Caring for an oriental rug. Frequent vacuuming is important. When to know how to get an oriental rug cleaned.
You can find nothing lovelier to spruce up your home than a beautiful oriental rug. No matter what your color or design scheme, you can find an oriental rug to suit it, since they come in every imaginable color and design.
Oriental rugs will last for years, and even generations, if they are properly cared for. It may seem like a difficult task to properly clean an oriental rug, but taking a few precautions and knowing the right steps will help assure that your rugs will last a long time.
The first and most important step in preserving your oriental rug is vacuuming. Don’t believe it when people tell you that vacuuming an oriental rug will damage it. The exact opposite is true, as long as you do it properly. Make sure that the beater on your vacuum is at the highest position so that it does not dig into the fabric of the rug and cut and scrape the fiber. You may even consider taking the beater bar off altogether, since all you really want to do is suck the dust and dirt out of the carpet, not scour it.
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