To best prepare for storage, ensuring your rugs are clean and dry is a logical first step. However, the type of storage wrap you select will determine how well your rug fares throughout the storage process and for this, our team offers two options. 

First and best is our storage wrap. Breathable and water-resistant, our storage wrap is superior to conventional plastic. Where plastic “sweats”, trapping unwanted moisture with your rugs (think odour, mould and discolouration), our storage wrap has microscopic pores which are large enough to allow water vapour molecules to pass through, but which are too small for water droplets to permeate. Our storage wrap is also tear resistant and helps protect your rugs from insects looking to make a home in, or meal of your rugs. 

Our second option is best for short-term storage of rugs, i.e. for moving house or having your carpets cleaned or timber floors sanded and re-polished. In this case we can provide storage bags (sleeves) which are an added protection against dust and dirt, though for pest and moisture resistance we recommend wrap rather than bags.  

A final note on rug storage; in addition to washing and drying rugs prior to storing, natural fibre rugs (i.e. wool and silk) should be treated with moth deterrent. This will help prevent any moths or larvae from feasting on rug fibres in the event they find a way into the dark hiding place your rolled rug becomes when stored.