Family-Run Since 1984
South Africa's Rug People for Over 40 Years
Rugs Original was founded by the Blumberg family in 1984, with a single store at Cresta Mall in Johannesburg and a simple belief: a great rug doesn't just cover a floor — it completes a room, anchors a home, and lasts a lifetime.
Our Story
From One Store to a National Name
What started as a single family store at Cresta Shopping Centre in 1984 has grown into South Africa's leading rug specialist — with eight showrooms across Johannesburg, Pretoria, Durban, Ballito, Cape Town and Klerksdorp.
Four decades on, we're still family-run, and the founding belief hasn't changed: quality rugs are foundational to home design. Every rug we stock is chosen on quality first — never on what's cheapest to procure — because a rug that's chosen well becomes part of a home for decades.
Global Range
Rugs From Around the World, Right Here in South Africa
Our range of over 1,000 designs spans the world's great rug-making traditions — from hand-knotted Persian and Oriental heirlooms to contemporary machine-made designs and hard-wearing performance rugs for busy family homes.
Explore the full range in our online collection, or see and feel the difference in person at any showroom.
Our Promise
What We Stand For
Free advice. No pressure. Every time.
Our team gives free sizing, styling and material advice on any rug — in-store, by phone or online. We'd rather you buy the right rug than a rug today.
Quality-first sourcing
We choose every design on build quality and materials first. Forty years of relationships with the world's best mills means we know exactly what we're putting on your floor.
Family-run values
Still owned and run by the family that founded it. When we say a rug will last, our name is on that promise.
Here in person
Eight showrooms across South Africa — walk in, no appointment needed. Free delivery nationwide on orders over R1,500.
Come Say Hello
Visit Us — 8 Showrooms Nationwide
See the colours, feel the pile, and get honest advice from people who've spent decades around rugs.
Trading hours, directions and store contact details are on the store locator.
Forty years of rugs. Yours is here.
Browse 1,000+ designs online with free delivery over R1,500 — or visit a showroom and let us help you find it in person.