If you rug needs professional cleaning, you can call just any professional carpet cleaning service, correct? Wrong! Wrong! A thousand times wrong! Here’s why: A “regular” professional cleaning company often will do a fantastic job cleaning your wall-to-wall carpets and area rugs….but only if they aren’t the textile works of art that are hand-knotted Persian […]
Have you noticed worn parts of your Oriental or Persian carpet – even though it’s rarely used and hardly anyone every walks upon it? Your rug may have been a smorgasbord for moths. Moths and other bugs love wool. Most Persian/Oriental rugs are made of wool fibers so your rug is a veritable feast for […]
If you’ve purchased a hand-knotted, quality Persian or Oriental rug, you very well may have visions of handing the rug down to your children and/or grandchildren, also hoping that they will pass it down to their grandchildren! Fine rugs made of wool, wool, and silk are quite sturdy and should last for decades when cared […]
As the holidays approach, you undoubtedly are thinking of hosting a party or two. Perhaps you’re hosting a neighborhood party at your home, or your teens are planning on having a New Year’s Eve blowout. Regardless, if you have a handmade rug in your home, you’re going to want to make sure it’s protected. In […]
We’re not serious, of course: who would want to destroy a beautiful Persian or Oriental rug? But some of us don’t know the right way to care for these lovely textile works of art and, even though these rugs are incredibly sturdy and can withstand a lot of “abuse,” we thought we’d talk to you […]
If you have an antique Persian or Oriental rug, you may wonder what its appraised value is for insurance purposes, or if you’ve decided to sell it. Read below for tips on how to appraise the value of an antique Persian or Oriental rug. Take a look at its design. How intricate is it? Does […]
When it comes to cleaning your fine Persian or Oriental rug, we don’t recommend that you clean it yourself. Sure, we have a vested interest in recommending that you take your woven work of art to a professional rug cleaning service, but because these rugs are so valuable – and more than likely cost you […]
You take your Persian or Oriental rug out of storage and notice that, because you folded it for storage, it now has a deep fold in it, one that – no matter what you do – just stays there. (Tip: never fold a rug for storage; always roll it up.) Or you see that your […]
