Rug Expo

The 9 x 12 rug is one of the most popular and luxurious sizes area rugs. 9 by 12 rugs add luxurious comfort and are often perfect for your living room, dining room, or bedroom. You can find them in a huge variety of different textures, materials, patterns, and colors! First, what exactly is a 9 x 12 rug? A 9×12 area rug measures roughly 9 feet by 12 feet. However, sometimes the rug sizes you search for are “rounded,” so they can be as much as 6″ smaller or larger in one or more dimensions, so be sure to check the exact dimensions if you’re looking for a perfect fit. Living Room Rugs 9×12 Your living room décor should invoke an atmosphere of calmness and relaxation. A living room rug can serve as the centerpiece for all your pieces and provides a harmonizing color palette. While there are many different living room area rugs like shaggy or textured rugs, there are some standard sizes for living room rugs. These include the 9 by 12 or even up to 11 feet by 14. The most popular livi...

It’s hard to shop for Large Area Rugs and Oversized Rugs Did you know that it’s normally quite difficult to shop for large area rugs in local stores, or online? Very few local stores have space to stock an oversized rug. It’s also difficult to order one just based on a small rug sample or to return a large rug bought online. This is not the case at Rug Expo, San Diego’s largest rug store, which has a great inventory of all the popular large sizes in both machine-made and handmade versions hanging on racks. Here’s a recent video of owner Bijan Farrokhi showing off some of the machine-made designs and sizes available in stock and our rug store. There are also links to our online selection as well. Hi, this is Bijan again! Today, I want to show your our inventory of large area rugs, the 9×12 rug and 10×13 rugs for every budget. Rug Expo has the largest inventory of this size, in San Diego or even in Southern California. Because we believe the sample doesn’t sell a large rug like a...

Do you have a Dirty Rug? If so, just how much dirt is hiding in your rug? Along with allergens, pathogens, pet and food stains, do you really want to know? The answer in a bit… but as you can see in the video with this extreme example, it can be a lot more than you think! Most of the dirt in your home is either dirt carried in from your shoes, dust in air or food and dander from you and your pets. It can really build up over time! A first step that the experts at Rug Expo take, before your professional rug wash, is to gently beat and vibrate your rug thousands of times a minute with a machine that releases much of the dirt. Vacuuming and/or water washing alone can’t get to much of this dirt, because it’s embedded in the pile of the rug, which also creates a breeding ground bacteria and viruses. As you walk and live on your rugs, it can affect your indoor air quality and accordingly, your health. That’s why for health concerns – and the life of your rug–especially if you have inv...

Are you using runner rugs in the most used areas of your home? These areas can sometimes be neglected. But your hallways, kitchen, bathroom, and bedrooms are great spaces to be enhanced with a beautiful and stylish runner. Here are 6 Tips to help you choose and use a runner. 1. Use Runner Rugs to Beautify your Hallways Hand Knotted Kerman Persian Runner Rug You probably knew this one! People have been adorning their hallways with hallway runners for generations. They add beauty, elegance, and comfort. This is especially helpful for halls with hardwood floors, which might seem bare without one. It’s also easy to change the look of your home by adding a new hallway runner. Whether you opt for the classic look of a traditional Persian Runner Rug or a modern runner, they can really help to connect the decor of your home together. 2. Use Carpet Runners to Protect your Carpet or Hardwood Your hallways obviously get a lot more concentrated foot traffic than any other part of your hom...

Did you know that solid color rugs are getting very popular? I find this to be especially true for “minimalists” or people who believe that “less is more.”  An area rug can bring a lot of color and style to a room. But a tone-on-tone or single solid color rug can also calm down and “ground” an otherwise busy room environment. Why Choose a Solid Color Rug? They are an excellent choice for a clean, simple, or modern look or not to overwhelm guests when you have plenty of pillows, table accessories, or wall art. Some people prefer a solid neutral color, such as a white or beige solid rug. But if you want to inject a brighter color, you may want to emphasize that solid color over any pattern or design. Solid color rugs are typically made of wool. Standard sizes include the 8 x 10′ solid rugs, which are usually handmade. See Rug Expo owner Bijan Farrokhi talk about Solid Rugs at Rug Expo See Rug Expo owner Bijan Farrokhi talk about Solid Rugs at Rug Expo Where to Buy, and How ...

Shop Modern Rugs Locally Are you considering beautiful modern rugs for your home? You can shop online but never get to see the true color, quality, or feel of the contemporary rugs. You could also shop at the big box or home goods stores but you’ll be disappointed with the selection or quality. Instead, visit a larger local store that has a great selection of area rugs in stock! You’ll be pleasantly surprised by the quality and value. A larger local rug store will likely have quite a few contemporary rugs in stock, including rugs for any room, including the dining room, bedroom, den, bathroom, home office, and modern living room rugs. This rug store may have a family background, making it a trustworthy place to shop. Local Rug Store or Online? Some local stores, Like Rug Expo in San Diego, have both a showroom and an online e-commerce rug store. Then you can use their website to begin searching for just the kind of area rugs they need. You can browse for a modern rug by several cr...

ANSWER: W e recommend a pro rug cleaning for natural fiber , expensive rugs, stains or odors or deep cleaning. Do you have the same company that cleans your wall-to-wall carpeting try to do your area rug cleaning?   In-home carpet cleaning companies use much quicker methods that are a bit less expensive than a professional off-site water-immersion area rug wash, but two central questions remain:  Will a carpet cleaner damage your type of area rug? Can they get your rugs clean, odor-free, and soft? When a carpet cleaner comes to your home, they use a hot water extraction method with soap or chemicals and can clean three or four rooms of wall-to-wall carpeting in 30 or 40 minutes plus drying time. They will use the same cleaning solution on your area rugs because it’s convenient and usually, that’s all they know. Why Professional Rug Cleaning is Different An off-site area rug cleaning is a different and longer process.  Professional rug cleaners are experts in...

Does your area rug have a noticeable odor? Over the years, with dust, footwear, pet oils and food debris, they can get pretty stinky! You might have the more mundane rug pet odor problem, or you could even have a more extreme cleaning problem: fire or smoke damage to your rug. No matter the type of rug odor removal you need, read on. An oriental rug with smoke odor and damage brought in a Rug Expo client. Need Rug Odor Removal? Living here in California comes with a lot of costs unique to our sunny state. With our dry air and sea breeze, we are still succumbing to fires. A few years back we had a few more extreme years with wildfires. After our amazing fire crews had put out the fires and saved many lives and homes, then came the clean-up process. Rug cleaning for fire and smoke damage can be very difficult, especially if you try to use an in-home carpet cleaning service. But rug odor removal and deep cleaning for fire and smoke is necessary for not only aesthetic reasons but for ...

Before individuals decide to clean the rug, they should identify the kind of material that has been used to make the rug. Different types of rugs are made from diverse materials and each material used requires specific methods of cleaning, cleaning materials and cleaning solutions. There are different rug cleaning materials on the market. One can use foam cleaners, powder cleaners and shampoos. However, the efficiency of the cleaning will depend on the choice of cleaning agents used. A number of rugs can be cleaned at home manually while others have to be cleaned professionally using machines. The stakes are raised when it concerns the cleaning of rugs. Even though oriental rugs add an aesthetic value to the home, they are principally hard to clean and susceptible to significant damage if not properly cleaned. Many issues affect the cleaning of rugs. The first issue is that many of these rugs are not colorfast. This means that the rugs are vulnerable to fading, dye migration and color ...