Regular cleaning of your home will not only keep things tidier and less dusty but
it will also mean that your furnishings will keep their quality for much longer. If you take proper care of your carpets and sofas then they will generally fade a lot less and will not develop bobbles or rough patches. The same can be applied to shag pile rugs, if you look after them in the correct way then you will end up getting much more life out of them.
Buying the right rug can really bring together a whole room or it can add a centre piece to an otherwise plain room. If you spend the time looking for the best option for you then you should also take the time to look after it. A shaggy rug can often hide a lot of the dirt and bits that can get stuck on it due to the long length of its strands. For this reason it is best to take it outside to give it a proper shakedown. Doing this will get rid of the majority of crumbs and random bits that have landed in the fibres.
Once the biggest bits have been shaken off you can hang your rug so that you can give it a good old fashioned beating. If you hang it so that you are hitting the back of the rug this will prevent any damage. When you beat it you will get a lot of dust and other dirt particles out from deep within the strands. When this is done you can run a vacuum cleaner over it to get rid of any remaining dirt particles that have not already came out.
If you follow this cleaning schedule on a regular basis then you will find that your shag pile rugs will end up lasting much longer.