Household Ways to Take Care of Carpets
Carpets: A carpet is a floor covering used mainly to decorate the flooring.
Carpets are used to beautify the houses, restaurants, hotel lobbies, offices, halls etc.
They are available in the market in various colours, sizes and designs.
We can choose one to match our requirement.
Care of Carpets: Carpets form a main part of home or office decor and this makes taking care of carpets inevitable.
They are available in many varieties like the hand tufted carpets, hand woven carpets, needle felt carpets, flat weave carpets, hooked carpets etc.
Of these hand tufted and hand woven are popular varieties.
They are available in various colours and designs at different stores.
Lets us now look at a few household ways to take their care.
Regular vacuum cleaning: Carpets should be vacuumed at least twice in a month to prevent them from being affected by dust mites else they may cause a nuisance if unattended.
Spot cleaning: Sometimes the carpets are stained with oil, tea, paint, coffee and many such things.
In these cases, wet the surface gently and use a white tissue paper to blot the stain if it is fresh.
In case of stubborn stains, use little detergent over the stained surface and gently scrub in circular motion.
This may lighten the stain but don't overdo it as it may fade the colour.
Another way of treating the stains is to apply a diluted solution of white vinegar and then slightly wetting and blotting it off with a white tissue paper or cloth.
Not exposing the carpets to direct sun light: Direct exposure of carpets to sunlight deteriorates the material.
It may also lead to the carpet getting decolored in the exposed parts.
So it is advisable to prevent it from direct rays of sun.
This can be done by proper use of curtains/blinds.
Fresh colours and designs add to the beauty of your decor.
Cutting off stray fibers: Carpets are usually made of wool or silk and hence shredding of fibers is normal on vacuum cleaning or in areas where movement is more due to friction.
In such cases it is advisable to cut off the stray fibers instead of pulling them off and spoiling their look.
To sum it all up - the glow, the shine and the grace of the carpets can be kept intact (though a little may be lost due to ageing) by regular cleaning and good housekeeping habits.
Carpets are used to beautify the houses, restaurants, hotel lobbies, offices, halls etc.
They are available in the market in various colours, sizes and designs.
We can choose one to match our requirement.
Care of Carpets: Carpets form a main part of home or office decor and this makes taking care of carpets inevitable.
They are available in many varieties like the hand tufted carpets, hand woven carpets, needle felt carpets, flat weave carpets, hooked carpets etc.
Of these hand tufted and hand woven are popular varieties.
They are available in various colours and designs at different stores.
Lets us now look at a few household ways to take their care.
Regular vacuum cleaning: Carpets should be vacuumed at least twice in a month to prevent them from being affected by dust mites else they may cause a nuisance if unattended.
Spot cleaning: Sometimes the carpets are stained with oil, tea, paint, coffee and many such things.
In these cases, wet the surface gently and use a white tissue paper to blot the stain if it is fresh.
In case of stubborn stains, use little detergent over the stained surface and gently scrub in circular motion.
This may lighten the stain but don't overdo it as it may fade the colour.
Another way of treating the stains is to apply a diluted solution of white vinegar and then slightly wetting and blotting it off with a white tissue paper or cloth.
Not exposing the carpets to direct sun light: Direct exposure of carpets to sunlight deteriorates the material.
It may also lead to the carpet getting decolored in the exposed parts.
So it is advisable to prevent it from direct rays of sun.
This can be done by proper use of curtains/blinds.
Fresh colours and designs add to the beauty of your decor.
Cutting off stray fibers: Carpets are usually made of wool or silk and hence shredding of fibers is normal on vacuum cleaning or in areas where movement is more due to friction.
In such cases it is advisable to cut off the stray fibers instead of pulling them off and spoiling their look.
To sum it all up - the glow, the shine and the grace of the carpets can be kept intact (though a little may be lost due to ageing) by regular cleaning and good housekeeping habits.
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