Area rug cleaning in Greater Seattle

A rug takes the heaviest traffic in the room and it's usually the most expensive textile in it.

The grit walked into it works the same way as in carpet: sharp, deep in the pile, abrasive under every step. It wears the pile down exactly where people walk, and that wear doesn't come back. Cleaning it is the cheap half of keeping the rug.

We clean synthetic, wool, linen and cotton rugs.

Linen and cotton take a gentle refresh only — the chemistry strong enough to break down a stain would wreck the fabric.

We turn down silk, and anything containing viscose or rayon. Viscose can permanently discolor and brown from the moisture cleaning involves — that damage doesn't come back out. A specialized rug-wash facility is the right place for those, and we'd rather say no than ruin your rug.

Wool we do clean, but the result is usually more modest than on synthetic. Wool can also smell a little damp while it dries; that goes away once it's completely dry.

If something isn’t right, tell us within 48 hours — we come back and re-clean it.

A shop wash is the deepest clean there is. The rug gets submerged, washed, wrung and dried under controlled conditions — nothing done in a living room goes that far. It also costs more, takes longer, and you're without the rug while it's away.

For a delicate fiber that depth isn't a luxury, it's the only safe route — which is why we send viscose and silk there rather than take them on ourselves.

For a synthetic rug you don't need it. Our equipment and chemistry get an excellent result on synthetics right where the rug lies, and you keep it in the room the same day instead of paying for transport and shop time.

Tell us what your rug is made of and we'll tell you honestly which of the two it needs.