About Us
The Addison Dicus Company was founded in 1983. Its founder, Gary Dicus, was a sales person for a regional carpet distributior. That company catered primarily to the retail carpet dealer.
Blogs
Sari Rugs
For about a year I've been fascinated by the sari rug. These are made from silk recovered from old saris. As you know saris are the beautiful and stunningly colorful gown-wraps worn by women in India. Certainly their appearance almost everywhere you turn there is a major source of the color explosion that India is famous for.
Red Wine and Your Rug
If you've not seen it happen, you've imagined it happening. You are sitting with good company enjoying a glass of delicious red wine. On the floor is a beautiful hand-dyed, hand-knotted wool rug. "I sure wouldn't want to spill wine on that rug," you say to yourself.
Then it happens.
How to Fold a Rug
Did you ever need to fold a rug for shipping?
Here's Mike Bailey of our Tampa office to show you how.
Mahals
The Mahal style gets its name from a village in Western Iran. It's in the Arak district, famous for weaving rugs for centuries.
Although Mahal designs come in many different configurations, the most characteristic Mahal is probably going to have an all-over pattern in the rug's field. Medallions are rare.
Pets and Rugs
Dogs and cats are beloved members of the household.
But what about accidents on your beloved rug?
Mamluks
Mamluk rugs are named for an elite military caste that started in the Middle East around the 9th Century.
Ikats
Intricate and awe-inspiring weaving and dying technique produce a pattern that has attracted buyers for over 1,000 years. Interestingly, the ikat technique seems to have developed on its own in such far flung places as Malaysia and Central America.
Donegals
In 1898 Scottish textile manufacturer Alexander Morton formulated a concept: set up a rug weaving business in the West that used the time-tested, hand-knotting techniques of the East, but employed
Interior Design in 1657
We moderns enjoy thousands of years of art and decor history. Sometimes when you are out of ideas, the best place to turn is to the taste-setters of the past.
Fashion Show at A/D
After hours of preparation in the Center's Outdoor Artifact Garden, the fashion show had to be quickly moved into the Addison/Dicus showroom. All was not lost. In fact it turned out to be a great event.
