{"id":32826,"date":"2018-11-08T13:19:13","date_gmt":"2018-11-08T18:19:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/?p=32826"},"modified":"2018-11-08T15:43:26","modified_gmt":"2018-11-08T20:43:26","slug":"lincoln-rug-gallery-opens-in-halfmoon-specializing-in-wood-flooring-and-area-rugs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/2018\/11\/lincoln-rug-gallery-opens-in-halfmoon-specializing-in-wood-flooring-and-area-rugs\/","title":{"rendered":"Lincoln Rug Gallery Opens In Halfmoon, Specializing In Wood Flooring And Area Rugs"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_32827\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32827\" style=\"width: 1518px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-32827\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2018\/11\/lincoln-rug-hc.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1518\" height=\"1088\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2018\/11\/lincoln-rug-hc.jpg 1518w, https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2018\/11\/lincoln-rug-hc-300x215.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2018\/11\/lincoln-rug-hc-768x550.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2018\/11\/lincoln-rug-hc-1024x734.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1518px) 100vw, 1518px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32827\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shiv Hari was the owner and manager of two gas stations in the area but decided to open a new business, Lincoln Rug Gallery, on Route 9 at St. John\u2019s Plaza in Halfmoon.<br \/>\u00a92018 Saratoga Photographer.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>By Susan E. Campbell<\/p>\n<p>Lincoln Rug Gallery has opened at 1683 Route 9 at St. John\u2019s Plaza in Halfmoon.<\/p>\n<p>Sole proprietor Shiv Hari was the owner and manager of two gas stations in the area for the past six years, but decided to make a career change into retailing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTwo years ago I visited an uncle in Australia. He has a rug business there,\u201d Hari said. \u201cI saw how he ran it and did research on the market.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>His research revealed a demand for hardwood flooring and area rugs of high quality, he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is a trend for hardwood floors in both new construction and renovation,\u201d he said. \u201cAn area rug adds color and texture and designs the space, as well as absorbs noise.\u201d<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Hari<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>learned from his uncle different types of rugs and what to look for in quality. Finding the right location was one of his biggest challenges, and again his uncle guided him.<\/p>\n<p>Located near some large furniture stores and Home Depot, Lincoln Rug Gallery can easily be seen by homeowners and builders traveling on Route 9. Hari said he searched locations all over Albany, Rensselaer and Saratoga.<\/p>\n<p>Hari has contacted interior designers to offer their customers personalized designs in both wool and viscose carpeting for smaller areas or an entire floor.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne customer wanted a leaf pattern flowing from room to room,\u201d he said. \u201cThis pattern was designed exclusively to the designer\u2019s specification and woven into the carpeting at the factory.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The area rugs available at Lincoln Rug Gallery are unique, according to Hari, and unavailable online or at local big box stores.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRugs online may be a little cheaper, but those are mostly outgoing styles,\u201c he said. \u201cAnd you cannot get advice over the internet on how to design a rug or place your furniture on it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Customers can avoid all the mistakes of buying the wrong product or the wrong size by coming into the shop. Here they can experience first hand the color, quality and texture of a product they will live with for years to come, said Hari.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOnce people come in they are mostly likely to come back if we offer value, service and an affordable price for the quality of what they are getting,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Lincoln Rug Gallery also sells household accessories such a throw pillows, bath mats and towels, and Egyptian cotton bedsheets.<\/p>\n<p>There is a grand opening sale going on through December. Hari said, \u201cSpecial pricing is available on two sizes of US-made, machine woven patterned rugs in classic Mediterranean, abstract, and traditional styles and lots in between.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The phone number is 518-888-1744.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Susan E. Campbell Lincoln Rug Gallery has opened at 1683 Route 9 at St. John\u2019s Plaza in Halfmoon. Sole proprietor Shiv Hari was the owner and manager of two gas stations in the area for the past six years, but decided to make a career change into retailing. \u201cTwo years ago I visited an [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":196,"featured_media":32827,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,34],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-32826","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-news","category-new-businesses"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\r\n<title>Lincoln Rug Gallery Opens In Halfmoon, Specializing In Wood Flooring And Area Rugs - Saratoga Business Journal<\/title>\r\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\r\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/2018\/11\/lincoln-rug-gallery-opens-in-halfmoon-specializing-in-wood-flooring-and-area-rugs\/\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Lincoln Rug Gallery Opens In Halfmoon, Specializing In Wood Flooring And Area Rugs - Saratoga Business Journal\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"By Susan E. 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