Rug Rehab by Steamway

08/11/2026

Noah has spent this summer in the rug room, and the rugs keep coming.

This season, rugs have been arriving from all over Iowa. Family heirlooms passed down through three generations. Rugs a customer described over the phone with a voice that told us exactly how much it mattered to them. Rugs that have been living under the same coffee table for years, getting a little more worn and a little more overdue for real care.

One week this summer, we had 83 rugs in our care at the same time.

Every one of them gets the same process: individually inspected before a drop of water touches it — fiber checked, dyes tested, condition assessed. That's not a number we're sharing to brag. It's a number that tells you something about trust: people are driving across the state because they'd rather hand their rug to someone who will treat it like it belongs to their own family than take a chance on the closest name in a search result.

Noah's been putting in the hours to make sure every rug that comes through gets done correctly. Not fast. Correctly.

If you've got a rug that's been waiting for the right hands, we'd love to take a look. Free inspection, honest assessment, no pressure.

Come see us on East Lincoln Way in Ames. We offer pickup and delivery across Story and Polk County.

06/09/2026

Same rug. Both photos.

The owner figured the color had just faded with age. What actually happened: years of fine soil settled into the wool and quietly dimmed everything — the raspberry, the greens, all of it. It happens so gradually you stop noticing.

Before we washed it, we tested every dye (with this much color, one wrong move and they bleed). But the color was never gone. It was buried.

Got a rug you've stopped really looking at? Bring it in — free inspection, honest answer.

04/30/2026

This rug came in dulled by years of soil. Here is what it looked like once it was cleaned through.
A rug like this — woven by hand, lived on for decades — needs more than a machine run over the top. It needs to be inspected first. The fiber gets identified, the dyes get tested, the condition gets documented. Then it gets dusted, washed through, and dried flat in a controlled environment.
Cleaning can lift the soil and wake the color back up. It cannot replace pile that has worn down over the years, and we will tell you that honestly before we start. No surprises.
If you have a rug you have been wondering about, bring it in.

Call, message, or visit rug-rehab.com to schedule a drop-off or pickup.

03/27/2026

This rug was hand-knotted in Nepal. That kind of craftsmanship deserves more than a carpet cleaner running a machine over it on your floor.

When Steamway came to refinish her hardwood floors, the rugs had to come up. So, she brought them to us.

No damage concern. No odor problem. Just a beautiful wool rug that had been living on the floor for years — carrying all the dust, grit, and traffic that comes with a well-loved home — and a chance to restore it to what it actually is.

Wool holds onto soil differently than synthetic fiber. It compresses under foot traffic, and the natural lanolin in the pile can trap fine particles deep in the foundation of the rug. Surface vacuuming gets the top. It does not get what settles in over time.

We brought it into the facility, inspected the fiber and dye stability, and cleaned it the way a hand-knotted wool rug from Nepal is meant to be cleaned. Flat. Controlled. By hand where it counted.

The after photo speaks for itself.

If you have rugs on your floors right now that haven't been professionally cleaned in more than a year — this is what they could look like. Bring them in. We'll inspect them at no charge and tell you honestly what they need.
Call 515-708-4575 to talk to Noah about your rug.

03/04/2026

There's a difference between a rug that looks clean and a rug that is clean.

05/08/2025

Here is an article from Rug Chick on hand loomed rugs and what you need to know before you buy one https://rugchick.com/india-hand-loomed-rugs-what-you-need-to-know/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR5nL0ZHaZkdAZbCdlUsyo8QMxO3_-OH2FRpj2ENOTxG6FNKSJGYJkIvWJTVWg_aem_PzPpEeZ8qCFTRGKjsDbfjQ

The rug was clearly a lower-end hand-loomed construction from India, with a glue-backed structure and materials unlikely to perform well...

04/20/2025

This is a great video about all the work that goes into making traditional Navajo rugs

The show is a documentary showing how common, everyday items (including foodstuffs like bubblegum, industrial products such as engines, musical instruments s...

04/01/2025

Wool is durable🐑 And washes up beautifully

Don’t get the wool pulled over your eyes 👀 🐑

This is no April fool - wool is the most ecological fibre. 🐑🌱♻️

It’s natural, biodegradable and renewable

☀️❄️ Natural insulator keeping you warm or cool

💧 Absorbs up to 35% of its weight in moisture before feeling wet

☔️ Naturally water repellent

👃🏻 Odour resistant

💪🏼 Durable - its strength and elasticity means the fibres can be folded up to 20,000 times without breaking

〰️ Crimp providing stretch and elasticity

🔥 Naturally flame resistant with a very high ignition temperature of 570/600o

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03/21/2025

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5️⃣Maintenance➡️Wash the abrasive soil out to extend the life of the rug & keeps it looking great year round
4️⃣Health Benefits ➡️Remove dust, allergens and bacteria
3️⃣Go Green ➡️ Why buy new when cleaning will do? Save a rug from being thrown in a landfill
2️⃣Odor Issues ➡️ Say goodbye to pet, cooking, and musty smells with a deep clean!
1️⃣Free Rug Pick Up this 📆Monday, March 24th in Ames & Nevada!
📞Call today to schedule your Free rug pick up! 515-708-4575
💻 www.rug-rehab.com
💻 www.steam-waycleaning.com

02/19/2025

This rug is extremely popular! We get a lot of these in for cleaning. https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1APhieM1zH/?mibextid=wwXIfr