A Photo Essay

TheShowroom.

Eleven plates from inside the shop — the floor, the wash room, the unofficial proprietor.

Inside the Berthoud showroom — rugs stacked deep — The floor, four-deep with rugs from every corner of the world.01 / 11

Castle Cleaning storefront with vintage Cadillac — The shop on 3rd Street, with its occasional blue companion.02 / 11

Stained glass and brick in the showroom corner — Stained glass against the brick — afternoons in the corner room.03 / 11

Handwashing a rug with foam and brushes — Full submersion. Hand-applied soap, gentle agitation, repeated rinse.04 / 11

Fringe restoration in progress with hand-dyed yarns — Re-fringing in progress, with skeins of hand-dyed yarn.05 / 11

The shop dog perched on a stack of rugs — The unofficial proprietor, taking inventory.06 / 11

The red-brick Castle Cleaning storefront — Castle Cleaning & Rug Co. — corner of 3rd & Mountain.07 / 11

The shop dog napping on a stack of rugs — A quiet afternoon. (Open by appointment.)08 / 11

Oriental rug detail — Field detail — Persian, ca. mid-century.09 / 11

Handmade rug craftsmanship — Knot density on a hand-tied piece.10 / 11

Handmade rug pattern detail — Border pattern detail.11 / 11

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