American Rug Laundry Blog
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Visit the American Rug Laundry Blog for articles and updates from them, featuring new product lines, and rug cleaning tips, while also shedding light on the importance of eco-friendly materials, fair trade practices, and the positive impact of sustainable rugs on the general lifestyle. American Rug Laundry provides rug-related services to Minneapolis communities.
American Rug Laundry Blog
6d ago
Rugs and carpeting do several important jobs in your home. Most are obvious, but one critical job is invisible: Making the environment in your home healthier.Rugs function like filters, trapping contaminants that degrade indoor air quality. Dust mite infestations, bacteria, pet dander, moths and insects, organic particles and allergens are just a few of the ..read more
American Rug Laundry Blog
10M ago
One-of-a-kind handmade rugs are created using techniques and materials that go back generations and have been largely unchanged by industrialization. They employ all-natural, renewable wool, cotton and dyes and practically every step of the process is done by hand with little or no reliance on the power grid. If you are a shopper who values ..read more
American Rug Laundry Blog
11M ago
The perfect blend of colorful and durable, our rugged kilims, hand-woven in Afghanistan, have just arrived and are sure to delight. Sized from 2 ft. x 3 ft. to 3 ft. x 5 ft., they can be placed practically anywhere to provide a pleasing accent or even become a focal point. They are 100% wool ..read more
American Rug Laundry Blog
11M ago
Even the best-trained dogs and cats can have a bad day at the expense of one of your rugs. In fact, a very high percentage of the rugs that come into American Rug Laundry for cleaning have suffered from one or more pet accidents. As a pet owner and a rug owner, what should you ..read more
American Rug Laundry Blog
11M ago
In addition to professional cleaning every one to three years, rugs require routine vacuuming to look great and achieve their maximum lifespan. Like cleaning, the required frequency of vacuuming depends upon the type of rug and the amount and type of traffic the rug gets. If done correctly, vacuuming is a key element of good ..read more
American Rug Laundry Blog
11M ago
All handmade rugs are works of art, but we especially love these two “art rugs” that actually depict an original work of art. The design is an interpretation in wool of an artwork by Twin Cities painter and textile designer Lisa Cicotte. The image is from a series she created on her iPhone featuring abstract ..read more
American Rug Laundry Blog
11M ago
“The dog mistook my rug for a fire hydrant again. I’m so sorry.”“It’s been in a plastic bag in the basement for years. I apologize for the smell.”“I haven’t washed it for at least twenty years. I feel like such a bad rug owner.”Here at ARL we often serve customers who bring their rugs in ..read more
American Rug Laundry Blog
11M ago
Here at American Rug Laundry we see rug emergencies of every imaginable cause, but by far the two most common are pet accidents and moths. Moths and pets may seem completely unrelated, but in fact there is a strong causal connection. As much as moths love wool clothing and carpets, they are also strongly attracted ..read more
American Rug Laundry Blog
11M ago
Is Your Rug Handmade or Machine-Made? We clean practically every type of rug at American Rug Laundry. But we don’t clean them all the same way or with the same products. That is why when you contact us for a cleaning quote, one of the first questions we ask is whether your rug is made by ..read more
American Rug Laundry Blog
11M ago
Just in time for your holiday giving we have received a new shipment of cat-sized rugs, hand-knotted in Pakistan. These charming 1-square-foot Bokhara rugs are catnip underfoot for your favorite feline or any cat parent on your gift list. Value priced at $36, our cat traps are available in a variety ..read more