Recently I shopped all around Santa Barbara for a new area rug. I found Cesar at Aga John to be…read morevery helpful, knowledgeable and patient. A good rug is an important design decision and economic investment too. They are located near La Cumbre Plaza but he has access to rugs in their Los Angeles and San Francisco locations too. They will show you photos and bring rugs here for you to see in your location. There is no substitute for seeing the rug in your home with your lighting and furnishings. Good luck with your shopping. It takes time to find just the right rug and negotiate for the best value. But I felt Aga John is a reputable and courteous dealer.

From the owner: Contemporary retailer offers a wide selection of antique & new handmade Oriental rugs & tapestries.read more

We have a maple Scandinavian dining room set my parents gave us as a wedding present. When the kids…read morewere little years back, the original seat fabric got all stained and nasty with milk, etc. We went to an undisclosed interior design place and replaced the fabric with marine grade vinyl and thick padding. The result was horrendous. The vinyl was tucked, unprofessionally with big seams/creases at the corners, like a do it yourself job. We didn't care at the time - as long as it held up for the next 10 years, we were good. Come 2020 and that vinyl is getting annoying. Our butts stick to them, the chairs noticeably look bad relative to the rest of our furnishing, and most importantly, the kids aren't leaving have half their food on the seats. Santa Barbara Design Center has been here for a while and I stopped in randomly on the way to Home Improvement. I was introduced to Michael, a knowledgeable and personable chap. I showed him an online picture of the original chair, and that I wanted to restore the seat to its original, sleek, sculptural and refined splendor. He said no problem, provided a couple of premium quality fabric books, and we were on our way. We picked out the fabric and brought the chairs in. Michael commented "my god, who did this work?" 50% down and ten days later, chairs were done, with a message "come down and make sure you are happy." My wife and I looked, were pleased - Michael responded with "here's something that bothers me, I want you to see..." He flipped the chair over and on the bottom, the seat fabric was stapled just outside of the underside frame. You wouldn't see it normally, but from a distance or looking down from the side, you might. Immediately we thought the same thing, yeah, that's not ideal. He said it shouldn't be done like this, let me redo it for you, no charge. His upholsterer redid it, and boy those 8 chairs look great, almost better than the original! The seats came out sleek and wonderfully curved over the underlying pad. The fabric is comfortable, soft and elegant - couldn't be happier. The interior of SBDC fills a warehouse space and contains just about everything; furniture, rugs, lamps, etc. The staff were COVID compliant, and Michael was a dream to work with. He has an excellent eye for detail, is easy to work with, and is an honest broker; I wish we had more projects for him!

What a fabulous store! We moved to Santa Barbara and feel so fortunate to have this incredible…read morestore to find so much style and inspiration. David Kourosh and all the staff were so helpful and we have had the best after sales service ever! We had a slight issue with an item some time after purchasing and Grace has been incredible in getting it sorted out seamlessly. It's not often to find such amazing service after the sale is completed. I highly recommend SBDC.

We recently used Carpeteria to put new carpet in our bedroom. The knowledgeable staff helped us…read moreselect high quality carpet at a great price and the process was super easy. I highly recommend Carpeteria!

Very friendly staff and spacious , clean, well lit showroom. Also very community minded - they…read moreimmediately donated some carpet sample pieces for my elementary classroom when I asked!

The quality and selection of rugs is so fun, antiques and moden in so many sizes and colors…read more Michael's charisma shines in his telling of every rug, and its story. My family has bought rugs, gotten rugs cleaned, and received several helpful appraisals in the 25 years we have worked with Rugs and More to understand and care for our rugs. Thank you.

They call themselves the Santa Barbara Design Center and they think the are comparable to the Los…read moreAngeles Design Center. In realty there is no comparison! The Los Angeles Design Center is comprised of many high end stores who sell top of the line designer products. In fact you have to be an Interior Designer to purchase anything there The Santa Barbara Design Center owner is not customer oriented. Six years ago we had their designer come out to our house and she picked out a sofa and pillows for us. She miscalculated which side the size of the room and also cutom made over sized pillows - which to this day we cannot use to sit comfortably! We recently went to the store only to find out from the owner that our sofa and pillows were worthless! We wanted to have our old family room sofa reupholstered but only to find out that it would cost as much as if you were to buy a new one. The biggest disappointment was when he bragged about changing our over sized pillows ,that their designer made for us, for the right size for $100. When my husband went to drop them off he increased the price by another $100 to the inserts! This was totally misleading! So now we were looking at $200/ pillow to correct their designer's mistake. Bottom line is that we have a very high end home in Santa Barbara and the pillows on our living room sofa are $1,500 each. The reason I am writing this review is to let people know that they should not be fooled by this furniture place

We just purchased two more rugs from Abram Imports. Our previous rug is wearing beautifully and…read moretheir rugs are great quality. Their service is excellent too!

What a beautiful selection of rugs! Abram is wonderful and so helpful. I loved how much time he…read moretook with me to answer all my questions about the rugs. I will definitely come back to shop their exquisite selection of rugs.

I LOVE this shop and always find something fun to bring home! From their friendly greetings to…read moretheir sweet dog Auggie, it's always a joy visiting The Art of Consignment.

Hidden treasure on Gutierrez Street…read more There's a mixture of furniture and art. This is a woman owned business. If you're lucky, the sweet doggy, see my photos, will also be there to greet you. I love to support mother daughter businesses as well. Did you know March is women's business focus?! Every week there can be different items. If you're looking for something in particular, let them know as well.

Tribal Rugs (or similar incarnations) have been around on State St. in Santa Barbara ever since I…read morevisit, for a couple of decades. For me, it is part of the landscape. They sell nice rugs, but also other home decor, sometimes clothes, cool jewelry. They also have items on sale in front of the store. You might find a cool gem. Prices vary, customer service is decent, although last time I was browsing, one of the employees was blowing away leaves with a machine, which made it annoying to browse and shop. A store with character and imported goods!

DO NOT TRUST THIS BUSINESS/OWNER…read more We made a check to purchase a rug in August which he deposited immediately. Four months later he tried to be slick and mobile deposited the same check again thinking we wouldn't notice. CRIMINAL activity. Reporting him (Masood and his company everywhere). Note: He has a business in Santa Barbara and also sells at the Rose Bowl Flea Market.