New carpets hit different. The smell, feel and look of new carpets enhances your whole home, yet they don’t stay like this forever. If you’re not careful your carpets will degrade and look much older within a few months.
Is this guaranteed to happen?
No! You can make your carpets look and feel newer for far longer - you just need to know the right strategies…
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1. Invest In Quality
The carpets you invest in will play the biggest role in determining how new they look. You can’t expect to buy the cheapest carpets around and think they’ll look brand-new for years. It won’t happen because cheaper carpets are made using cheaper materials, which are prone to wear and tear.
Contrastingly, investing in quality carpets means you spend money on good materials that are designed to last and withstand a lot of foot traffic. While you may not want to spend a lot of money on your carpet, it’s a worthwhile long-term investment.
2. Vacuum Frequently
Look, nobody likes vacuuming - but it has to be done to keep your carpet in the best condition.
Extend the life of any carpet by vacuumining little and often. Get the cleaner out 2-3 times a week in high traffic areas to pick up dirt and dust. Other rooms are good to vacuum once a week. As well as keeping your home clean, frequent vacuuming stops dirt from ingraining into carpet fibres and causing structural weaknesses, which will lead to patches before you know it.
Look, nobody likes vacuuming - but it has to be done to keep your carpet in the best condition.
Extend the life of any carpet by vacuumining little and often. Get the cleaner out 2-3 times a week in high traffic areas to pick up dirt and dust. Other rooms are good to vacuum once a week. As well as keeping your home clean, frequent vacuuming stops dirt from ingraining into carpet fibres and causing structural weaknesses, which will lead to patches before you know it.
3. Avoid Wearing Shoes On Carpet
It’s not rocket science but shoes are much more abrasive than socks, barefeet or slippers. Wearing shoes on your carpet is a recipe for disaster; you’ll wear it down much faster and get more dirt trapped in the fibres.
Take your shoes off as soon as you enter your home and avoid tramping over your lovely carpets with them. Buy some soft slippers if you desperately need to wear something on your feet around the house!
It’s not rocket science but shoes are much more abrasive than socks, barefeet or slippers. Wearing shoes on your carpet is a recipe for disaster; you’ll wear it down much faster and get more dirt trapped in the fibres.
Take your shoes off as soon as you enter your home and avoid tramping over your lovely carpets with them. Buy some soft slippers if you desperately need to wear something on your feet around the house!
4. Prevent Furniture Dents
Furniture dents are a humungous cause of many carpet problems. What typically happens is you arrange your furniture in such a way, and then leave it like that forever. This creates dents in your carpet that may ruin how it looks within a few months.
Prevent this by adopting two techniques:
Place carpet protector pads under your furniture
Move your furniture around
The pads give a barrier between the pressure points of your furniture and the carpet, lessening any dents. Moving your furniture around every few months means pressure is not exerted in one spot for too long. It’s also a fun way to refreshen your home interiors without spending extra money. You’ll be surprised how different a room looks when you move the furniture.
Carpets are wonderful additions to any home, giving a brilliant mixture of comfort, cosiness and style to any space. Some people avoid them because they can become worn down and old-looking really quickly, though these pro tips help you avoid that and make your carpets look brand-new.
Furniture dents are a humungous cause of many carpet problems. What typically happens is you arrange your furniture in such a way, and then leave it like that forever. This creates dents in your carpet that may ruin how it looks within a few months.
Prevent this by adopting two techniques:
Place carpet protector pads under your furniture
Move your furniture around
The pads give a barrier between the pressure points of your furniture and the carpet, lessening any dents. Moving your furniture around every few months means pressure is not exerted in one spot for too long. It’s also a fun way to refreshen your home interiors without spending extra money. You’ll be surprised how different a room looks when you move the furniture.
Carpets are wonderful additions to any home, giving a brilliant mixture of comfort, cosiness and style to any space. Some people avoid them because they can become worn down and old-looking really quickly, though these pro tips help you avoid that and make your carpets look brand-new.
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