Sarasota rug dealer returns to US 41 after hurricane repairs

A large rug dealer in Sarasota has returned to its original location nearly six months after relocating due to hurricane damage.

Rugs As Art reopened at the beginning of April along South Tamiami Trail, where it has been since 2001 in an approximately 20,000-square-foot space. The address is 6650 S. Tamiami Trail.

“We were so happy to see how busy we were right away,” Jesse Murse of Rugs As Art says in an email. “So many customers came in and said how excited they were to see us back. They were waiting for us to return so they could shop for rugs."