Oriental rug cleaning, area rug cleaning and tapestry cleaning We professionally clean every type of Oriental rug and area rug - inexpensive floor coverings to Navajo rugs to valuable Persian rugs. Talisman's immediate service area is the greater San Francisco Bay Area - including the North Bay, the South Bay and Monterey. Although Talisman is a local San Francisco Bay Area service, Oriental rugs and tapestries are sent to us for cleaning and restoration from throughout the United States.
All area rugs are exclusively and thoroughly cleaned by hand No rug washing machines, no carpet steam cleaning, no machine brushing. Never take a risk - ask! Improper cleaning is a leading cause of damage to Oriental rugs. Comparable prices Pricing is low and competitive - even with Talisman's extensive care, time and attention. At these prices, you can afford to choose the very best.
Other Oriental rug cleaning services charge the same or more, but offer far less. See our References. You may never know the difference until it's too late.
All area rugs are exclusively and thoroughly cleaned by hand No rug washing machines, no carpet steam cleaning, no machine brushing. Never take a risk - ask! Improper cleaning is a leading cause of damage to Oriental rugs. Comparable prices Pricing is low and competitive - even with Talisman's extensive care, time and attention. At these prices, you can afford to choose the very best.
Other Oriental rug cleaning services charge the same or more, but offer far less. See our References. You may never know the difference until it's too late.
Services
At Talisman, all rugs are hand cleaned individually and carefully by specialized craftspeople.
Although primarily serving Northern California - from Carmel to San Jose, Menlo Park to Marin and beyond - over the decades Talisman's rug cleaning and restoration has also become well-known and respected throughout the United States.
Ask any designer, rug dealer, museum or Oriental rug society.
See our References.
SAN FRANCISCO RUG CLEANING page - Talisman began in 1980 in order to offer reliable hand cleaning of Oriental rugs to dealers and collectors in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Although primarily serving Northern California - from Carmel to San Jose, Menlo Park to Marin and beyond - over the decades Talisman's rug cleaning and restoration has also become well-known and respected throughout the United States.
Ask any designer, rug dealer, museum or Oriental rug society.
See our References.
SAN FRANCISCO RUG CLEANING page - Talisman began in 1980 in order to offer reliable hand cleaning of Oriental rugs to dealers and collectors in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Talisman Oriental Rug Cleaning offers repair and restoration for damage to rugs due to aging, accident or wear.
Yarns, colors and techniques are matched - with custom dyeing when necessary.
Due to the non-standardized production of modern rugs, we continually find new situations and materials that call for new approaches and unique solutions to restoration.
Rug restoration is traditionally a utilitarian craft.
However, in Talisman's hands this skill has been elevated both to an art and a science.
Yarns, colors and techniques are matched - with custom dyeing when necessary.
Due to the non-standardized production of modern rugs, we continually find new situations and materials that call for new approaches and unique solutions to restoration.
Rug restoration is traditionally a utilitarian craft.
However, in Talisman's hands this skill has been elevated both to an art and a science.
As one of the premier Oriental rug collecting centers of the world - rivaling Munich, Milan and London - San Francisco was always in need of an Oriental rug cleaning and restoration studio that could meet its needs.
At the behest of our friends, Arky and Ginger Robins of Baktiari Gallery in Pacific Heights, and Richard Tracy Shaw, who was retiring from the field of restoration - Talisman assumed the hand cleaning accounts of Gordon Scott's Turko-Persian Oriental Rug Company (now dissolved), which had been a fixture of San Francisco since 1946.
At the behest of our friends, Arky and Ginger Robins of Baktiari Gallery in Pacific Heights, and Richard Tracy Shaw, who was retiring from the field of restoration - Talisman assumed the hand cleaning accounts of Gordon Scott's Turko-Persian Oriental Rug Company (now dissolved), which had been a fixture of San Francisco since 1946.
Talisman has been the #1 rug cleaning company in Berkeley for over 32 years.
Talisman has cleaned a variety of valuable textiles from Berkeley public institutions - including an antique Thai banner for the UC Berkeley Art Museum and area carpets custom designed by former UC Berkeley Art Department head Christopher Brown.
A unique, world-class Oriental rug collection is owned by famed Berkeley architect Christopher Alexander.
The founders of Talisman have known Mr. Alexander since the 60's and assisted in cleaning and conserving rugs for his highly praised exhibit at the De Young Museum in 1990 - to coincide with the International Conference on Oriental Rugs.
Talisman has cleaned a variety of valuable textiles from Berkeley public institutions - including an antique Thai banner for the UC Berkeley Art Museum and area carpets custom designed by former UC Berkeley Art Department head Christopher Brown.
A unique, world-class Oriental rug collection is owned by famed Berkeley architect Christopher Alexander.
The founders of Talisman have known Mr. Alexander since the 60's and assisted in cleaning and conserving rugs for his highly praised exhibit at the De Young Museum in 1990 - to coincide with the International Conference on Oriental Rugs.
Talisman has been the #1 rug cleaning company in Oakland/Piedmont/Montclair for over 32 years.
Among Talisman's first clients were Oakland rug galleries such as Dragon Rug Studio, Breema, Devi, The Old Rug and Claremont Rug Company.
Oakland/Piedmont remains a major focus for our services - from antique Persian rugs to modern area floor coverings.
Claremont Rug Company in Oakland has been a client of Talisman since 1980 - the year that both Talisman and Claremont Rugs began in business.
Claremont focusses primarily on antique Oriental rugs.
Among Talisman's first clients were Oakland rug galleries such as Dragon Rug Studio, Breema, Devi, The Old Rug and Claremont Rug Company.
Oakland/Piedmont remains a major focus for our services - from antique Persian rugs to modern area floor coverings.
Claremont Rug Company in Oakland has been a client of Talisman since 1980 - the year that both Talisman and Claremont Rugs began in business.
Claremont focusses primarily on antique Oriental rugs.
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