Oriental Rug Cleaning in Elmhurst, Queens

Elmhurst is home to families from nearly every corner of the globe, and plenty of them carried a special rug with them when they came. A silk rug from China, a wool rug from Afghanistan or Iran, a kilim from Turkey, a dhurrie from India.

Rugs like these are made by hand from natural fibers, and many are colored with plant dyes. They can outlive us all, but the wrong cleaning can ruin them fast. A rental machine or a steam cleaner can make dyes run and loosen the knots.

We collect them from your apartment at no charge, wash them by hand at our plant and deliver them home.

At pickup we go over the rug with you: the knots, the ends, the fringe, any thin spots, and anything that might not come out. No surprises later.

Silk deserves a special word. It is beautiful but weak when wet, and silk dyes can be fragile. Silk rugs get the slowest, gentlest wash we do, after testing.

Wool rugs are first dusted to remove dry grit packed into the knots. Then each color is spot-tested, the rug is washed by hand, rinsed, and dried flat.

Flat-weaves such as kilims and dhurries are thin and can twist if handled roughly, so they are washed and dried with extra care for their shape.

We comb and clean the fringe every time. If moths have nibbled the wool, we can treat the rug.

Many fine rugs in Elmhurst apartments sit in living rooms with big windows facing the street. Years of sun can fade one end more than the other. We point out any fading at pickup, because washing makes colors brighter but cannot bring back what the sun has taken.

Rotate the rug once a year, use a good pad underneath, and keep plant pots off it. These small habits add years to a handmade rug.

In small apartments, a fine rug often sits right under the dining table, where chair legs rub the same spots every meal. We look for that wear at pickup, and a pad under the rug or felt pads on the chairs can slow it down.

For pickup in an apartment building, we coordinate with your super or doorman. Machine-made rugs belong in our standard process: area rug cleaning in Elmhurst.

Call 1-800-589-4364 or ask for a free quote to arrange oriental rug cleaning in Elmhurst, 11373. Don't forget 10% off your first cleaning. If you live across the line in Corona, see oriental rugs in Corona.