Rug care guides & conservation notes
Practical advice from the Ahmadi Rug team — written for homeowners who care about their rugs.
Persian RugsPersian Rug Restoration: What Is Possible and What Is Not
Honest conservation on a Persian rug is not about making it look new. It is about what can be stabilised, what can be rebuilt, and what is part of the history.
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Rug GuideRuggable vs Traditional Rugs
Ruggable is convenient. Traditional handmade rugs last 100 years. An honest twenty-year cost comparison and what you actually give up with washable.
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Emergency GuideWater Damaged Rugs: What to Do in the First 48 Hours
Flooded basement, burst pipe, storm water — the first 48 hours determine what can be saved. The triage, in order, and when to pick up the phone.
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Rug RepairMoth Damage in Rugs: What It Looks Like and Whether It Can Be Fixed
Most rugs we repair have moth damage. Most of it is invisibly repairable if caught in time. How to identify it and what reweaving actually involves.
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Antique CareAntique Rug Repair vs Restoration
The words get used interchangeably. They describe different work, with different costs, timelines, and outcomes. How to tell which your rug needs.
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Oriental RugsOriental Rug Cleaning in Chicago: What to Look For
Oriental rugs are not carpet. What a correct clean looks like in Chicago and the four questions that separate a specialist from a commodity cleaner.
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Rug CleaningCan You Steam Clean Oriental Rugs?
The short answer is no — and the reason is technical. Steam cleaning causes irreversible damage to wool fibres, natural dyes, and rug foundations.
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Behind the ProcessHow a Museum Conservator Cleans a Rug
Step by step — what actually happens from intake to delivery at our Skokie workshop.
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Rug Care5 Signs Your Antique Rug Needs Professional Attention
Antique rugs show damage differently than modern ones. These 5 visible signs mean it is time to call a conservator.
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Persian Rug Cleaning in Chicago
What the process should look like, why method matters for natural dyes and wool pile, and four questions to ask before you hand yours over.
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Skokie · Local WorkshopRug Cleaning in Skokie — From a Workshop Down the Street
Our workshop is at 7300 N Lawndale. Same-week pickup for Skokie addresses, drop-offs welcome, and a 40-year history with the neighbourhood's heirloom rugs — Persian, Armenian, Russian, Turkish.
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Professional Rug Cleaning in Chicago
Chicago homeowners spend thousands on Oriental and Persian rugs — then trust them to the cheapest cleaning company they can find. Here is what to look for before you hand yours over.
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