Living room with couch, chair, fireplace, and light colored rug on dark wood floor
08 May
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What Color Rug Is Best for Dark Wood Floors?

Sam Presnell of The Rug Gallery discusses what color rug is best for dark wood floors.     John Maher: Welcome to the Rug Gallery with Sam Presnell. The Rug Gallery is an Oriental rug company and carpet store in Cincinnati Ohio. I’m John Maher, and I’m here with the owner of the Rug Gallery, […]
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01 May
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Oriental Rugs – Try It Before You Buy It

Transcript I think the thing that separates The Rug Gallery, and what our difference is, is the “Try It Before You Buy It” program that we have. We’ve been doing this way of selling rugs for our history, almost 45 years. It allows you to come in, select several rugs, maybe three or four rugs, […]
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24 Apr
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Rug Protectors: 4 Tips You Need

Sam Presnell of The Rug Gallery discusses rug protectors, including the usefulness (or not) of those plastic or rubber pieces that go under your furniture legs, as well as stain guard sprays and treatments for the rug itself. John Maher: Welcome to The Rug Gallery with Sam Presnell. The Rug Gallery is an Oriental rug […]
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17 Apr
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Understanding Vintage Rugs

Transcript We are going to talk about vintage rugs, and vintage rugs is a very unique product that’s really popular today. A lot of people think that vintage rugs are rugs that were old rugs that are aged and have been around for a long time and they are basically antiques, or maybe they are […]
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10 Apr
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How to Maintain an Oriental Rug

Sam Presnell of The Rug Gallery discusses Oriental rug maintenance, and how to prevent wear and tear on your rug, including sweeping your rug, the correct procedure for vacuuming your rug, rotating, rug pads, and more.   John Maher: Welcome to the Rug Gallery with Sam Presnell. The Rug Gallery is an Oriental rug company […]
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13 Mar
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What Are the Different Types of Rug Looms?

Creating rugs is an art as old as time. Sam Presnell from The Rug Gallery talks about how rug looms are used to create unique and beautiful designs either by hand or by machine. Listen or read more to find out about the different types of rug looms.     John Maher: Welcome to The […]
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06 Mar
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How To Choose a Rug for Your Room

  When you’re trying to determine the size of a rug for a room, I think, you want to think about how you’re using the room and how your furniture is placed in that room. For me, if you’re looking at a space, I’m trying to define that space, which is the furniture around it. […]
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27 Feb
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How to Determine the Condition of a Handmade Rug

The value of a rug is dependent upon its condition. Whether a rug is in adequate or worn condition, it can be repaired. Sam Presnell from The Rug Gallery discusses how to determine the condition of a rug. Listen or read more to find out how to maintain or repair your rugs.   John Maher: […]
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20 Feb
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Understanding Sari Silk Rugs

Transcript What is a sari silk rug? I’ve had that question asked a lot. A lot of people believe that it’s made from the saris that are used, and they’ll basically strip the saris apart and put them back together and spin them into fiber and make rugs of them that way. Unfortunately that is […]
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