Antique Rug Restoration in Dallas, TX.
Specialist antique rug restoration across the DFW metroplex — high-value conservation work.
Repairing antique rugs continuously since 1881.
Same family, same standards, four generations of craft.
Listed by the Oriental Rug Buyers Guide as one of the country's top rug cleaners.
Accredited member of the Better Business Bureau, Memphis chapter.
DFW antique rug restoration work is often on museum-quality pieces — Highland Park heritage Persians dating to the 1880s, University Park documented family Caucasians, Preston Hollow estate antique Turkish pieces. These rugs value in the high five-figures and into six figures, and the cost of over-restoration is enormous. Conservative methodology, matched aged-color materials, documented work, and the most cautious effective intervention are the standard for any DFW high-value antique.
An antique oriental rug — typically defined as 80 years old or older — should be restored, not repaired. The difference matters. Repair, in the everyday sense, often implies returning something to "like new" condition. With antique rugs, that approach is wrong. Over-restoration permanently reduces an antique's value and erases the historical character that makes it valuable. Restoration means stabilizing damage, preserving signs of age that should remain, documenting every intervention, and using the most conservative effective method.
Free pick-up across the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. Repair timelines vary by the type and severity of work — we'll quote a specific timeline after inspection. We provide a written estimate before any work begins.
Conservative methods, preserved character.
Antique restoration is governed by a different philosophy than ordinary repair.
Minimum effective intervention
The smallest amount of work that solves the structural or functional problem. We do not reweave large areas just because we could.
Reversibility when possible
Restoration work should be removable by future restorers if better techniques become available. We avoid permanent adhesives.
Documented methodology
Every restoration project includes before, during, and after photographs and a written report. Important for insurance, estate, and future restorers.
Matched materials
Hand-dyed wool matched to aged original colors. Foundation materials matched to original cotton or wool. Same knot type as the rug's original construction.
Preservation over restoration
Some antiques benefit more from stabilization than from reweaving. We will recommend stopping further deterioration rather than restoring lost areas, when that's right.
Honest assessment
We tell clients when restoration is not economically justified, when less ambitious work is better, and when a piece is more valuable in its current state than fully restored.
Free pick-up across Dallas and surrounding areas.
- Dallas
- Plano
- Frisco
- Allen
- McKinney
- Highland Park
- University Park
- Richardson
- Carrollton
- Lewisville
- Coppell
- The Colony
- Little Elm
- Flower Mound
- Highland Village
- Addison
- Farmers Branch
- Garland
- Mesquite
- Rowlett
- Sachse
- Wylie
- Rockwall
- Heath
- Forney
- Sunnyvale
- Balch Springs
- Seagoville
- Cedar Hill
- DeSoto
- Duncanville
- Lancaster
- Glenn Heights
- Red Oak
- Waxahachie
- Midlothian
- Mansfield
- Grand Prairie
- Arlington
- Bedford
- Hurst
- Euless
- Colleyville
- Grapevine
- Southlake
- Keller
- North Richland Hills
- Watauga
- Haltom City
- Saginaw
- Fort Worth
- Benbrook
- Burleson
- Crowley
- Cleburne
- White Settlement
- Azle
- Weatherford
Common questions about antique rug repair in Dallas.
Where in DFW do you offer antique restoration pick-up?
Free pick-up throughout the entire DFW metroplex — Dallas, Plano, Frisco, Allen, McKinney, Highland Park, University Park, Richardson, Carrollton, Lewisville, Fort Worth, Arlington, Southlake, and surrounding cities.
What's the difference between antique repair and antique restoration?
Restoration implies a deliberately conservative approach: stabilizing existing damage, preserving original character, and documenting the work. Repair sometimes implies returning to 'like new' condition, which is wrong for antique work — over-restoration permanently reduces value.
Do you handle DFW museum-quality antique restoration?
Yes. We perform restoration on pieces valued in the six figures with documented before-during-after photography. Major projects often pair with current appraisal documentation, since antique values shift over decades and insurance schedules require updating.
Will restoration reduce my antique rug's value?
Properly performed conservative restoration usually preserves or increases value because it stabilizes deterioration. Over-restoration can reduce value significantly. Our default is the most conservative effective intervention.
Do you provide before-and-after documentation?
Yes — standard for all antique restoration. Photographed before work begins, during major steps, and after completion. The documentation accompanies delivery.
Available across five metros.
Free pick-up and delivery in every city we serve. Tap a city for local details and your nearest phone number.