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Here’s a conversation I have about once a week: “I had my rug cleaned by a carpet cleaning company, and now it looks worse than before. Can you fix it?” And then they show me the rug — shrunken, stiff, colors bleeding where they shouldn’t, that unmistakable chemical smell. Sometimes the damage is reversible. Sometimes…
Jute and Sisal Rug Cleaning: What Works and What Will Destroy Your Rug I’ll cut straight to the most important thing you need to know about sisal and jute rugs: water is the enemy. That probably sounds strange. How do you clean something if you can’t use water? That’s exactly the challenge, and it’s why…
Navajo Rug Cleaning: Preserving a Piece of American Heritage Not every rug that comes through our doors is a Persian or Oriental. Some of the pieces we’re most honored to care for are Navajo textiles — woven by Indigenous artisans using techniques that have been passed down through generations for centuries. Navajo rugs hold a…
Silk Rug Cleaning: Why You Should Never DIY (And What to Do Instead) A few months ago, a gentleman from Hillsborough brought in a silk Qum rug that had been in his family for three generations. Beautiful piece. Probably worth somewhere in the $20,000-$30,000 range. His housekeeper had tried to clean a small stain with…
Oriental Rug Cleaning: What Every Rug Owner Needs to Know Before Hiring a Cleaner I’ll be honest with you — a good chunk of our business comes from fixing other companies’ mistakes. At least once a week, someone walks into our Newark facility holding a rug that was “cleaned” by a regular carpet cleaning company…