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| Buckling area rug | 11/11/2009 |
Q: I have an area rug laying on top of another rug with a heavy coffee table on top. The area rug ...
A: Sorry to hear about your rug problem. Before I can help, we have to figure out why the rug is ...
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| rugs | 10/24/2009 |
Q: I have a large machine made living room rug by Karastan that I have had for about 15? years. It is ...
A: You are very good to do your research before rug purchasing, as rugs last forever, so you never want ...
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| dying or coloring a small wool carpet | 10/6/2009 |
Q: I have a wool black small carpet 7' X 7' with white designs on it. I would like to color the white ...
A: It you're sure that the rug you have is wool, then I would buy some dye, and dye it! Here is a good ...
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| friends furniture | 7/25/2009 |
Q: My name is Prodan and I'm going to decorate my apartment like Monica's from Friends. Not just ...
A: I'm a rug expert, so I cannot comment on the furniture, but I can tell you that in the photos you've ...
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| furniture casters to use with oriental rugs | 7/16/2009 |
Q: I have a heavy table that will sit atop an oriental rug. What is the best type of casters for using ...
A: You know, heavy furniture isn't that big an issue when it comes to oriental rugs. The indentations ...
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| interior decorating | 4/13/2009 |
Q: well my dad died a while back and i've been a bit depressed about it and so i haven't done anything ...
A: I am very sorry for your loss. I'd be happy to view photos and give you some advice on furniture ...
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| Oriental rug - is a pad necessary? | 3/19/2009 |
Q: In the master bedroom we have a large 8 X 12 oriental rug that came from the home of my parents ...
A: There are many views on rug padding. If the budget will allow, I always recommend it, as it helps ...
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| table w/ rug | 3/9/2009 |
Q: I know this is a little out of your area, but I think you may know the answer because it goes along ...
A: Caitlin, Thank you for your email. I'm sorry for the delay, but I'm still searching for an answer ...
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| area rug buckling over carpet | 1/22/2009 |
Q: We recently moved into a home where our living room is wall to wall carpet. Sadly we are leaving ...
A: Not at all. These rugs are quite tough and if the rug does happen to get wrinkles in it that don't ...
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| area rug buckling over carpet | 1/22/2009 |
Q: We recently moved into a home where our living room is wall to wall carpet. Sadly we are leaving ...
A: My deepest sympathy for the transition from hard wood to wall-to-wall, but congratulations on the ...
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| Wallpaper | 1/6/2009 |
Q: I have taken the wallpaper off my wall, and by doing so i scraped a little of the drywall in ...
A: I have to preface by saying I'm a rug expert, but I paint a lot, so I thought I'd at least provide ...
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| Tile Color vs. Persian Run | 1/3/2009 |
Q: My question is more of a color-based one. I am getting new tile in my house and both of my persian ...
A: The type of tile I recommend would be based on the style of your rug. If you have a Heriz or any ...
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| cleaning cost | 12/11/2008 |
Q: I have an oriental style 8x11 rug that I love. It's in a high traffice area and it needs more than ...
A: You're right to look into professional rug cleaning for your beloved Oriental rug. For an 8x11, you ...
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| area rugs | 11/17/2008 |
Q: have a area rug that has been in the shipping package for two months it has wrinkles in it. what ...
A: The wrinkles in your rugs, if they were caused by the storage, will come out after several weeks of ...
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| Wrinkles in Area Rug | 11/1/2008 |
Q: We inherited two area rugs. One rug is about 9' x 12' and has a wrinkle that runs from the middle ...
A: If the rugs you have have been in storage for a while, it is possible that the wrinkles in the rugs ...
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| paiting living room ideas | 10/29/2008 |
Q: I was just given a black leather sectional. I have a living room 20x18 hard wood and to one side of ...
A: Adriana, I'm glad you asked this question, as I think I can offer some money/headache saving ...
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| paiting living room ideas | 10/28/2008 |
Q: I was just given a black leather sectional. I have a living room 20x18 hard wood and to one side of ...
A: I'm actually a rug expert, but feel as though I can weigh in on your paint debaucle since I have ...
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| Light vs. Dark Wood Flooring - Pos/Neg Either Way? | 10/5/2008 |
Q: I've heard how light or dark colors of flooring "ground" a room/area or may make it seem larger, ...
A: I'm sorry for my delayed response. My expertise is actually in rugs, but I'll relay to you what I ...
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| Furniture Color Selection | 5/6/2008 |
Q: I am constructing a new home and I am in a dilemma about my furniture selection. I have a living ...
A: I have to preface my response by telling you that I am a rug expert, not furniture, and that my ...
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| Painting only two of four walls | 4/27/2008 |
Q: I am looking to paint in our bedroom. I am thinking a nice chocolate brown. My question is can I ...
A: Accent walls are quite popular these days, especially because bold, dark colors such as chocolate ...
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| home entertainment system set-up | 4/19/2008 |
Q: could you please tell me the optimum height that an LCD television should be off the ground if wall ...
A: I am sorry, I'm actually a rug expert. However, we do work with a lot of designers and such, so ...
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| rug on rug | 3/9/2008 |
Q: I lay down a area rug on my excisting home rug and the rugs never lay flat... I even put plywood ...
A: Hopefully, I can help. Area rugs on wall-to-wall has always been a challenge. If you have a super ...
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| furniture placement | 3/8/2008 |
Q: are there interactive sites wher you can enter room size and windows and doors etc. and it will ...
A: Sorry for the delayed response. I cannot recommend any specific websites, but I do know that some ...
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| rugs, value, selling, where to start? | 2/12/2008 |
Q: I recently inherited a rug that an auction appraiser told me was worth around $7,000...just by ...
A: I'm sitting here trying to figure out the best way to answer your question, but really, to give you ...
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| placement of aging orientals | 1/28/2008 |
Q: We have several 2 x 3 oriental rugs. One is extremely distressed, faded, with tattered edges, yet ...
A: What a question! The answer depends on a lot of factors 1) The rug that you actually have 2) What ...
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| Selling of Furniture | 1/28/2008 |
Q: I have top-of-the-line Henkel Harris Mahogany Dining Room Set and China Closet. I would like to ...
A: At the moment, the demand for high-end furnishings, floor coverings, textiles, etc. is a little slow ...
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| furniture placement | 9/7/2007 |
Q: We are about to purchase a small baby grand piano (about 5.5 x 5.5) Our current upright piano is in ...
A: I must preface my reply by saying that my expertise is in carpets, and usually my recommendations ...
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| value of rug | 8/10/2007 |
Q: in 1983 we bought a kashan (pakistani) ivory color from you in winston salem nc 8.1`by 11.2.this ...
A: The Winston-Salem store has been closed for many many years. It was run by one son and the shop ...
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| leather furniture | 5/9/2007 |
Q: What type of accessories will go with black leather living room furniture and glass taples?
A: The beauty of black leather and glass is that almost anything can go with it. You can use a ...
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| wool rug | 1/14/2007 |
Q: I have recently purchased a large wool hand made rug. I wondered if it would be safe to spray it ...
A: I have yet to find a stain repellant that lives up to its claims, but it can't hurt. What you ...
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| Furniture placement - Dinning Room | 1/9/2007 |
Q: my husband and I live in a condo. We're in the process of redoing. Our dinning room is off our ...
A: It sounds as though you have just one option for placement (unless you have a narrow table). Put ...
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| casters on my dinette chair for use on hard wood floor | 11/24/2006 |
Q: i have installed a hard wood floor in my dining room....my dinette chairs have casters that will ...
A: The best thing to do would be to get an area rug. If you are not in to that, then you need to ...
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