Your favorite area rugs in your house are important to you for many reasons: they’re heirlooms, they’re beautiful, they add warmth to your home, they’re comfortable, they represent a monetary investment, and more.  So what can you do to keep your Oriental rugs in great shape?  These simple steps will help you protect and preserve [Read the full article…]

There are various levels of clean for Oriental rugs, each essentially dependent on the type of soiling present in the rug.  In rug dusting, the dry soils are removed from the rug fibers, and in deep cleaning, a customized cleaning plan is developed that typically entails thoroughly washing the rug in a specialized rug bath.  [Read the full article…]

It’s easy to think there’s no wrong way to arrange an area rug, and that well-crafted Persian rugs are so beautiful and exquisite they’d look good in any room, in any arrangement, and in any environment.  While in some ways this is true, certain rules of interior design show us that there are in fact [Read the full article…]

Persian rugs, the specific type of Oriental rug that originates from present day Iran, are known for extremely high-quality fibers and craftsmanship, extraordinarily dense pile, and smaller handtied knots than other Oriental rugs.  If you own a Persian rug, you’re familiar with high quality artisan work, and you likely treasure it!  If you’re thinking of [Read the full article…]

Routine vacuuming is an important part of keeping your Oriental rug in good shape.  Once or twice per week, depending on how much foot traffic the rug gets, you bring out the vacuum, make sure the beater bar is raised or deactivated, and give the Persian rugs in your home a thorough vacuuming.  With weekly [Read the full article…]