• Rug Renovating

  East Orange, New Jersey, 800-252-7738; rugrenovating.com

  When ABC Carpet & Home needs to clean, patch, reduce, or refinish its showroom rugs, it turns to century-old Rug Renovating to do the job. With more than 70,000 square feet of space and 60 technicians, Rug Renovating is the nation’s largest such factory. Pickup and delivery are usually free in the five boroughs and throughout most of the tri-state area. It costs about $2.50 per square foot to clean an average rug; threadbare or antique rugs often need a hand wash, which runs about $7 per square foot. Rug Renovating also does in-home carpet cleaning and, should your furniture or draperies need a wash, will tackle those too. 

From the 2003 Best of New York issue of New York Magazine