Home rugs can be considered to be some little “stages” where putting on everyday domestic life.
Besides the normal heap of air dust and mites, they can become the perfect nest for animal hairs, hair and crumbs.
If there are some children at home, most probably rugs will be subject to significant frictions of toys and to food stains.
Keeping rugs in perfect conditions seems an impossible task, but following these 5 simple suggestions, cleaning of rugs will become child’s play!
- Sweeping and vacuum cleaning all days
In order to avoid the annoying deposit of dust and mites on the rugs, it is essential to clean them with a broom or a vacuum cleaner every day.
If the rugs are small or light enough, it is a good habit of making them airing in the open, but without beating them with the carpet beater which could weaken their knots.
- Right vacuum cleaning of rugs
The tools for vacuum cleaning are not all the same, that is why you must be sure of choosing the one that answers your purpose.
The vacuum cleaner is considered to be the ideal thing for right and safe cleaning of rugs.
In the case of the electric broom, on the contrary, you should pay attention to the kind of brush to be used.
In the electric brooms of the latest generation, there is the possibility of interchanging different brushes according to the surface to be cleaned.
For cleaning of rugs, a brush with soft bristles is recommended because it does not cause any damage to the fur.
On the contrary, the hard rollers are not recommended because they are excessively aggressive with the textiles.
- Clean immediately!
In the frenzy of modern life, it happens to drop foodstuffs and liquids of all kinds on the rug.
In that case, it is essential to take prompt action.
It is necessary, above all, to stop the stain with blotting paper to eliminate the excess liquid.
Then, you need making a water mixture (always below 30°) and mild soap with which you tap on the stain letting it then drying.
If necessary, you can repeat this operation twice.
- Annual washing
So as the rug looks always “as good as new” and perfectly sanitized, it is necessary to trust on qualified laundries for deep washing and with safe products.
Time varies according to the position of the rug at home and how much it is trodden or used. Generally this cleaning occurs annually or biennially.
To avoid “do-it-yourself” for washing: a wrong use of the products can damage the rug irreparably.
- Always bright colours
Besides cleaning, it is possible to keep the original brightness of the colours protecting the rugs from the direct sunlight. For example, if a rug is next to a window, you can protect it keeping the curtain closed and avoid that the continuous exposure could fade it.
Sanitation and cleaning are necessary to keep your house healthy and comfortable, that is why cleaning of rugs must be done correctly.
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