How To Make An Area Rug Out Of Carpet Tile

Other than beauty one of the primary reasons to choose carpet tiles over a conventional area rug is the practicality.

How to make an area rug out of carpet tile.

Bind the entire thing with carpet binding tape. Tape all edges with carpet seaming tape. Carpet tiles are practical. A popular method is to install identical tiles but turn each tile at 90 degrees to its neighbors.

This will result in bare spots on the edges of your cut tile. Place your straight edge on the back of the carpet tile perpendicular to the rows of carpet pile and hold it down firmly. One of a series of videos on creative uses for carpet tiles in this video we show you how to make a rug from 50 x 50cm carpet tiles. Cut the first carpet along the pattern lines and insert the pieces from the second carpet.

The carpet tiles used in the video are heuga le bistro carpet. You can also cut tiles yourself to make curved edges and unique insets or simply install identical carpets to make a uniformly colored and textured rug. If you cut perpendicular to the rows of carpet pile the cut tile will stay together without pulls or bare spots. The durable construction and easy maintenance allows carpet tiles to resist wine stains pet stains soiling and wear.