Green Choice Carpet Cleaning NYC Trusted Company Since 1998
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Green Choice Carpet Cleaning NYC Trusted Company Since 1998
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Antique rug cleaning in Manhattan starts at $89. We hand-wash every piece using 100% organic, pH-balanced solutions that are safe for old dyes and weak foundations. No harsh chemicals, no machine scrubbing, no risk of color bleed. Hand-knotted antique, semi-antique, tribal, and heirloom rugs cleaned with care across all of Manhattan by Green Carpet Cleaning.
An antique rug is not the same as a regular rug. The fibers are older, the dyes are often vegetable-based, and the foundation can be fragile from decades of use. A normal cleaning machine can pull threads loose, fade the colors, or split the backing. We treat every antique rug we pick up in Manhattan by hand, in our own facility, the way these rugs were meant to be washed. No shortcuts. Want to see how this fits with our wider Manhattan rug cleaning work? Same hands, same care.
Vegetable and natural dyes from 50, 80, even 100 years ago are not stable like modern ones. We test every color first, so reds stay red and don't run into the cream borders.
Cotton or wool warps that hold an old rug together get brittle. Heavy machine cleaning can crack them. Our hand-wash method puts no stress on the base of the rug.
On most antiques the fringe is part of the rug, not added on. If a cleaner damages it, you lose value. We hand-clean fringes with a soft brush, never bleach them.
A Persian antique gets washed different than a Caucasian tribal piece. We inspect every rug, note the age and origin, and pick the method that fits. No one-size cleaning here.
Most antique rugs we collect from apartments in the Upper East Side, Tribeca, or the Village come in with the same handful of issues. After 20+ years cleaning rugs in NYC, we know what to look for before we even start the wash.
Years of foot traffic pushes dust into the foundation. We use a low-pressure dusting bar to shake it loose without harming fibers.
Cat or dog accidents soak into the backing and the smell sticks. We do a full submersion soak with enzyme treatment that pulls the urine out, not just covers it.
Window light fades the side that faces it. We can't undo fading, but a proper wash often brings back the original tone people thought was lost.
Coffee, wine, ink — once they sit they're harder to lift. We pre-treat by hand with mild solutions, never strong bleach that would eat the wool.
Moths love undisturbed wool. Part of our wash kills any eggs hiding in the pile so the rug comes back clean and safe.
We can repair small fringe damage and fix curling edges during the cleaning process if you need it.
For over twenty years we have washed antique rugs for Manhattan families, designers, and gallery owners. Here is what comes with every job — no surprise charges, no rushed work.
Real photos from real Manhattan clients. These are antique rugs that came to us looking tired and went home looking the way their owners remembered them.
Pickup is free anywhere in Manhattan. We have been driving these streets for years, and we know which buildings need service elevators, which ones need a doorman call ahead, and how to handle a rug in a fifth-floor walkup without dragging it. Below is how the service breaks down by use.
Homeowners and apartment renters across Manhattan trust us with their heirlooms. We also handle other rug types — Persian rug cleaning, silk rug cleaning, wool rug cleaning, and Oriental rug cleaning for the same gentle hand-wash approach.
We work with antique dealers, interior designers, and small boutique hotels in Manhattan. For larger spaces we also offer commercial carpet cleaning and full-floor service for old wall-to-wall installations.
If your antique rug lives somewhere else in NYC, we cover that too. See our Brooklyn antique rug cleaning, Queens antique rug cleaning, Long Island antique rug cleaning, and Westchester antique rug cleaning pages.
If you have an antique rug from your grandmother, or a piece you picked up on a trip years ago, you want the people handling it to actually care. We get that. We have washed thousands of antique rugs in Manhattan and not one has come back damaged. First-time customers get $20 off their first cleaning when they mention this page.
This is not a five-minute job. A real antique rug wash takes us about a week from pickup to return. Here is exactly what happens in between, step by step.
Step 1
We come to your Manhattan apartment, wrap your rug, and load it ourselves. You do nothing.
Step 2
Fiber type, dye stability, weak spots, stains. We log everything in writing.
Step 3
We pull pounds of dry dirt out of the rug before any water touches it.
Step 4
Every color gets tested. If a dye is unstable, we adjust the wash.
Step 6
We rinse three times. No soap stays in the fibers, ever.
Step 7
Laid flat in our climate-controlled drying room until dry to the core.
Step 8
Pile straightened, fringes hand-washed white again, edges checked.
Most of our antique rug work comes from word of mouth — one neighbor tells another. The reviews below are from real Manhattan customers who trusted us with rugs that mean something to them, and got them back the way they hoped.
From the Upper West Side to FiDi, and across the rivers too, we handle antique and modern rugs the same careful way.
We also cover all Brooklyn neighborhoods for antique work and full Brooklyn rug cleaning. Same hand-wash, same prices.
LIC offices, Astoria restaurants, Flushing retail. Our Queens Carpet Cleaning team handles the same commercial work across all of Queens.
Antique pieces are our specialty, but we hand-wash every type of rug a Manhattan home or office can have.
Vegetable-dyed Persians need the same gentle approach as antiques. See our Persian rug cleaning Manhattan page for details and pricing.
Silk is the most delicate fiber. Our silk rug cleaning Manhattan service uses cold water and no agitation to keep the sheen.
Wool holds dirt deep in the pile. Our wool rug cleaning Manhattan brings the natural color back without bleaching.
Tribal and city Oriental rugs need different care. Visit our Oriental rug cleaning Manhattan page to learn how we handle each kind.
Yes. We pick up from any Manhattan building, including doorman and walk-up. Just let us know the floor and we handle the rest.
Most antique rugs are ready in 5 to 7 days from pickup. Larger or heavily soiled pieces may take up to 10 days.
No. We dye-test every color before any wash starts and adjust the method if a color is unstable. Bleeding is prevented, not fixed after.
We have hand-washed antique rugs in Manhattan for over 20 years, use only organic pH-balanced solutions, and offer free pickup, free inspection, and a damage-free guarantee.
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