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Keeping Current – Staying Involved
Meeting with Our Industry Leaders As a leader in our rug cleaning industry, we recently attended a conference in Indianapolis sponsored by the Association of Rug Care Specialists (ARCS). D. A. Burns is a founding member of this international organization of experienced professionals committed to the highest levels of customer service, technical knowledge and business management in the…
Read MoreCaring For My Stone and Tile
Joanne in Clyde Hill asked, “Now that you’ve made my bathroom tile look great, how do I keep it looking this way? Good question Joanne, whether we’ve cleaned your entry floor, your shower enclosure or polished a vanity countertop, it makes sense to keep them looking good. The starting point is keeping soils that might…
Read MoreCarpet Moths
Carpet moths – In our house? No one wants to believe that it is true. How can it be that the home we live in, love and care for, our “castle”, is being inhabited by insects in all stages of their life cycles, and whose mission is to damage the floor coverings that we have…
Read MoreKeeping Up Appearances While Coping with Mother Nature
Better weather has arrived, and we’re all thinking about getting our outdoor living spaces ready for spring and summer enjoyment. If your outdoor furnishings and gear spent the winter in nice, dry storage…great! You’re ready for the season. If your outdoor fabrics spent the winter exposed to harsh, winter weather – or were stored without…
Read MoreLatest Products and Interior Design Trends
“Surfaces” is the largest annual event in the carpet, tile and stone industry, showing everything new that could cover any “surface” in your home or office. Designers discuss upcoming trends, manufacturers show their latest stone, tile, carpet, rug, wood and vinyl products, and innovations in methods of installing and caring for these products are presented. As…
Read MoreMy Rug “Tip Shearing” Experience
As a long-time customer of D. A. Burns, I was curious when I learned of their rug tip shearing service. Years ago, I was struck by the pattern and colors of a Missoni designed, wool area rug. So, I bought it and we have been enjoying it since. Recently, it became more evident to me…
Read MoreRug Serging – Additional Choices at Lower Prices
At D. A. Burns, we’re busy turning off-the-roll carpet into custom sized, area rugs. Although we create a lot of custom fabrications, carpet often becomes an area rug simply by finishing the edges with an accent edge treatment. Many people are familiar with carpet binding – a process of sewing a tailored fabric to the…
Read MoreAnnouncing Our Rug Tip-Shearing Service
D. A. Burns offers a rug tip-shearing service that will restore the brilliance to your rug when its appearance has been diminished due to exposure to light and wear. Tip shearing can also remove face yarn damage to rugs that have been subjected to harsh chemicals during manufacture or have loose tufts “sprouting” from the carpet pile.…
Read MoreThe Big 3 Holiday Spills
With holiday entertaining in mind, we thought the following tips may be of interest to you. From the client calls we receive on our help hotline, it seems that when food and beverages are served, spills on your carpet and rugs often follow. If you’ve dealt with the resulting spots – during or after a…
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