We all know or should know wearing shoes in your home will have many negative effects. The first and most visible is the result of premature wear, due to fiber loss from dry soil particles being tracked in from your shoes and it is these soil particles that have sharp edges and cut the fibers deep within your carpet. Never mind the visual effects of that soil being tracked in, depositing on the face fibers and leaving you with a very undesirable appearance of your carpets.  Besides the vis...

I love the looks of custom-made rugs with both multiple pile heights and different fibers or weaves but there are some downsides also. Today, designers look for rugs to enhance a room as well as flow well with different colors, textures, and feel of a room. One way they achieve this is with custom-made area rugs that have different weaves to create multiple heights of the pile and often using either different color yarns or even different fibers to achieve this look. Whether it is all wool, wo...

     Winter and Carpet Cleaning   The winter has been pretty easy on most of us so far. Little snow, but we need to be prepared for when a snowstorm comes. Most of us will immediately go out to remove it either by plowing, snow blowing, or will shovel it. Some will put down ice melt to ensure safety.   There are several different ice melt products available to choose from. Each one has its advantages and disadvantages.  Some of these differences include costs wh...