How to clean oriental Turkish rugs?

To clean your handmade runner rugs you should vacuum them regularly. Because of their handmade and antique properties, you should never put them into washing machines. If you want, you can give them a light scrub without using any chemicals or you can give them to professional rug cleaning services annually.

Oriental rug patterns

Oriental Turkish rug patterns are usually floral and consists of some geometric patterns. They generally center a floral, rose or tulip motifs in the middle, with leaves sprouting around them. Some rugs have a border at the four corners but most rugs are just one large piece of fabric that has different colors within it. Oriental rug patterns have certain traditional colors attached to them, red being the most popular. However, you can find many types of wool oriental rugs depending the maker. 

Where to buy oriental rugs?

You can buy oriental handmade rugs from oriental rug stores, online rug stores or vintage local shops. In Loftry, we sell Turkish oriental area rugs, handmade antique rugs and modern handmade rugs for affordable prices directly from Turkey to your doorstep. You can find many varieties of oriental and vintage rugs with different price points and sizes with free shipping.

Are oriental Turkish rugs good quality?

Oriental Turkish rugs are great in quality. They are hand-knotted rugs made in Turkey. They are made through the process of knotting rags, cotton, wool, silk or a combination of fibers. Some oriental rugs can be very old with prices to match; while others may be entirely modern looking yet still have great value because it is difficult to reproduce them exactly as their predecessors were produced many years ago.