Tricks To Help Rejuvenate Your Home's Carpeting

Having carpeting in your home can create a lot of work. Although it’s nice to feel the plushy softness under your feet, carpets do get dirty and worn under a lot of use. You can always clean them, but cleaning is hard on both you and your carpets. After going through numerous cleanings, you may find your carpets looking a little worn and damaged. By following the tips in this article you’ll be able to help your old carpets look better again.

If you clean your carpets often, you’re going to notice that they are losing their color. If you don’t believe it, keep a small piece of new carpeting so that you can compare the two after a few cleanings. People who start cleaning their carpets soon after they are installed are actually doing them more damage than good.

Although you may have never experienced it, many people have had the misfortune to spill some bleach on their carpets. You might think that this would spell the end for the carpet, but it doesn’t. There are actually products on the market today which can counteract the bleach and repair the carpet. By following the instructions on the package, you’ll be able to restore color to your carpet again. Even if it has been bleached in large areas by overexposure to the sun, you’ll be able to restore the original color. You’d think you were dyeing your carpet with this product, but there are no coloring agents in the product at all.

Removing Those Doggone Carpet Dents

If you have plush carpeting, you’ve probably noticed that when you move a piece of furniture it has left big, unsightly dents in the carpet. Couches, tables, pianos, and the like are heavy, and they press down hard on the carpet in the spots where their legs are. If you like to move your furniture around a lot, you may have a number of dents around your house that just haven’t sprung back to life yet. You’ll be glad to know that you can rejuvenate those areas.

Usually, if you use a stiff bristled brush and brush the area with it, you’ll be able to remove the dents. If that doesn’t work, you can try adding some steam from your steam iron. Just make sure to hold the iron several inches above the carpet, and never allow it to touch the carpet fibers. If you have certain types of carpets, a hot iron will melt the fibers, and you’ll have a bigger, more permanent problem than you started with.

Taking Care of Carpet Shading

Do you have areas on your carpets that seem to be a darker color than the rest of the rug? This effect is called "shading", and it occurs because you vacuum some areas a lot more often than you do others. This phenomenon happens most often on the edges and corners of your carpets. The best remedy for shading is to prevent it in the first place. When you vacuum, make sure you vacuum all parts of the carpet equally. Once you get shading on your carpet, there is really no way to get rid of it.

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