

Our new blog

admin — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 18:55:31 +0000

We have begun a brand-new blog, entitled “The Oriental Carpet Buyer.” We hope to feature quirky news about carpets on the web and what a first-time buyer should be looking for as well as educational links. Here is the url, and to subscribe to the blog feed, click here.

Anita and Richard from Oyster Bay

admin — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 03:53:41 +0000

Anita and Richard from Oyster Bay (on Long Island) are two customers who were kind enough to pose for a photo.

Our article on the art of carpet-making

admin — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 18:45:12 +0000

An article by Tip Top Design about the art of carpet-making is featured in Manuel Marino’s blog.

The story of carpet-making starts with nomadic Asian tribes and their traditions. These were – many still are – self-sufficient nomads who lived off of raising animals such as sheep. They would travel hundreds of kilometers in search of pasture lands for these animals, who would become the nomads’ food, clothing, shelter, bedding, and fuel. Some of their needs such as spices and luxuries like gold were bought thanks to the sale of animals and skins to city dwellers. And at some point in their history, they began selling their tribal rugs.

(read the full article)