We had a custom job recently for a customer’s collage carpet that was brought in recently. This carpet is called a collage carpet because it is comprised of many different patches of rugs that have been sewn together to…
The Yomut tribes of western Turkmenistan usually make Asmalyks in pairs. The Asmalyks are mostly ceremonial rugs used as wedding celebrations pieces to decorate the sides of the camel in which the bride rides. Asmalyk means hanging and it is…
We had a return customer bring 4 handknotted pieces in recently to be deep cleaned; one of those pieces needed some extra attention. The ends of the rug in question had major unraveling happening and the design was already being…
Besides selling all types of rugs, runners as well as tapestries in our Los Angeles showroom, we also have some unique items and today we’d like to show you our custom made pillows! They are all stitched together by hand by…
We had an interesting customer story occur a couple weeks ago here at Rug Ideas. A couple brought in a very nice Kashan Rug that had some apparent color bleeding all over the rug(which made the ivory parts pink) as…
Wondering if you should have a rug pad underneath your rug?There are a number of reasons why using rug pads are a great idea: Safety – No matter where the rug is placed (on carpet or hardwood or etc), a pad keeps…
A customer recently brought in a rug of theirs that they bought in Morocco during a vacation. It has been in their home for the past 7 years and had never had a cleaning. Another area of attention was the…
The ancient trade routes, which connect the east with the west were developed and influenced through the centuries by notable people such as Alexander the Great, Genghis Khan, Marco Polo, and Richard the Lion Hearted. These trade routes came to…
Sometimes rug owners take cleaning duties into their own hands, with varied results. A new customer of ours recently got a stain on their Handknotted Silk Rug and tried to clean the are himself. Not only did the stain not…
Right now at Rug Ideas we have ALL of our machine made runners priced 50% OFF! There are many areas in the house that the regular carpet or rug does not fully cover. Yet these areas too need the protection…