Area rugs can have many uses in your bedroom. They can add great texture to your room when used on hardwood floors. Carpet padding, whichever you choose, helps keep the carpet in place, preventing clumping and preventing under-carpet ventilation. This air movement helps prevent mold from forming under the carpet in your area.
The first thing to do is determine which pad, if any, to use. Rug pads come in many types and have many uses. Some of the available pads are grip pads that do not allow the mat to slip, felt for extra softness (in some areas, the felt can cause the mat to slide or move unless you have heavy furniture on it), polyurethane or rubber sponge. Polyurethane and sponge rubber are the least used. Sponge rubber can leave marks on your hardwood floor, and polyurethane can decrease airflow under the floor and cause potential damage to your hardwood floor. Each of these pads has a use and a reason for this use.
Grip pads are popular for many reasons. They are very thin and do not provide additional protection to the carpet. The carpet must be very dense to compensate for this type of padding. The pad has a waffle pattern with many holes. The surface of this pad has a lot of grip and will keep the rugs in place. In low traffic areas, this pad is very useful for a thin silk rug or similar area as a thicker pad would cause the rug to shift and present a tripping hazard as well as not allowing the thin rug to rest correctly on the wooden floor.
The second thing to think about is which space will be best for different types of rugs. Will your rug be placed in a bedroom, family room, or what will it do in your decorating plan? All of these decisions make a difference as to what size will work best for you in a particular area. This decision will also help you figure out which pad is best for this area, as well as what size carpet or rugs you want to use.
Consumers who use silk rugs tend to place them in areas with high traffic and dirt accumulation. Unlike most rugs, silk rugs cannot be steam cleaned due to the delicate silk. The texture can be distorted and the fiber water can be damaged by cleaning. They can only be cleaned by hand with a special dry cleaning solvent. This process will not remove heavy dirt and stains that occur in a high traffic area or floor. After a relatively short period of time, you will have a very expensive area rug that will not look very good. If you still want to put a silk rug in these areas, it is recommended to solvent clean it every 3 months and turn it over to change the traffic pattern. This will extend the beautiful part of your life. NEVER put it next to your front door. Rain or moisture from snow will permanently damage silk. Wherever you place it, a thin grip pad underneath will prevent it from slipping and help slow the wear of the silk.
If you are going to place a rug in your family room, main room, or any large area, using a large area rug might be what you need. The only alternative is if in a very large room you can have several different seating areas. In this type of decor, you would use several smaller rugs to tie in your area. If the area rug is thick, you should place a felt pad under it to give the hardwood floor a softer feel and protect it from foot impact that occurs every time you step on the rug, as well as damage to the hardwood floor. wood due to the weight of heavy furniture.
Some rooms also have hardwood floors. If you want to use area rugs in bedrooms, here are some suggestions. In a medium-sized bedroom, a smaller area rug can be placed on either side of the bed and possibly at the foot of the bed, depending on the arrangement of your other furniture. If you have a large rug that grandma gave you, it can be equally spaced under the bed and spread out on all three exposed sides of the bed, again depending on the size of the room and the location of your other furniture. The type of pad you use for your grandmother's rug depends on the thickness of the rug and its condition.
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