10 Great Tips For Long Lasting Area Rugs

Finding out the type of area rug to buy and its material will help us to determine if that certain rug will last for a long time. However all area rugs do somehow later shed like shaggy rugs, wear, fade, or even tear. But knowing the basic area rug care and practicing it, is what makes a difference how fast a rug will wear from one to another. If you are looking for tips on area rugs care, here we have the simple tips for you.

1. Placing your area rugs where there is constant exposure to wet condition is one of the fastest way for a rug to wear. The fibers will start to shed or tear in time. That is why we recommend avoiding in areas like under potted plants, or near the near bath rooms, unless the rugs are better water proof resistance.

2. Check for moths. Moths lay lots of eggs and these eggs will turn to larvae which will permanently damage your area rug especially wool rugs. As larvae will feed on them to stay alive. They might stay in your rug for months.

3. As we have mention just now, that larvae is very dangerous for rugs. One of the prevention to that is to use insecticides containing pyre thins. This not only kills the larvae but other insects that damage your rug. Some of us have used products contain naphthalene like crystals or the moth balls, and they have little effect. If your rug has problems with insects we recommend first to clean them then use the insecticides.

4. Have you ever wonder coming back after work and found out that your rug is damage. There are many reason we have mention, however if you rare a dog or a cat at home, it could be they are the cause. Dog likes to chew because of their growing teeth, and cat likes to scratch. Dogs and cats especially love your shaggy rugs and wool rugs as they are comfortable and nice to lie on. So cat scratch and dogs chew s bound to happen if not taken measures. Try training them, so that your rugs will last long.

5. Cleaning our area rugs using vacuum cleaner is a great way to reduce the dirt and the dust on the rug. A note to remember: Try not to use the beater bar, as this will wear the top surface of the rug. If you must vacuum please avoid high suction vacuum cleaners as some fibers will be torn away from your rug.

6. One of great aspect of area rugs is that they can trap dust and pollen. Therefore the circulation of them in the air is reduced, providing us better air quality. If with much accumulation of dust and pollen on our area rug will increase the rate of wear. It is advisable to clean your area rug once you notice the abundance accumulation of dust.

Advise: One of the ways to check if your rug has accumulate lots of dust is by holding and lifting the rug from one side and hit it with your palms. If you manage to see dust flying out from the rug, it is indicated for cleaning. In this case you can use low suction vacuum.

7. As we have mention before that exposure of damp situation to your rugs can damage it. So forth we highly recommend that after cleaning it with either a rug shampoo or self-homemade rug shampoo, dry the area rug. Make sure it is completely dry on the top and bottom layer before laying it on the ideal place.

Tips: If a small area rug needs to be dry after you have cleaned it because of stains, urine, or other causes, you can dry it with a hair dryer. And smooth it with iron, not to over burn the rug though.

8. When washing rugs, try to avoid high concentration bleaching. Best if possible bleaching is avoided. But if you somehow need to have snowy crystal white area rug (everyone loves that), try using dilute bleaching instead. Most bleaching have chlorine, so continuously use can cause fringes to tear away and permanently damage your rug. Especially your kids rugs, as they are multicolor and colors may fade.

9. It is important to place your area rug where there is not so much of direct sunlight. This is because they give out ultraviolet rays, and if constant exposure to the ultraviolet rays will cause not only fading of colors but damage to the surface of the rug fibers.

Tips: If you must use your rug at the area where direct sunlight is prominent, like near windows, we recommend consider sheer drapes to block some direct sunlight to your rug. Or most importantly ones a while turn your rug or shift it.

10. Sometimes we like to place certain area rugs in our homes due to different season or due to parties or other occasions. We tend to store the rug we want to keep in a different place. We recommend storing the rug in places where rodents are unable to reach, and where it is dry.

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