Your Persian oriental rug is not only an investment in your home decor, but rugs add warmth, color, and personality to your rooms. Oriental rugs and Kilims are the souls of your place and with proper care and by regular maintenance by the professionals at Los Angeles natural rug cleaning and repair your Persian or oriental rugs will last for decades- if not generations.

Unfortunately, carpet cleaners or dry cleaners, entice the rug owner by "carpet cleaning" prices and try to clean the rug on site. Not knowing the rug’s origin, material, or fabric content and then applying the harsh industrial strength chemicals could damage your handwoven rug or kilim to the point that often the oriental rug's natural colors and the fabric starts disintegrating in a few years time.

At Los Angeles Natural Rug Cleaning and Repair, we start by identifying the origin of your rug. Close inspection of the foundation, knots, pattern, color, fiber density, and fringe of the rug reveals clues about the origin, age, and the types of color and material utilized during weaving of your rug. Your carpet or dry cleaner, however well-meaning, ordinarily do not have any clue about these critical aspects of an oriental or Persian rug which are the deciding factors in what cleaning solutions may be required and what must not be used to clean and restore your rug back to its vibrant clean state.

At Los Angeles Natural Rug Cleaning and Repair, we believe your oriental rug to be an investment, so before every cleaning job we inspect your rug by an expert. As a green rug cleaning company, when possible, we utilize 100% green techniques that won’t harm your family, your pets or your rug. Los Angeles Natural Rug Cleaning and Repair has been offering Persian and oriental rug cleaning service in Los Angeles and San Fernando Valley and maintains professional cleaning and repair staff who are experts in rug repair and restoration. At Los Angeles Natural Rug Cleaning we have specialized in cleaning, appraisal, sales, restoration and care of Persian and oriental rugs and kilims for three generations. Through our convenient and Free pickup and delivery service, we provide rug cleaning services in Los Angeles, San Fernando Valley, and Malibu so call us today for a free appraisal. Professionally care of your prized antique Persian or oriental rug or kilim ensuing that it is not harmed during the cleaning process is our job number one!

Here is a list of the steps we take in cleaning and restoring your rug:

Inspection

At Los Angeles Natural Rug Cleaning, every cleaning service is unique and specific to each rug. During the inspection we look for any color run or bleeding; we check for tears, holes, fading spots while finding out about any damaged fringe, moth or insect damage, and pet contamination. Once we know more about the details such as the origin, colorfastness, construction material, and condition of your rug, we decide about the correct rug cleaning process for your unique rug.

Dusting

Your rug acts like the lungs in your house and accumulates a terrific amount of dirt and dust which consequently become embedded in the base of the rug. Vacuuming alone is unable in removing these particles. Dusting and washing rugs and getting them perfectly cleaned is the only way to ensure your rug stays dirt and germ-free. Dusting is a vital part of cleaning your rug which carpet cleaning companies and dry cleaners are not equipped to do. Carpet cleaners are primarily surface cleaners! Even the strongest of vacuums are ineffective at removing allergens, dirt, dead skin, worn rug fibers, and pet dander that are deeply embedded in the tight weaves of your rug or kilim. Simple carpet cleaning methods do not remove the abrasive dust from the lower levels of your rug; This dirt will gradually turn the base of your rug clayish, which can break the fibers from bottom up resulting in your rug to become stiffer and to eventually fall apart. The proper old-fashioned dusting of your antique oriental, Persian rug or kilim by Los Angeles Natural Rug Cleaning could remove up to a quarter of the weight of the rug.and enables your antique or modern oriental or Persian rug and kilim to breath again and become vibrant.

Green Cleaning and Stain Removal

While most spills and spots are easily removed, tough stains such as paint, lipstick, candle wax, permanent marker, and sharp pet stains require special treatment. At Los Angeles Natural Rug Cleaning and Repair we have the expertise and state-of-the-art equipment to remove these stains. Our experts can also remove the toughest stains such as food and drink stains, blood, grass, coffee, wine, and dirt and mud from your rug.

Rinsing Rug

We thoroughly submerge and saturate the entire rug in cold flowing water. That has been a proven and centuries-old method of washing rugs and the only way to naturally deep clean a handmade rug.

Washing and Grooming Rugs

While keeping the rest of your house clean, Persian rugs collect a lot of dust, soil, and germ from pets, shoe traffic, food, and drink spills and become dirty. The sinking sugar in soda or ice cream spills, create tough, hard stains and if not correctly cleaned accumulate dirt and will turn to a hard surface. The expert cleaners at Los Angeles Natural Rug Cleaning and Repair use hand brushes to loosen and clean stubborn stains; This is the most efficient way to get to those hard-to-reach inner fibers. Brushing also helps reach and remove pet hair, dust, and dirt. At this point, our expert professional may apply the luster wash. A luster wash is a thin wash of the metallic pigment used to produce sheen when washing rugs. This special wash will allow your rug to become brighter, shinier, and softer like that of a silk rug. Some oriental rugs develop a type of pile which tends to become loose and stick out over the rest of the rug’s pile. At this juncture in the process of cleaning, our professional staff may help trim these parts down by grooming to give your rug a smooth, flat surface.

Drying and Fringe Cleaning Rugs

We then have to remove all the moisture from the rug and do this as quickly as possible. We start by using a roller to squeeze out the majority of the moisture, and in case of thicker plusher rugs, we may utilize an extractor to pull additional moisture out of the rug. Before removing the rugs to a climate controlled dry room, we brush the rugs to make sure the pile matches the natural direction of the nap. We then suspend the rug and position fans on all sides of the rug to dry and completely remove the remaining moisture. Last but not least we hand-detail the fringe after drying paying particular attention to giving the fringe an even and bright appearance.

Finishing and Final Inspection

The last step of the natural cleaning process requires the use of a finisher machine, which softens the fibers of your rug providing a soft and clean rug that is as fresh as when it was brand new. At Los Angeles Natural Rug Cleaning and Repair, we are committed to providing the very best rug cleaning services, we care for your rug as if it was our heritage rug. As a third generation and family based business, you can count on our experience and training to revive and protect your oriental or Persian antique rug investment for many generations to come.