Who doesn’t love a beautiful, fashionable, handcrafted area rug?

Whether you prefer Asian-inspired modern designs, old-world colonial architecture, or some innovative aesthetic, area rugs can be an exciting part of your home’s landscape. But when rugs get dirty, dusty, musty and yucky, your aesthetic – and the rugs themselves – degrade.

If you’ve invested a pretty penny in your rugs, regular cleaning is an essential step to protect that investment. If you or someone else in your household suffers from allergies, asthma, emphysema, or some other lung ailment, regular area rug cleaning may be medically necessary.

The question is: How do you clean area rugs and carpets effectively?

Standard “DIY” care is almost certainly not enough.

Sure, if a carpet gets really dusty, you can shake it out on your back porch. If you spill something on it, you can wipe up the spill and maybe even apply a home-cleaning process. If it collects dust, dandruff, etc, you can vacuum. But most area rugs need far more thorough care on a fairly regular basis. There are two options to take the cleaning process further: on-location cleaning and plant cleaning.

On Location Cleaning

During on-location cleaning, the team here at Elegant Carpet Care will use a special, powerful deep cleaning process to remove dust, soil, residue, grime, and fine particulate matter from your area rugs and carpets. Our hot water extraction process is extremely safe and effective. It’s also fast and economical.

Plant Cleaning

Even with if you use professional on-location cleaning, you may want to consider sending your area rugs to the plant every year and a half to have both sides of the rug cleaned. This is crucial, especially if someone in your family suffers from allergies, asthma, emphysema, or other medical conditions. Plant cleaning eliminates more dust. The cleaning process itself is dynamic and multi-faceted. Aspects include inspecting, dusting, soaking, shampooing, pressurized rinsing, conditioning, drying, French cleaning, and brushing. Our powerful, careful technicians clean your rugs and get them back to you within 10 days – ideal if you want to put your house on the market or clean up before a big holiday gathering or soiree at your house.

For more information about our processes, services, and IICRC professional-trained technicians, go to www.elegant-carpetcare.com. The Elegant Carpet Care team has been a Bay Area leader for more than two decades. Call our family-owned business now at 650-961-1339.

.