How To Wash The Rug At Home

Area rugs are a great way to add warmth and personality to your decor but after prolonged use they will need a good cleaning to look like new.

How to wash the rug at home.

The next to last step to clean an area rug is simply letting it dry. Blot clean rug. To clean your rug blot spills with a clean white towel and scrape up solid debris as soon as you can. For most modern rugs cleaning can be a once a year diy project that saves you the expense of professional cleaning.

Then if you re dealing with mud or a mild stain vacuum your rug. Lay the rug outside to dry in the sun. Then flip it over to let the bottom side dry. Let the rug dry.

Don t try to make your own diy rug cleaner or use other cleaners not intended for rugs and carpet. Dip a sponge in the water squeeze out excess moisture and blot the cleaner onto the rug working in sections until you ve covered the entire surface. Don t worry about getting it too wet you need to prepare it well for the shampoo. Once the rug has dried completely use a vacuum cleaner to vacuum the rug to loosen up the carpet fibers of the rug as they have probably become compacted during the cleaning process.

You can use a 2 1 dish soap water solution to remove and disinfect food or drink spills. Once the top part of the rug is dry flip it over to allow the bottom of the rug to dry. Lay the rug flat and allow the top of the rug to dry completely. If your rug is tagged with specific cleaning instructions follow those.