My friends are going to be featured on Battle on the Block on @HGTV !
My very good friend of many years, Ms. Rajni Agarwal, is one of the most giving and inspirational people I have ever met. Her story is incredible to me and I'm so grateful to know her, so I thought I would talk a little about her here and the cool things going on in her life right now. A native of India, Rajni's husband passed away suddenly and tragically in his 30s. She was a very young widow left with her two little boys under the age of 5 to care for by herself. Soon she agreed to visit her sister and her family living in the United States. She arrived to the U.S. not even knowing how to balance a checkbook! But little by little, she began to put her life back together. She credits hard work, dedication and a whole lot of prayer for being able to start her own small business here in the states, initially selling Persian-like rugs to local designers and consumers. Today, more than 25 years later, Rajni is the proprietor of Advanced Trading International Rugs, a successful store in the Design District of Miami Beach, FL. Her affordable but high quality rugs are absolutely stunning. I LOVED visiting her showroom in Miami Beach, just surrounded by all the different styles and colors. Rajni and her assistant, another very good friend of mine, Carmen Lopez, personally oversee each and every sale and they are really just one of the best in the business. It was always a joy to see the personalized attention and thought they gave to each and every one of their customers. You can check out their web site and their totally gorgeous rugs at http://www.atirugs.com
