A customer brought in an area rug recently into our showroom that needed cleaning. This rug had not been cleaned in over 5 years and one area that showed just how dirty it had gotten was the fringes. Sometimes a…
The cat rugs of Paotao were woven in the early 20th century. Paotao is close to Mongolia, a cold, rugged and dusty land, and the rugs were used for sitting or sleeping on. But tigers and leopards have been portrayed…
Rug Tent Sale Black Friday 50% OFF. We are going to have the biggest 2-day Rug Tent Sale starting on Black Friday, November 23rd & Saturday November 24th, 2012 from 10 am to 6 pm. This is a one-time in…
What do you do with your valuables? You take care of them. Why not do the same thing to your Persian and Oriental rugs? They are expensive and can last for many years and maybe for generations. The more you take care…
Today we are showing you a great handmade Afghan rug in our inventory that fits in the category of ‘war rugs’. The war rug tradition of Afghanistan has its origins in the decade of Soviet occupation of Afghanistan from 1979, and…
Our big ‘Rug Tent Sale‘ is rapidly approaching and we want to let you know that we are having 50% OFF our entire inventory of rugs! That’s right, on November 23rd and 24th we are having our Black Friday sale,…
Bergama, Kula, Ghiordes and Melas are among a cluster of villages whose traditional carpets from the Classical era include large and small pattern Holbeins, carpets with double niches, and prayer rugs with the typical keyhole and arrowhead designs. Melas creates…
Rug cleaning may cause some white knots to show up in a cleaned and washed hand made carpet. The foundation of a rug can be made of cotton, wool or silk. This foundation is a collection of vertical strands called warps.Sometimes…
Last week a customer brought in a couple of rugs, one for which needed a repair done. This particular rug is a small one that the owner’s dog had done some chewing on. Take a look below: The dog in…
At Rug Ideas we do thorough inspections of all rugs that come in before and after cleaning. Doing the inspection before cleaning helps us determine what type of stains we are dealing with so we know just what measures to…