Shag rugs with high pile became popular in the 80’s. They are soft and give you a mattress type of cushioning under your bare feet. You can sit or sleep on them comfortably. But they are a little bit difficult…
Once in a while, we receive a tapestry for cleaning and repair. In many cases, these tapestries are damaged due to improper care and maintenance. They are hung for a long time without cleaning and sometimes they are not hung…
We picked up a room size Persian Heriz rug from a client’s house in Santa Monica for cleaning. We offered repair of four sides as the sides were damaged and were falling apart. She agreed. We first inspected the rug…
Do we clean rugs? Yes, but we do more than cleaning when we get a rug cleaning job. We care for the rugs and we curate them. What do I mean by that? After we receive a rug for cleaning,…
We received an antique late 19th century tapestry from a client few weeks ago. It was full of damages and holes. It is made of cotton, wool, and silk. The silk parts in many areas are rotten and when we…
We received a 5′ x 7′ Persian Kashan rug from a client for cleaning and repair. Part of the fringes at the top were missing and the rug looked very dirty. Kashan is a very famous and old city in…
A client brought in a damaged rotten Karastan rug to see if we could save it. This rug was water damaged and then left in a basement for a year and it was full of mildew. We said we could…
A designer called in for a rush job of rug downsizing to be done in 24 hours. We said yes, we can do it in a day. It was a 9′ x 12′ outdoor carpet. We picked it up from…
When customers call in for rug cleaning, the first question they ask is how much we charge for cleaning. If the quality and how our cleaning process works is not asked and inquired, price by itself is meaningless. It is…
We picked up a dirty and damaged Karastan carpet for cleaning. This client did not want to spend money on the repair of her rug. So we offered to patch the rug after it was deep cleaned and wet washed….