You have a Persian rug. It was probably a significant investment. You want to make sure it lasts for as long as possible.
Keeping a Persian rug or any type of floor covering looking its best is going to be challenging, especially if you have a lot of foot traffic coming and going throughout your house on a daily basis. You might have dogs, cats, children, and others who use your home every single day.
If that’s the case, you’re going to notice wear and tear, certain patterns developing over the rug, and probably even stains and other accidents. Below are three tips that can help you keep your Persian rugs looking as well as they can for as long as possible.
Persian Rug Care Tip #1: Understand the need for proper care.
One of the most important first things is to understand how important it is for regular care for your Persian rugs and wall-to-wall carpeting. If you think vacuuming is enough, you’re sorely mistaken.
Every rug or carpet needs proper care every once in a while. That’s why it’s a good idea to hire a professional carpet cleaning service at least once a year, if not twice, to maintain your floor coverings for as long as possible.
Persian Rug Care Tip #2: Realize sunlight damage is possible.
If your Persian rug is exposed to direct sunlight for several hours a day, guess what? It’s going to fade over time. The sun’s ultraviolet radiation (UV rays) will cause fading not just to papers and other materials, but furniture, carpeting, and rugs.
The color in your Persian rug is going to lose its luster over time if you’re not careful. Try to protect the Persian rug from direct sunlight as much as possible.
Persian Rug Care Tip #3: Protect wear marks.
If people walk over the same area of the rug day after day, it’s going to create significant wear over that area. This will begin to look like a path in the middle of the woods. Move the rug, turn it around, and alter where people walk across it as much as possible.
If possible and reasonable, you might want to position the rug in a place that has a lot less foot traffic. It can still look wonderful and be less exposed to the harm that walking across it can cause.
