The art of carpet weaving existed in Persia in ancient times. According to evidence such as the 2500-year-old Pazyryk carpet, it dates back to 500 B.C., during the Achaemenid period. The first documented indication of the existence of Persian carpets comes from Chinese texts dating back to the Sassanid period (224 – 641 AD). The Pazyryk [...]
Spring Cleaning Tips: Best Area Rug Cleaning Methods
April showers bring May flowers, and also signal the season that encourages clearing away dust bunnies and opening sealed windows. Right up there with switching your closets from your winter duds to spring/summer outfits, should be area rug cleaning. The best carpet preservation tip of all is to try and keep a lot of the [...]
What Defines an Authentic Oriental Rug?
When making an investment in high-end “floor art,” the last thing you want is to have the rug pulled out from under you. Be aware of the common misuse of the term “Oriental rug” as a generic label for nearly any variety of patterned carpeting. The first thing you need to know is that a [...]
The Benefits of Hiring an Organic Carpet Cleaning Company
The difference between chemical and organic rug cleaning isn’t just black and white; it’s green. What can you get when your rug cleaners use outdated commercial carpet-cleaning solutions that contain mainly noxious man-made chemicals? To quote Pepto-Bismol: “Nausea, heartburn, indigestion, upset stomach, diarrhea.” Not to mention dizziness or allergic reactions. With continuous use, perhaps down [...]
Preventing Children’s Asthma through Routine Area Rug Cleaning
Keep Your Home Allergen Free Through Routine Area Rug Cleaning Does anyone really know why more and more children are developing asthma? Some experts suggest that children are being exposed to more and more allergens such as dust, air pollution, and second-hand smoke. These factors all are indoor asthma triggers. Others suspect that children are [...]
