How Much Is My Rug Worth? A Guide to Rug Appraisal Basics
That rug in your living room might be worth a lot more than you think — or a lot less. Either way, guessing is expensive. Most people only think about what a rug is worth when they’re getting ready to sell it, insure it, or divide up an estate. By then the questions pile up […]
Antique Rug Cleaning: Preserving a Piece With History
An antique rug isn’t just old — it’s a piece of history that’s survived decades of use, and it needs to be handled like it. Whether it’s been in your family for generations or you found it at an estate sale, an antique rug carries risks that a newer rug simply doesn’t. The same cleaning […]
Turkish Rug Cleaning: What Makes It Different
A Turkish rug isn’t just “an Oriental rug from Turkey” — it’s built with a different knot, different wool, and different dye traditions, and cleaning it like a generic Persian piece can go wrong fast. Turkish rugs get lumped in with the broader category of hand-knotted Oriental rugs constantly, and while the family resemblance is […]
Oriental & Persian Rug Cleaning: Why Natural Dyes Differ
Natural dyes in hand-knotted Oriental and Persian rugs are far less predictable under water than modern synthetic dyes. Here’s why dye testing has to happen before every wash.