One of the great things about rugs is that they are significantly easier to replace than carpet. If you think yours is starting to look a bit tatty, it’s not such a monumental task to go and get a new one.
But when is the right time to replace your rug? There are a few signs [...]
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Complement hardwood floors with soft rugs
Hardwood floors were out of fashion for a period of time. Everyone wanted soft carpeting throughout their house. However, perhaps since the proliferation of home improvement TV programmes a decade ago, hardwood floors have come back with a vengeance.
Hardwood floors look great and offer surprisingly good insulation. However, if they do have a downside, [...]
Choosing a rug warrants more care than choosing a carpet
When decorating our home, we are likely to spend long hours deciding exactly what colour and shade of carpet to have. This makes a lot of sense because the carpet covers the majority of your floor space. However, many people put a lot less care into choosing a rug and this isn’t necessarily wise.
Yes, a [...]
Protect your floors from stains and fading
We generally think of rugs as being decoration; something we add to a room to make it look more beautiful. However, they can also be used to protect your floors from stains or from fading because of direct sunlight.
Rugs are great for keeping stains off your carpet. It’s not like you’re happy to have stains [...]
Using rugs to protect your carpet
It may seem counterintuitive to use a beautiful rug to protect a relatively plain carpet, but there is a reason for doing this. Overall, carpet does tend to be more expensive and it is annoying to have to splash out on new carpet for almost the entire house when only one patch is worn. A [...]
A rug can help combat stains
There are two main ways in which a rug can come in handy when it comes to stains. They can help prevent them and they can conceal them.
There are all sorts of carpet cleaning products these days, but most of us know that nothing is perfect. If you have a pale coloured carpet, you may [...]
Choosing a rug – what to consider
If you’ve decided one of your rooms needs a rug, how do you go about choosing one? It’s not just a matter of picking something that looks nice. There is more to consider. Here are a few elements to think about so that you can be a bit more methodical in your selection.
Size
Fairly obvious, but [...]
Rugs for your child’s room
If you’ve thought about getting a rug for a room in your home, you’ll know the wealth of options available to you. From contemporary rugs to more classic designs, if you can think of a rug, it’s out there somewhere. However, it can still come as a surprise to learn that there are children’s rugs.
But [...]
Why rugs can make tenants feel at home
Many people rent homes. It might be that they are obliged to move around a lot as a result of work or perhaps they simply cannot afford to buy a place. A lot of people just prefer the freedom; not liking to be tied down.
People still want to feel at home though, even if the [...]
Use a rug to quickly improve the look of a room
When we’re trying to improve the look of our homes, some changes have more impact than others. Some things we do are incredibly labour intensive while others take just a few seconds. However, there isn’t always a direct correlation between effort and results.
For example, consider your staircase. It may have functional square spindles and a [...]
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