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America’s Top Source of Hand-Knotted Persian & Oriental Rugs Since 1998. Located in Los Angeles and serving nationwide.

From its beginnings in Iran, Catalina Rug has been in the rug business for three generations. The US store was launched in 1999 in a small front store in Redondo Beach, a beach city in Southern California. It is operated by the owners Jeff Shadkam and Rose Shadkam. Jeff Shadkam is the 3rd generation in his family to be in the rug business and has over 35 years of experience. Rose has over 17 years of experience and loves helping customers with choosing the perfect rug for their home. Always striving to improve our customers’ experience, we were one of the first rug stores to go online. The company expanded quickly and is now a worldwide online rug store. Catalina Rug currently operates out of a large warehouse in the city of Torrance in sunny Southern California.

11/03/2026

A runner wide enough to really walk on. 🧶

Most runners are 2½ to 3 feet wide. This one is 4'4" × 12'10", which makes it a good fit for a wide hallway, an entry, or the space beside a long bed or table.

It's 120 to 130 years old, woven in Iran's Azerbaijan region in the northwest. The navy field is filled with rows of big boteh motifs, the teardrop shape the West calls paisley, in red, orange and cream, inside a warm red-orange border. At about 144 knots per square inch the drawing is chunky and graphic, the way village rugs are meant to be.

Washed and in like-new condition for its age.

Take a look 👆

4'4" × 12'10" · 100% wool · ~144 KPSI · 120–130 years old · $7,000
One-of-a-kind. Only one in stock.
👉 https://www.catalinarug.com/product/azarbaijan-44-x-1210/

Wide runner or standard? 👇

11/01/2026

No medallion, no center, no wrong way to place your furniture. 🧶

This signed Tabriz, from the Khoshnevis workshop and part of our Vault collection, uses an all-over floral layout: swirling vines, leaves and rosettes run continuously across a warm cream field, so a sofa or table can sit anywhere without covering the "main" design. A deep navy border frames it all.

It was hand-knotted 60 to 70 years ago at about 324 knots per square inch, over roughly 1,319 days. The pile is thick and high, and it's washed and in like-new condition.

At 11'5" × 14'5", it's a big, easy rug for a living room or a large dining room.

Watch 👆

11'5" × 14'5" · 100% wool · ~324 KPSI · 60–70 years old · Signed · $25,000
One-of-a-kind. Only one in stock.
👉 https://www.catalinarug.com/product/signature-tabriz-115-x-145/

Where would your sofa go? 👇

10/30/2026

They call Bijar the iron rug of Persia. This one is iron with fine detail. 🧶

Bijar weavers pack each row down hard, which is why their rugs are famously dense, heavy and durable. This 8'5" × 11'2" Bijar keeps all of that and adds fine knotting on top: about 400 knots per square inch.

The design repeats in neat rows across the field, red, cream and green motifs lined up like a tiled floor, inside a warm brown border. It's new, with a thick high pile, and it's the kind of rug you can put in a busy room and stop worrying about.

Take a look 👆

8'5" × 11'2" · 100% wool · ~400 KPSI · High pile · New · $12,600
One-of-a-kind. Only one in stock.
👉 https://www.catalinarug.com/product/bijar-rug-85-x-112/

Which room in your house takes the most traffic? 👇

10/28/2026

This Mashad carries a name that matters in Persian weaving: Astan Quds. 🧶

The Astan Quds Razavi workshop in Mashad is tied to one of Iran's holiest sites, the shrine of Imam Reza, and this rug carries its signature. It's 10'9" × 16': an ivory field with a grand red and navy medallion at the center, corner pieces that echo it, and wide red borders full of flowing florals.

It's new, tied at about 324 knots per square inch over roughly 1,371 days, with a thick, high pile that's soft underfoot and made for everyday life in a living or dining room.

Take the walk-through 👆

10'9" × 16' · 100% wool · ~324 KPSI · Signed, Astan Quds workshop · $12,000
One-of-a-kind. Only one in stock.
👉 https://www.catalinarug.com/product/mashad-109-x-16/

Have you ever seen a rug signature in person? 👇

10/26/2026

Some rugs are made for rooms. This one was made for halls. 🧶

At 12'6" × 19'6", this Kashan was woven for grand interiors: a red and blue medallion floating on an open ivory field, floral sprays and vines mirrored corner to corner, and a deep red border holding it all together.

The ivory ground is what makes it special. It's unusual for a Kashan this densely drawn, and it keeps all that detail feeling light and airy instead of heavy.

It was hand-knotted 80 to 100 years ago, over nearly 1,700 days of work, and it's been washed and is in like-new condition.

Take the walk-through 👆

12'6" × 19'6" · 100% wool · ~289 KPSI · 80–100 years old · $19,000
One-of-a-kind. Only one in stock.
👉 https://www.catalinarug.com/product/beige-floral-kashan-12-6-x-19-6/

What room would you give this one? 👇

10/24/2026

Sixteen and a half feet of hallway, covered. 🧶

This Mehraban runner is 3'3" × 16'7" and 100 to 120 years old. Mehraban is a weaving village in the Heriz region of northwest Iran, and you can see the family resemblance: bold, geometric medallions in coral, red and orange, repeated down a deep navy field.

A runner this long that has made it through a century in one piece is a rare find. This one has been washed and is in like-new condition, with a medium pile that's comfortable underfoot.

Made for a long hallway or a gallery-style corridor that needs some color.

Walk the length of it 👆

3'3" × 16'7" · 100% wool · ~225 KPSI · 100–120 years old · $10,550
One-of-a-kind. Only one in stock.
👉 https://www.catalinarug.com/product/blue-persian-mehraban-33-x-167/

How long is your hallway? 👇

10/22/2026

Look closely: there are birds hiding in this garden. 🐦

This Isfahan skips the usual central medallion. Instead, the whole ivory field is a flowering garden, with birds perched among the branches and blossoms in red, rose, blue, green and soft gold. The border carries the same theme.

It's woven in silk and wool on a silk foundation at about 576 knots per square inch, fine enough that the branches and feathers read like brushwork. It was woven 50 to 60 years ago and is in like-new condition.

At 5'2" × 7'8", it works on the floor of a quiet room, or on a wall, where pieces this fine are often shown.

Take a close look 👆

5'2" × 7'8" · Silk & wool on silk · ~576 KPSI · 50–60 years old · $14,700
One-of-a-kind. Only one in stock.
👉 https://www.catalinarug.com/product/isfahan-5-2-x-78/

How many birds can you spot? 👇

10/20/2026

Earlier this month we compared two rugs of almost the same size: one $9,500, one $39,500. This is the $39,500 one. 🧶

Here's where the difference goes. It's a 13' × 16'11" Tabriz with a silk-and-wool pile on a pure silk foundation, tied at about 529 knots per square inch. That works out to nearly 17 million hand-tied knots.

The design is an all-over field of fine scrolling vines and small blossoms on a soft ivory ground, framed by a rose border, with touches of blue, green and gold. It's signed, too: watch for the woven signature in the border about halfway through the video.

Light, quiet and incredibly fine. A rug for a large living or dining room that shouldn't feel heavy.

Take the walk-through 👆

13' × 16'11" · Silk & wool on silk · ~529 KPSI · Signed · $39,500
One-of-a-kind. Only one in stock.
👉 https://www.catalinarug.com/product/tabriz-13-x-1611-authentic-persian-rug/

Would you have guessed this was the pricier of the two? 👇

10/18/2026

This is what a soft rug looks like. 🧡

Oushak designs come from Uşak in western Turkey, and they're known for big, open patterns and gentle color. This one is woven in that tradition in Afghanistan/Pakistan: a warm apricot field with oversized ivory blossoms, framed by a wide ivory border.

The wool is hand-spun and colored with vegetable dyes, so the tones shift gently across the field instead of looking flat. At about 156 knots per square inch, the drawing is loose and relaxed on purpose. It calms a room down rather than taking it over.

At 10'8" × 15', it's sized for a big living room or an open-plan space.

Take a look 👆

10'8" × 15' · Hand-spun wool · Vegetable dyes · ~156 KPSI · New · $7,200
One-of-a-kind. Only one in stock.
👉 https://www.catalinarug.com/product/11-x-15-oushak-oriental-rug-10021726/

Would you put this in a living room or a bedroom? 👇

10/17/2026

Minimalism isn't about empty rooms. It's about choosing fewer things and making each one count. 🤍

If your home is clean-lined and calm, three rug styles fit especially well:

• Oushak: big, airy patterns in sun-washed pastels. Relaxed and organic.
• Tabriz in a tone-on-tone palette: fine, precise drawing with silk accents. Quiet luxury you feel more than see.
• Nain: an ivory ground with cool blues and greys, made for a monochrome room.

The right rug doesn't compete with a minimal space. It grounds it.

Watch 👆 then browse our light and neutral rugs: https://www.catalinarug.com/product-category/persian-rugs/beige-rugs/

Which of the three fits your space? 👇

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3415 Fujita Street
Torrance, CA
90505

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Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm

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+13105399373

Website

http://www.catalinarug.com/

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