• Oriental, Wool or Silk Rugs Involved in a Flood? We Can Help.

    Published On: Sep 2013|2.5 min read|

    Living in SW Florida we’ve all seen our share of hurricanes, non-stop downpours that can lead to flooding and the occasional “do it yourselfer” who installs a water filter under the sink only to wake up the next morning to a flooded house. When water tragedy strikes it’s important to know the longer an area rug remains submerged the more damage the rug experiences that might be irreversible. Oriental, wool and silk rugs can have dye migration due to submersion.  As a natural fiber, they can experience mold and mildew issues as well as dry rotting.  We’ve even seen area rugs where a carpet cleaning company wrapped a clients treasured wool rug in a plastic sleeve and the rug rotted due to mold and excess moisture. If your area rug [...]

  • Is That A Machine-Made or Hand-Made Oriental Rug?

    Published On: Sep 2013|3.1 min read|

    One of the most frequent questions we ask clients who rely on Oriental Rug Salon for their area rug cleaning or repair needs is “Can you tell me if this rug is handmade or machine made?” We ask this question so that we can help educate our clients to identify the differences and to help educate them on their particular rug. In almost every instance the client believes their rug is “handmade” when in truth only 50% of the time does the client own a genuine, handmade and knotted wool rug. Some clients purchased their rug from an unscrupulous rug dealer and were led to believe the rug was something it is not. Others inherited their beautiful rug and still, others purchased their rug from an ad they found online [...]

  • How To Ideantify a Machine-Made Versus a Hand-Knotted Oriental Rug?

    Published On: Sep 2013|2.8 min read|

    One of the most frequent questions we ask clients who rely on Oriental Rug Salon for their area rug cleaning or repair needs is “Can you tell me if this rug is handmade or machine made?” In almost every instance the client believes their rug is “handmade” when in truth only 50% of the time does the client own a genuine, hand-knotted wool or silk rug. Some clients purchased their rug from an unscrupulous rug dealer and were led to believe the rug was something it is not. Others inherited their beautiful rug and still, others purchased their rug from an ad they found online or from a rug dealer on the side of the road. This article is intended to help you tell the difference between a handmade (or [...]