by Rug Chick | Nov 25, 2011 | Popular, Rug Buying, Rug Care
Buying rugs. (Tips for the nervous rug shopper.) Rug dealers as a “group” get a bad rap. Everyone has heard a story, or seen an exposé, on someone being ripped off on a rug purchase. They were sold an “antique”…when it wasn’t. Or they were sold a silk rug…when it was...
by Rug Chick | Nov 17, 2011 | Rug Buying, Rug Care, Rug Selling
Pottery Barn rugs to run from… I like Pottery Barn. They have some cool household items and furnishings, some of which are good quality at a good price. Their rug department however, is a different story… and in the rug cleaning world the term “POTTERY BARN RUG” is...
by Rug Chick | Nov 5, 2011 | Rug Buying, Rug Care, Rug Selling
Rugs with material on the back Most professional rug cleaners should know this, but in case you don’t… … wool rugs with material on the back like this one, are called TUFTED rugs: Tufted rug from China. Loose cotton material backing. Some have a loosely attached...
by Rug Chick | Sep 5, 2011 | Rug Buying, Rug Care, Rug Selling
Over-Dyed Rugs. (The BIG disaster awaiting careless cleaners.) There are a multitude of reasons why a rug’s dyes may run during cleaning. In fact, I wrote a post on several of those reasons behind how a rug’s dyes can bleed on you. The red dye crocks on to a damp...
by Rug Chick | Jul 11, 2011 | Rug Care
Pet puddles on rugs. (Uh oh, urine trouble!) You’re in trouble indeed… I know he chewed the rug… but he’s so CUTE! It’s all fun and games until the valuable oriental rug in the den gets a pet urine stain that’s not coming out. Pet urine is at the top of the “uh oh”...
by Rug Chick | Jul 1, 2011 | Rug Buying, Rug Care, Rug Selling
Why some rugs buckle I receive a lot of “help me” calls from rug cleaners and rug owners on rugs that are buckling. They want to know what to do. And my answer is usually… it depends. That’s because there are a number of reasons why a rug is buckling on someone. Some...
