CARPETING AND RUGS FROM BOSTON
Able Rug Company
• 20 Franklin St. Allston; (617) 782-5010
• 75 Newbury St, Danvers; (508) 762-0444
• 1176 Washington St. (Rte. 53), Hanover; (617) 695-9569
• 974 Worcester Rd. (Rte. 9), Natick; (508) 655-9393
This giant carpeting store’s home base faces the Mass. Pike at the very top of Harvard Avenue. Able sells imported rugs, wall-to-wall and remnants, most at good discounts. You may find a 5’ x 8’ hand-knotted rug from India, valued at $1,000, on sale for $399; or a 3’ x 5’ handmade Dhurrie for as little as $39.
Upstairs you’ll find more bargains, particularly in remnants of all kinds. One overstock sale on Mine’s visit was a 4’ x 6’ bound contemporary rug beige with two bold diagonal stripes of maroon and turquoise across the middle. It was valued at $458, and reduced to $115. A 6’ x 9’ bound rug in grey, with diamond shapes cut into it, was $89. And a 3’ x 6’ Oriental-style rug actually made in Belgium, with a country floral design on 100% wool was marked down from $ 150 to $99.
Ben Elfman Carpet Over the bridge and through Chelsea, to carpet a house we go Tons of bargains on commercial, residential, and Orientals.
Able has lots more to see, with frequent sales. They also provide padding and installation. Open seven days a week.
