Goal For The Green

If you live in the New York /New Jersey, area you are lucky because since 1990 ABC Rugs and Carpet Care has provided professional rug cleaning and repair, specializing in Persian and Oriental rugs. Yes, for many reasons hardwood floors are better for your health and keep down dust and allergens.  However, there is nothing like the beauty of a Persian Rug to add both beauty and style to a room.

At ABC Rug and Carpet Cleaning Service, they have a dedicated rug cleaning facility, with a trained staff that can handle any type of cleaning, repair and restoration that will restore and extend the life of your area rug(s) or carpet.

They will come to your home and pick up your area rug and take it to their factory. Then they return it to you a few days later, bright, clean and looking like new, and repaired if needed.

For area rug cleaning of Persian, Oriental, Chinese, Afghan, Silk, Wool, and even Handmade rugs, ABC does it all, even including in home carpet cleaning, mattress and upholstery cleaning.

A Persian rug (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Trust your beautiful area rugs to ABC’s repair team for specialized service in seamlessly repairing and removing the years of wear and tear from your area rugs. Their NYC expert rug repair team, can remove worn spots, fill in holes, reweave the fringes and perform spot dye on areas where the color has faded. They can handle  any of your most difficult restoration jobs. If you have a valuable handmade rug that has a damaged area, they can expertly repair the damage including fringes and restore color so it is back to new for you to enjoy.

Right now, you can enjoy a 15% discount on all of their rug services from the experts at ABC Rug and Carpet Cleaning. They have mastered the Art of Rug Cleaning, Restoration and Repair for you to enjoy many more years of your beautiful fine or heirloom area rugs.

Poor Dad. He’s a green-loving, compost-cultivating, carbon footprint-reducing, tree-hugging kind of guy. But when it comes to Father’s Day, the neckties and coffee mugs keep rolling in year after year.

Time to break the cycle of pointless gifts and give your dad something he will truly enjoy. Need some ideas for the earth-friendly dad who has everything? Read on:

Ikea Solar-Powered Garden Lights

The iconic Swedish home decor store has numerous solar-powered lights in their Solvinden collection, but we particularly like the garden fairy lights, which illuminate without the use of batteries or electricity. Simply stake the lights into the dirt in any formation you like, and the solar collector powers them all through the night. This is a fun and inexpensive gift at only $12.99 for a strand of five.

Bamboo Keyboard and Mouse from iZen

Not only will a keyboard and mouse set made entirely out of bamboo look cool on your dad’s desk, it’s also bio-degradable, unlike its plastic counterparts. Each one looks slightly different, which adds to the uniqueness of the gift. Compatible with either Mac or PC, it costs $89.99, which is a tad higher than a regular keyboard and mouse, but it’s worth it.

Banzai Tree

Blooms aren’t just for Mom, you know. Dads with green thumbs love plants. After all, they do keep the air clean. Not sure what kind of plant to get your pops? FTD’s florists will help you pick a plant that Dad will love. Bring out his inner Mr. Miyagi with a Banzai tree, or provide some shade with a big palm plant. Either way, Dad will love a gift that continues to bring joy long after the holiday is over.

Epoch Sustainable Golf Tees by Evolve Golf

Evolve Golf has taken teeing off to a whole new level with Epoch tees, made from eco-friendly, sustainable materials. If Dad needs to work on his short game, get him a set of 50 tees for around $8, and don’t forget to mention that his new tees are ranked number one in performance on tour. Up the ante by setting up a tee time for him at his favorite course, and then join him, even if you’re not a big golf fan yourself. He’ll remember the thoughtful gesture for years to come.

SodaStream Soda Maker

This is one of our favorite gift ideas to come along in the past few years. The SodaStream lets you make homemade flavored sodas or sparkling water without the weird chemicals and unhealthy fake sugars found in store-bought soda. Furthermore, making soda at home means no more purchasing plastic bottles and aluminum cans. Dad can customize his beverages any way he likes by adding a variety of flavors. The Fountain Jet starter kit starts at $79.95.

Nest Smart Thermostat

Surprise Dad on Father’s Day by installing a Nest learning thermostat. Intuitive and easy to program, the Nest will lower your father’s heating bills by learning his schedule and automatically adjusting the temperature while he’s not home. He can even install the Nest app on his smartphone and control the temperature remotely, which is particularly handy if Dad is called away unexpectedly. Units start at $249.

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Social Power for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine.

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