The once-austere lobby now features stylish seating--including lattice-backed John Boone chairs--as well as handpainted silk Chinese wallpaper and trellis-patterned carpets hand made in Thailand.

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Further north, in the state of Uttar Pradesh, hand-knotted carpets are made and sent to showrooms in the U.S. You'll find such goods, says Washington D.

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Further north, in the state of Uttar Pradesh, hand-knotted carpets are made and sent to showrooms in the U.S. Such goods can be found, says Washington D.

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