It would be a disappointment to finally find the oriental rug you have been wanting for so long, to see it be ruined from a lack of a few simple oriental rug cleaning and care tips. Your rug will deteriorate over time if you don’t practice these simple steps.

The day you purchase your rug you should start these simple cleaning and care steps. The cost of cleaning and caring for your rug are such much cheaper than the price of seeing your prized rug be ruined with age. Even repairing the rug will cost more than proper care.

Oriental Rug Cleaning and Care in a few simple steps.

The sun is actually one of the rugs worst enemies. Many times a rug is placed in a room with lots of natural light to bring out the colors and beauty of the rug and the rest of the room. Over time the sun can damage your rug beyond repair. The best solution to sun damage, which causes the rug to fade, is to remove the rug from direct sunlight. If you don’t like that option, consider flipping the rug around from time to time to even out any wear on the colors from the sun. Make sure that if you are not using the area to keep the sun from shining directly on the rug.

Another unfortunate cause of damage is uneven wear. Uneven wear is where one part of the rug looks rather used while the other side looks perfectly new. This happens because of the traffic that goes over the rug. The people in the household walk over the same part of the rug over and over. Again like the sun damage issue this can be partially resolved by making sure the rug is flipped around every few months.

An obvious but important cleaning tip is vacuuming. If you want to keep your oriental rug clean, this is one of the easiest and almost most important steps. Vacuum the rug on both the top of the rug and the bottom of the rug. Much of the dirt falls to the bottom of the rug and many people don’t think about vacuuming up that part of the rug which is important. Remember this also helps keep the weaving on the rug straight which extends the life of the rug.

Be careful when you vacuum a rug though. Although it can be a preventative measure, it can cause a lot of problems. Make sure that when you vacuum that you try to use a vacuum extension such as the hose. A vacuum which is made for thicker carpets can sometimes be too harsh on the rug because of the power brush. A hose is better for the rug. It is easier to maneuver especially if you have fringe on the rug. One of the worst things is to have your fringe twisted into your vacuum.

Consider buying a rug pad for your rug. This will extend the life of your rug while keeping it in place on the floor you choose to put it on. A rug pad will prevent the rug from bunching up so much causing harm to the rug and a frustration to those trying to keep it in place on the floor.