Tips for Protecting Your Oriental Rug in the Summer

The arrival of warmer weather and the summer months means, for many of us, the beginning of the outdoor entertaining and summer party season. Although that means that most of the ‘action’ will be focused outdoors it is likely that more people than usual will be inside your home at some point and that could spell trouble for the carpets and upholstery in your home and if you have an Oriental rug in the line of ‘traffic’ it could be at additional risk as well.

You could of course store the rug away for the season or make your home ‘off limits’ to guests altogether. However the former is inconvenient and will likely leave your home decor looking sparse and far less attractive and the latter is rather rude. Instead why not make a plan for stain prevention and have the number of a firm offering Oriental carpet cleaning on hand just in case of an emergency? Here are some tips:

Dealing with Stains from Nature

If you are entertaining on the lawn, there is a good chance that one of your guests will at some point, inadvertently track dirt and grass into your home. Simple dirt should be relatively easy to handle with the vacuum but grass, and more specifically grass stains, can be more troublesome.

The chlorophyll in grass that gives it its bright green color does stain very easily and can set very quickly. To prevent this from occurring as soon as you notice the problem pick up any stray plant material and if a stain has been left behind blot it, with a clean cloth and a mild soapy solution. However bad the stain looks never scrub at it as that will only serve to make things worse.

Dealing with Food and Beverage Stains

Even if you are serving all of the food and drink outside the chances are good that at some point some of it will make its way into your home and accidental spills may very well occur.

Ideally such accidents will be pointed out to you right away, giving you the advantage that at you know what was spilled and when so that you can implement simple stain removal to prevent lasting damage. Unfortunately often party related stains are not discovered until after everyone has left, leaving you to play a rather frustrating guessing game, trying to figure out just what was spilled and how best to deal with the situation.

If you are really not certain what caused the stains, or if simple stain removal methods are not making much of a difference rather than risking permanent damage to your Oriental rug – for example causing it colors to run by using a too strong cleaning solution – use the number of that company offering Oriental rug cleaning and allow the professionals to take over as they will be able to deal with any problems in a far safer, and more efficient, manner.

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