Expert advice on rug care

Some of our Oriental, Persian and Afghan rugs are works of art in themselves and can even be an investment for the future.  And so how do you best care of your investment rug?

Our expert team have some good advice.  There are three key rules

1.  Clean off stains as soon as possible

2.  Don’t use the vacuum brush

3.  Avoid direct sunlight.

When it comes to removing any stain – blot never rub and dilute immediately with water.  Blot inwards for maximum effect.  If this fails to remove your stain you may need to use a commercial cleaning solution – we don’t recommend any in particular but we do advise that you test the solution first, on the underside of the rug, or where it can’t be seen.  

We would also suggest that if you have a particularly expensive rug – don’t try washing it at home yourself - but let it be cleaned by the various rug washing experts on the market.

All rugs need regular vacuuming to keep the carpet clean. However, long pile or loop carpets are more delicate and should be vacuumed without a brush. If you see threads coming loose, don’t be tempted to pull them out – instead trim with scissors.

The sun can cause damage to furniture and rugs.  Many of our rugs will have natural substances in the colours and ideally we would advise that you place your rug away from direct sunlight completely to stop the colours fading.  However, if this is not feasible, rotate your rug once a month so that any fade will be across the rug rather than just in in one part.

Enjoy your rug!

Colour blind

 Neutral is out and bold, bright and daring colour is in.  

When it comes to being that bit more daring with your décor, start small and   build up.  For example, start with a really out there accessory like one of our exclusive Vibrance rugs and then select one or two others accessories that match a couple of colours in the rug.

In this striped rug for example, you could choose red as your accent colour – a throw, a red glass lamp and perhaps one red wall, would look great.  Using the spot themed rug you could not only select a colour that you like but also find other big round colourful accessories, such as round cushions or a pouffe. It’s  easy to create your own artwork too – how difficult can it be to paint a red dot in the colour of your choice and then put it in  frame?

The Ella Claire Vibrance range is only available at FrithRugs and has been especially commissioned to celebrate colour!

New stockists for FrithRugs

We are delighted to announce that as well as our retail outlets in Warrington, North Wales and Staffordshire, customers can now buy FrithRugs products in local stockists on the Isle of Man at LifestyleFurniture Plus in Douglas and in Floor Style, Canterbury.

Lifestyle Furniture Plus is a local family business on the Snugborough Trading Estate and over two floors, offer an eclectic range of hand-picked furniture and accessories for you, from unusual and elaborate to sleek and practical.

Floorstyle Canterbury offer one of the widest selections of rugs in Kent based in Nasons Furniture Store Canterbury. It is an independent family owned and operated floorcovering concession boasting over three generations of experience in the floorcovering industry.

Our new stockists will offer some of FrithRugs best selling rug collections giving more people the opportunity to go and feel the quality of our products.  Working together with our stockists we will ensure that you enjoy the same high level of service and satisfaction that you can expect from FrithRugs.

We are looking to continue to announce further stockists later this year

Flowers for mum all year round

Flowers for mum all year round!

Most mums, grandmothers, aunties and sisters appreciate a floral tribute on Mothers Day – so why not invest in floral tribute that will last.

Big and bold floral

You want to make a statement with your floral display, then a big, bold, botanical print is for you.  These modern floral rugs will take centre stage and so any other floral accessories you want to introduce should take more of a supporting role to these bright floral rug blooms.

Floral wool rugs

If you prefer more of an English country garden style with something subtler we recommend a smaller floral print which would sit really well in a traditional home.  Made from 100% wool and available in several colour ways these smaller more delicate flowers conjure up images of thatched roofs and roses around the door. These smaller designs mean you could afford to introduce similar floral patterns on other soft furnishings and wallpaper.

Chineserugs

Or how about a Chinese garden?  Our Chinese floral rugs sit well within both a modern and period design scheme and if you enjoy relaxing in an Oriental style garden, you can create the same tranquil look inside using one of these designs which are available in large area rug sizes.

Our floral rugs provide the inspiration needed to help to blur the boundary between house and garden. And if your Mum loves flowers, these are bouquets that will stand the test of time.