Faber Rug Co

Faber Rug Co. is the Wellesley shop people go to once they already know a stair runner, a custom-woven area rug, or a house full of wall-to-wall carpet is coming, and want someone who can walk them through fibers, weaves, and colors in person rather than order online. The company says it opened in Wellesley in 1954 and is now run by a third generation of the Faber family, and Ryan, Kyle, and other relatives keep showing up by name in review after review as the ones who helped pick a rug. That personal-attention experience is the thing that repeats across the Google history: shoppers describe being walked through sample rooms with a budget and a deadline in hand, coming home with exactly the piece they wanted. One buyer said she's been coming back for 35 years. On the installation side, a 2025 review described a stair runner swapped for a new one with a Hollywood mount, calling the planning, cleanup, and precision on point, and Faber's Better Business Bureau file carries an A+ grade. Two 2025 reviews are worth knowing about before booking an installation. Both described stairway runners that came loose or started fraying within months, and both said getting Faber to respond and follow through took weeks once they raised it — a different experience from the showroom praise above, and worth asking about directly if the job in mind is an installation rather than a straightforward rug purchase. For choosing and buying a rug, carpet, or custom weave, the showroom experience carries decades behind it — the company still lists carpets, orientals, vinyls, tile, custom rugs, and wood flooring among what it sells and installs. For an installation specifically, it's worth confirming upfront how Faber handles a callback if something needs adjusting.