Has anyone washed an oriental rug?
linnea56 (zone 5b Chicago)
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Comments (24)DH lived in Turkey for a couple of his military years and began collecting carpets then. He said that in sunny CA and in Turkey they often took them outside and hosed them down, but as you pointed out the weather would prevent that. We've done that only in doggie emergencies, but most often our wonderful carpet cleaner cleaned the orientals too, when necessary. I've taken one to be mended and they cleaned it there, but recently DH became acquainted with a rug dealer who had a couple of our rugs cleaned and I'm quite unhappy with the texture difference. Somehow they became softer and as a result tend to move when you walk on them. I'm not sure what the process was, but I suggest that you make certain that they won't alter the texture when the clean off all of that dirt. FWIW, I love the new bedroom color and the rug in the space!...See Morerug backing disintegrating/oriental area rug - what to do?
Comments (5)Sounds like marble dust used as a filler, in the latex bonding agent, holding the secondary backing, to the primary backing. I would buy a quart of SBT carpet latex, not the acrylic latex. Get a 6" wide putty knife and a paint brush. Flip the carpet over so the backing is up. Use the paint brush to apply the latex to the backing, and used the putty knife to drag it smooth, and getting it to lay flat. Let it cure out and off gas, for a day or two. I have done this to many wall to wall stretched in installations, where the backing has delaminated in traffic areas, that caused wrinkles. If it is real wool, Shampooing it will cause it to shrink, like a wool sweater does. But with that said, the SBT latex will not loosen, if you clean the rug....See MorePaint color with this Oriental rug
Comments (21)You don't see many real orientals on Houzz or in magazines these days. It seems so strange to me. They are the handcrafted, classic, expensive giants of the home decor world, but everybody wants area rugs that look pale and/or non-classic, or that resemble sisal. Compared to the look that is "all around" these days, an oriental does have a heavy look. I like to think that weighting the floor can make the ceiling feel higher. Don't feel sad about having an oriental rug on your floor! This is a trend I do not understand, except in the sense that trends gain momentum and become trendier. I recently experimented with red walls in an Oriental rug living room. It really looked good, I have to say, even though I don't like strong colored walls. I would have seriously considered it if it were a dining room. In my case, with only one living room, I couldn't really do red comfortably. But if it had been a DR, an FR or office/library, I would have gone for red if the moldings were good and plentiful, like yours seem to be. I ended up painting SW compatible cream. That's a color that had peak popularity here a few years ago, so don't expect people to endorse the choice. It's nice in that there is absolutely no green tinge, yet it has enough color to set off the moldings nicely in my shaded room, and it is ok with the rest of the yellow walls in my home....See MoreHas Anyone ever refringed their rug?
Comments (10)Too funny! I've thought about doing that myself. We have brick floors and Oriental rugs throughout our house and the ones with the long fringe are such a PIA! They hardly ever lay straight and get so messy looking. Turk, my bad-boy dobie, chewed on the foyer rug's fringe when he was a pup. That side's now up against the front door and so it looks naturally messy while hiding the chewed part ;^P In recent years I've refused to buy any rug without the shorter fringe. I've seriously thought of trimming the fringe on the longer ones myself. To me, that's a more practical solution . . . except for the foyer rug. I'm waiting to hear about replacing fringe on your thread for that one! Lynn...See Morelinnea56 (zone 5b Chicago)
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