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How to Maintain Your Rugs Between Cleanings
While you may get the area rugs in your home routinely cleaned by a professional rug cleaning company, you still want to be able to keep your rugs clean and well maintained in between those cleanings. Also, consistent maintenance and cleaning will help extend the life of your rugs. Continue reading to learn how to…
4 Ways to Keep Your Rug Clean in the Summer
During summertime, your rugs may get dirtier than they normally do. With kids on summer break, family barbecues, and holiday gatherings happening throughout the summer, your rugs will be subjected to more dirt and foot traffic. To keep your rugs clean this summer, use these 4 tips. Keep Shoes At The Door To keep any…
Should I Buy an Outdoor Rug for Spring
Once spring hits, it’s the perfect time to start utilizing your outdoor living space again. You want your outdoor living space to feel comfortable and a rug is a perfect piece to make it feel like home. Whether it’s a small corner or a large screened-in porch, a rug can pull everything together and provide…
How to Choose a Runner Rug
It can be difficult using the perfect rug for your space. It can be especially tough since some spaces are tougher than others. Keep reading to learn how to choose the perfect runner rugs for your space. What is a runner rug? A runner rug is a type of rug meant for long and narrow…
How to Pack Your Rug When Moving
Most people think that when moving your rug you just need to roll it up and throw it in the moving truck. However, it’s a bit more complicated if you want to keep your rug in great condition. Continue reading to learn how to pack your rug when moving. Clean Your Rug Before moving,…
How to Protect Your Rug From Heavy Furniture
You probably have beautiful furniture placed throughout your home. Heavy furniture can end up making harsh indentations in your rugs. If you want to rearrange your furniture, these indentations can end up standing out like a sore thumb. There are a few old tricks to try and get these indentations out, but it’s better to…
Removing Pet Odor From Your Rugs For The Holidays
Since the holidays are coming up, it’s time to get your rugs in tip-top shape. If you host any friends or family, you don’t want your rugs to smell like your pets. While pets are great furry friends, they don’t smell the best. If you need help removing pet odor from your rugs, keep reading!…
The Most Important Rugs To Have In Your Home
Do you know what the most important rug in your home is? For us at Cristomar, it is the rug that makes the biggest difference in how your home looks and feels, day in and day out. The function of area rugs in your home is to: Decorate by bringing color, pattern, and style to…
Which Rug is Right for Me?
Rugs can add luxury to any room in your home. Choices for rugs can range from shag to flat weave. Colors can differ between neon to ivory. Fibers vary from jute to sisal to viscose to wool. With the abundance of choices and options you have for a rug, you should consider 3 things beyond…
Outdoor Rugs and What You Need to Know
Outdoor living is here! A beautiful and functional area rug can make being outdoors more comfortable and stylish. What makes an area rug able to be taken outside into the sun and rain? The material that the rug is manufactured from makes all the difference. Synthetics products are preferable over the natural fibers, even jute.…
Pets and Your Area Rugs
Did you know that there are certain rugs that survive better with pets in the house? If you are a pet owner, this is definitely something to consider when purchasing a new rug. Rugs made with looped pile, like a Berber, can be attractive to pet’s toenails. Manufacturing looped pile uses a long fiber looped…
Rugs From All Over The World
Rugs are made from places all over the world. Many different fibers are used with various types of manufacturing techniques. But you don’t have to be an expert on rugs to buy one and love the way it looks! It is important to know how to keep your rug beautiful and in good condition, as…