We love our pets, but we don’t love the damage they can sometimes do to our beautiful woven treasures. Pet urine can be a major problem for wool rugs, reasons being the construction type and ability to absorb moisture. Urine travels to the foundation of rugs and undergoes a chemical change from an acid to alkali (high on the pH scale). Alkali damages wool and other natural fibers and has a detrimental affect by weakening dyes in the rug. The uric acid breaks down into ammonia and forms into salt crystals. These salt crystals attract moisture creating an environment for bacteria to flourish and creating that obnoxious ammonia based odor. Pet urine left unattended can cause permanent color loss and stain your rug. Unfortunately color loss cannot be corrected by [...]

We love our pets, but we don’t love the damage they can sometimes do to our beautiful woven treasures. Pet urine can be a major problem for wool rugs, reasons being the construction type and ability to absorb moisture. Urine travels to the foundation of rugs and undergoes a chemical change from an acid to alkali (high on the pH scale). Alkali damages wool and other natural fibers and has a detrimental effect on weakening dyes in the rug. The uric acid breaks down into ammonia and forms into salt crystals. These salt crystals attract moisture creating an environment for bacteria to flourish and creating that obnoxious ammonia-based odor. Pet urine left unattended can cause permanent color loss and stain your rug. Unfortunately, color loss cannot be corrected by cleaning. [...]

Can you tell the difference between a genuine hand-made and machine made wool or silk area rug? Through our specialized cleaning plant, Oriental Rug Salon, we clean thousands of hand and machine made Oriental Style (wool and silk) on an annual basis. Oftentimes a client will believe they have a hand-made rug (based on what they were told by the salesperson) when in fact, they have a machine made rug. Regardless if a rug is made by hand or machine, wool and silk area rugs are beautiful and if cared for properly will last for many generations. To help our friends in determining the difference between a hand-made and machine made Oriental style area rug, take a look at the above photographs. Note the strong visual differences between the machine-made [...]

Tibetan rugs are known for their striking colors and large patterns. Traditionally, they were fashioned from highland sheep wool. These items were used for a number of purposes including wall hangings and flooring. The most common use for Tibetan rugs was for seating carpets. Commonly known as a Khaden, they measured 3x5 feet, 0.9 m x 1.6 m. The knots used to make Tibetan hand knotted rugs are different from the method used by rug makers in other parts of the world. Traditionally, they were tied over a rod. The pile would not be cut until a row of knots had been completed. At that point in the process, the rod would be slipped out so that the rug would have a flat surface. The finishing process for Tibetan rugs [...]

Oriental Rug Salon With proper care, Oriental style wool and silk area rugs will last a lifetime.  These rugs were a labor of love for the craftsperson who created your treasure and they deserve to be handled by professionals who have devoted their lives to the care and preservation of these fine textiles. Too often we hear the horror stories where a consumer has trusted their Oriental rug cleaning to the local carpet cleaning company only to discover their once treasured heirloom has been ruined due to improper cleaning. Inexperienced carpet cleaners can cause the colors on a Oriental style wool or silk rug to bleed, can shrink the rug due to too much heat or damage the very foundation of the rug by aggressive or automated cleaning.  Another thing [...]

Oriental Rug Salon With proper care, Oriental-style wool and silk area rugs will last a lifetime.  These rugs were a labor of love for the craftsperson who created your treasure and they deserve to be handled by professionals who have devoted their lives to the care and preservation of these fine textiles. Too often we hear the horror stories where a consumer has trusted their Oriental rug cleaning to the local carpet cleaning company only to discover their once treasured heirloom has been ruined due to improper cleaning. Inexperienced carpet cleaners can cause the colors on Oriental style wool or silk rugs to bleed, can shrink the rug due to too much heat, or damage the very foundation of the rug by aggressive or automated cleaning. Another thing to look [...]

Relying on the “old world approach” to wool and silk area rug cleaning, Oriental Rug Salon’s certified technicians are able to deliver a higher standard of cleaning to area rug owners throughout SW Florida. Whether your rug needs to be cleaned because of children and pets, food and wine stains or just the result of traffic over time, we have seen it all and we know how to safely and effectively treat your family's favorite wool, silk or synthetic area rug. All rugs are inspected upon arrival to our cleaning plant and treatment is selected on a rug-to-rug basis.   Unlike automated rug cleaning plants that run like a car wash with no personalized attention given to client’s area rugs, each rug that enters our plant is washed by hand, one [...]

Recent testimonial from a client. "I want to THANK YOU and your staff for saving our antique wool rug (over 100 years old) that was recently involved in a flood. Your services were recommended by the restoration company assigned by our insurance company to restore our home.  Due to a burst pipe, while we were on holiday, our prized wool rug was submerged in water for almost a week. Your company was able to restore the beauty of our rug and the end result is that there's no evidence of color bleed or flooding.  Our rug looks amazing!"  Donna & Harold Sherrer - Naples, FL Oriental Rug Salon is a full-service wool and silk area rug cleaning company serving all of Naples, Marco Island, Bonita Springs, Estero, Sanibel, Fort Myers, [...]

The above repair was performed on a 9X12 Persian wool rug with an appraised value of $18,500.  The fringe on this rug deteriorated as a result of pet urine and dry rot.  To perform the repair we had to locate the exact fringe material and import it from Pakistan.  The fringe is a perfect match and the customer realized no loss in value or beauty of their treasured heirloom. Oriental Rug Salon is a full-service rug cleaning and repair facility specializing in the cleaning and repair of wool, silk, cotton, jute, leather and synthetic area rugs.  We LOVE area rugs and our attention to detail is apparent in everything we do. Rugs entrusted to our experienced and certified rug cleaning specialists are washed by hand with love and care.  We do [...]

The above repair was performed on a 9X12 silk rug with an appraised value of $24,500.  The fringe on this rug deteriorated as a result of pet urine and dry rot.  To perform the repair we had to locate the exact fringe material and import it from Pakistan.  The fringe is a perfect match and the customer realized no loss in value or beauty of their treasured heirloom. Oriental Rug Salon is a full-service rug cleaning and repair facility specializing in the cleaning and repair of wool, silk, cotton, jute, leather, and synthetic area rugs.  We LOVE area rugs and our attention to detail is apparent in everything we do. Rugs entrusted to our experienced and certified rug cleaning specialists are washed by hand with love and care.  We do [...]