Tips for Maintaining Your Oriental Rug

The fashion of owning oriental rugs in Melbourne is not new. But you can feel the oriental touch only if you maintain your rugs clean. It has to do with your habits and lifestyle, your children and your pets. Moreover it has to do with your knowledge about how to clean them. It is good to have some knowledge of rug cleaning Melbourne people usually lack.

Here is a step-by-step description on cleaning the rugs; check out where you lack:

Keep it clean:

The most important thing is to keep the rugs clean in the first place. People in many cultures of the world don’t take their shoes inside their home. It is the best practice to keep your rugs clean. Try to maintain your home and rugs so clean that you don’t need to wear shoes inside your home. Feel your rug barefoot and conversely it keeps lots of dirt from harming your rugs.

Depending on the standard of your cleanliness the time for washing the rug may vary but it should be performed at a regular basis; you should go for it at least once a year, even if your good cleanliness habits lead to a clean feeling at the year-end.

Know how ‘clean’ it is:

Just pick up one side of your rug and sharply kick at its back. The density of the cloud of the dust will give you a good idea how clean your rug is. You don’t need to bother for a few coarse particles and woolen fibers. The other way is to rub the rug with your palm for a few seconds. Examine your clean palm now.

Clean it yourself:

Follow this for small rugs only; it is better to go for professional help for larger rug cleaning Melbourne where you can find a number of skilled professionals.

For doing it yourself, vacuum therug on both the sides. First test the soap or shampoo you are going to use on your rug for any color losses. Apply it on a little area for this test. If it is OK, wet the rug thoroughly and apply the mild soap/shampoo on it.

Use soft-haired brush or sponge for brushing the pile with firm strokes but only in the direction of the nap.

Rinse it with lots of water so that no least of soap remains with it. The remains may harm the rug. Running water should be preferred. In fact this is the most toiling step of rug cleaning.

Now squeeze gently to remove excessive water and dry it on both sides one by one. It should be dried thoroughly so that no dirt and dust is soon held in it.

Brush it gently again if it feels rough on drying.

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