How To Make An Area Rug Lay Flat

Plain brown craft paper over the rug protects it from the iron.

How to make an area rug lay flat.

Remove the area rug from the floor and place it between your mattress and box spring. Then leave the rug to dry for a day. Cut a strip of rubber backing for rugs using a pair of scissors. Lay the rug back down and press the edges into the floor.

This method should work for rugs that are badly curled at the corners but the rug obviously needs to be the size of the bed or smaller for the best results. Measure and cut a rug pad. Iron the drop cloth onto the webbing to create a smooth backing. Peel off the backing of the fusible webbing on your rug and carefully lay your drop cloth over top.

When laying an area rug over a hard surface such as hardwood flooring the biggest concern about the rug s movement is that it will slide around. Roll the edge of the rug up and place the backing on it. A new area rug or one that s been rolled up and tucked out of the way for a while gets used to its rolled shape over time. It was a great size for my small office space underneath my desk.

With large rugs it can take two or three people to handle them wet. The rubber backing keeps the edge of the rug from being pushed up and causing a fall. While it is thoroughly wet you will be able to pat any high areas down flat. After washing and rinsing both sides make sure the rug is evenly spread and as flat as it will go.

I added an area rug but was having issues with it buckling under the legs of my turquoise desk. The carpet in that room is a neutral read boring beige i wanted to use a black and white check area rug that i bought from ikea several years ago. When laying the rug over carpet however the concern is more about the rug wrinkling or rippling which presents a big tripping hazard wrinkling will occur because as one area of the rug is stepped on it will shift assuming it is not properly. Make sure it lies completely flat and leave it for at least a week before you check the result.