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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I was also given really high quotes. You can buy a new rug from Pottery Barn for the prices I was quoted. In the past I've cleaned them myself, but this time our little dog pissed on the rug, and I need to make sure it's thoroughly cleaned. So I'm not sure if I'm just going to buy a new rug, or wait for warmer weather and try cleaning it myself.[/quote]

OP here - DH and I tend to agree on this now seeing the quote.  Although it is worth getting our wool + silk rug cleaned by them.  The viscose one forget about it. When it's in bad shape we will just toss it. We had no idea how fragile those rugs are, and that they are basically considered throw-away rugs by interior designers. It's a beautiful rug, but the damage from cleaning it will render the rug useless. So we will just continue vacuuming and not walking on it with shoes or dirty feet.  The other less expensive rugs can just be cleaned here at the house, with their equipment.  [/quote]

You can buy a spot cleaner or even use a spray cleaner to try to clean it but for the cheap ones wait till the weather is warm, take it outside, hose or power wash, use a detergent - I used simple green as I had it in a spray bottle, scrub with a brush, rinse and squeegee out what you can.  Then hang dry outside as long as you can (in the spring or summer) and then let dry inside before putting it down again.  I was amazed at how nice ours came out.[/quote]

The problem here is probably not the viscose but the backing. If the rug is glued to a backing, it’s better not to get it completely wet. This is why hand knitted rugs are great, because you can fully wash them. [/quote]

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