About Us
The Addison Dicus Company was founded in 1983. Its founder, Gary Dicus, was a sales person for a regional carpet distributor. That company catered primarily to the retail carpet dealer.
Blogs
Fascinating Neutrals
Contempory rug design is very popular right now. The style offers advantages.
One of them is its ability to serve as a neutral design element while at the same time offering lots of subtle intricacies that make being in the room a delight.
Contemporary Trends
We have just received a large shipment of rugs and want to show them off. Some are old favorites. Some are new to Addison/Dicus.
Design Your Own Custom Hand-knotted Rug
In spite of the availability of tens of thousands of hand-knotted rugs, designers and their clients sometimes require a custom designed rug. The reasons are varied.
Polyurethane or Oil for your Wood Floor?
Polyurethane is a protective coating that covers and seals the wooden floor underneath. It imparts a shiny, gymnasium-like floor. It can and does look great.
Aria Wood Flooring
Although the area of the floor is relative small compared with the walls and the ceiling, it's a room's most important surface.
India, Nepal and the Future of Fine Hand-knotted Rugs
For thousands of years the peoples India and surrounding countries have produced the world's great textiles. They continue to do so today.
Install a Rug in my Photo
Pictures can really make things easier.
For three decades we have shown rugs in homes for designers and their clients. Now to make the interior designer's job a little easier, we will install rugs in pictures of rooms.
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.
