Carpet Cleaning Chronicles
Pros and Cons of Encapsulation Cleaning vs. Hot Water Extraction
While San Francisco and the rest of the Bay Area is known for its mild climate, the winter months are often very wet. Wet weather doesn’t generally drive people to get their carpets cleaned despite the fact that it’s a particularly dirty time of year. As a carpet...
Protect your carpets before you put your party pants on!
The holiday season is in full swing and we are joyful and spirited and somewhat careless as we entertain, attend parties and celebrate with mid-winter festivities. While it is important to have your carpets cleaned before and after your feasts, it is equally important...
Everything You Need to Know about Spots and Stains
Protect your carpets before you put your party pants on!
The holiday season is in full swing and we are joyful and spirited and somewhat careless as we entertain, attend parties and celebrate with mid-winter festivities. While it is important to have your carpets cleaned before and after your feasts, it is equally important...
Reappearing stains – stop them forever!
Why do some carpet stains reappear after a cleaning? Learn why here, and how to prevent them from coming back forever!
An Area Rug Education
Don’t Trust a Carpet Cleaner who Cleans Area Rugs in Your Home.
Many (if not most) carpet cleaners will happily clean an area rug for you in your home with no stipulations or objections. In fact - many will insist! "Just let me take a quick pass on that rug while I am here!" When we were first starting out, we did the same. it...
Yes, We Will Clean Area Rugs in Your Home!
There is a company in Marin that holds the seat of popularity for in home area rug cleaning because they claim to do an excellent job of cleaning an area rug in your home. It’s popularity comes from the low price tag. The caveat is that they don’t clean rugs any other...
Tricky Upholstery Challenges
Saying Goodbye to the Light – Why Professional Cleaners Struggle in the Winter
Many people are affected by seasonal depression - this author included! The shorter days of winter mean we have only about nine hours of (weaker) sunlight to get everything done before the darkness comes and we step into the artificial light. Studies indicate that...
The rundown on Tencel and Alcantara – what are these fibers?
As high end upholstery cleaners specializing in complicated fibers (things so delicate that we sometimes need to clean in our own shop rather than in our clients homes) we come across a lot of fibers that are new or experimental, or just ones that we’ve not heard of...
Learning About Leather
The Environmental Impact of Your Leather
Leather furniture is intimidating. It has a reputation of luxury and it is desired for its durability and long lastingness as well as sublime comfort while at the same time has somewhat of an environmental and humanitarian affront. There are so many “types “of leather...
Let’s Talk Leather
I’m going to shame myself in this post, and hope you all learn from my mistakes! About 8 years ago I bought a sofa set on Craigslist that had seen better days but wasn’t beyond help. I had my team restore it as a training exercise and it took us FOREVER, but it turned...
Carpet Cleaning
What to do with Outdoor Cushions in Winter
It’s that time of year again. Fall is upon us and we are getting ready to hunker down and cozy up for the winter. As we turn towards the indoors, it’s important to remember to prepare our outdoor spaces for the winter. Our outdoor furniture can take quite a beating in...
Viscose still trending. Why we hate it.
Hate is a strong word, but this fiber earns it. Back in 2019 I wrote a blog post about viscose rugs. It remains one of our most visited posts to this day. Why is that? Of course I can only speculate, but when you are dealing with a fiber that turns yellow when exposed...