Hand-washed Persian rug cleaning across the Upper East Side.
Park Avenue, Madison Avenue, Lenox Hill, Carnegie Hill — the Cohen family has hand-washed Persian rugs across the Upper East Side for more than a decade. Antique Tabriz, antique Kashan, heirloom Aubusson-on-Persian-foundation, and the fine silk Hereke pieces that fill UES pre-war co-ops. Complimentary pickup, hand-washed in our Westchester atelier.
Persian Rug Cleaning on the Upper East Side.
The Upper East Side holds more antique Persians per block than almost any neighborhood in the country. Park Avenue classic-sixes, Fifth Avenue floor-throughs, Madison Avenue townhouses, the brownstones of Lenox Hill and Carnegie Hill — pre-war co-ops with parquet floors that have held the same rugs through three generations. Workshop Tabriz in the formal room. Antique Kashan in the library. Silk Hereke in the primary bedroom. A Sarouk that came up from a great-aunt's apartment in 1976.
Pre-war buildings run on steam radiators, and the rugs nearest the convector grilles see the worst of the indoor climate cycle. Every Persian we accept from a UES address is dye-tested, washed individually with pH-balanced soap, and dried flat. Silk Herekes are washed alone, never alongside wool. Vegetable-dyed antiques get the slower antique wash. We coordinate with doormen and building staff, and the same artisans who collect the rug are the ones who return it.
- Antique Tabriz and Kashan for pre-war floors
- Silk Hereke pieces washed alone
- Aubusson-on-Persian-foundation conservation
- Dye-bleed correction on radiator-side rugs
- Foundation repair on heirloom Sarouk
- Doorman and building-staff coordination
How a Persian rug moves through our atelier.
Seven to fourteen days, calibrated to the age, fiber, and dyes of your rug.
We collect from the Upper East Side.
Complimentary pickup across Park Avenue, Madison Avenue, Lenox Hill, Carnegie Hill, Yorkville, and the East 60s through 90s. We coordinate with doormen and building staff and wrap your Persian inside the apartment — pre-war classic six, Park Avenue duplex, or Madison Avenue townhouse.
Dye-tested, hand-washed alone.
Every Persian is inspected and every color dye-tested before water touches the rug. Antique Tabriz, Kashan, and silk Hereke pieces are washed individually with pH-balanced soap and temperature-controlled water — never in a batch, never on a machine.
Dried flat, returned home.
Dried flat on slatted frames — never tumbled, never hung. Hand-finished, wrapped, and returned to your Upper East Side residence in better condition than the day it left.
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Letters from across the Northeast.
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.”
Questions, honestly answered.
What clients ask us before they hand over a rug — and how we answer.
How is Persian rug cleaning done on rugs from the Upper East Side?
How long does Persian rug cleaning take after pickup from the Upper East Side?
Which Persian rug cleaning issues are common on the Upper East Side?
Do you do Persian rug cleaning on the Upper East Side?
How is the rug picked up from the Upper East Side?
How is Persian rug cleaning on the Upper East Side priced?
How is Persian rug cleaning done on rugs from the Upper East Side?
How long does Persian rug cleaning take after pickup from the Upper East Side?
Do you do Persian rug cleaning on the Upper East Side?
How is the rug picked up from the Upper East Side?
Which Persian rug cleaning issues are common on the Upper East Side?
How is Persian rug cleaning on the Upper East Side priced?
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Bring us your UES Persian.
Tell us about the rug — antique Tabriz, Kashan, Heriz, Sarouk, or a silk Hereke. We arrange complimentary pickup across Park Avenue, Madison Avenue, Lenox Hill, Carnegie Hill, and the East 60s through 90s.
By hand · By the Cohen family · By appointment