This Turkish rug was the unfortunate victim of a heavy desk. When a sink stopped draining and the faucet was left running water went everywhere. Eventually it ended up in the office with the rug and the heavy desk. Trapped underneath the desk the rug had nowhere to go.
All soaking wet it was just looking for somebody to gently remove it from underneath the desk and dry it. That’s not what happened. When the water damage techs showed up they started tugging at the rug – the rug didn’t appreciate it one bit and before they knew it they had one piece of the rug in their hands and the other piece was still stuck underneath the desk.
To make a long story a little bit shorter, Eric Ten Eyck from the CRDN network called for my assistance to see if the rug could be repaired and if it could, was going to be worth it. Considering the fact that there was ample sentimental value in that the rug was purchased over 40 years ago while the rug owner had lived in Turkey. There was also real value in that the rug has an approximate replacement value of about $4-6k. So, yes the rug can be repaired.
Torn Turkish Rug
Take a look at the before picture and in about 3-4 weeks I’ll post the after pictures to show the repaired rug.
