Care.
How to clean, store, and protect a hand-knotted rug — by the family that does it for a living.
Everything we've written on care.
Practical guidance from the family that hand-washes the rugs that matter.
The Master's Guide to Oriental Rug Cleaning
A definitive guide to hand-washing antique oriental rugs — by the family that has done it for more than a decade.
How Much Does Antique Rug Cleaning Cost? A 2026 Price Guide
What you'll actually pay for hand-washed antique oriental rug cleaning in 2026 — by fiber, size, and condition.
Moth Damage in Oriental Rugs: How to Identify, Treat, and Prevent
How to spot moth larvae and casings before they ruin an antique rug — and what to do when you find them.
Silk Rugs: How to Clean, Store, and Protect Your Most Delicate Piece
A complete guide to caring for Hereke, Qum, Persian silk, and antique Chinese silk rugs — by hand.
Why Hand-Washing Is the Only Method for Antique and Silk Rugs
The chemistry, the structure, and the centuries of evidence — why nothing else works on antique wool or silk.
What to Ask Before Hiring an Oriental Rug Cleaner
Ten questions that separate a master atelier from a wash plant — and what the wrong answers actually mean.
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Restoration
Reweaving, color restoration, antique wash — the slow crafts that happen on the restoration bench.
Types
Every great weaving tradition — Persian, Turkish, French, silk — and how to know what you have.
Atelier
Behind the scenes at the Cohen family workshop. A day in the life, the master artisan, the family.
Local
Northeast-specific rug care — the Hamptons, Manhattan, Greenwich, the seasonal patterns of HNW homes.
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Other ateliers, every service we offer, and the rest of our story — a few directions to explore.
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A few of the rugs we've cared for — and the families who trusted us with them.
“They returned an heirloom Tabriz — the colors look exactly as my grandmother described them.”
“A 1920s Heriz I thought was beyond saving came back better than the day my parents bought it.”
“Our clients trust us with eight-figure homes. Horizon is the only atelier I send their rugs to.”