How To Make An Area Rug Soft Again

You ll need to put some muscle into it as the carpet is thick.

How to make an area rug soft again.

This is a budget friendly option to soften your carpet. Allow the ice cube to melt completely. I made a huge diy rug 5 8 from scratch with just a handful of supplies. Another homemade solution that can help you clean the carpet and make it softer is hot water liquid laundry detergent baking soda and fabric softener.

Rub into your carpet don t let it get sopping wet with a damp rag or mop and let it dry. Extract rinse with clean water and extract again. It is a non toxic carpet cleaner that can soften the carpet fibers too. Place an ice cube onto dented areas of the carpet that were underneath furniture.

Rinse the cleaning solution tank and mix one half of a cup of fabric softener per gallon of warm water. And you can make one too any size you want. You can also use a carpet rake before vacuuming the shag rug. To make super drity carpet clean again try this trick in a well ventilated area.

Spray the solution over the carpet allowing it to set for two minutes. After using the rug beater vacuuming again helps make it fluffier. Make sure to cover the whole area with liquid but don t saturate the carpet so that it s soaking wet. The baking soda will penetrate the fibers helping lift ground in dirt and neutralize odors.

It really allows your rug to sit nicely over top of the pad even if you have a thick pad with a thin rug like i do. Mix a cup of ammonia with a quart of water. At the entryway of a home open the door fully and plan to place your rug about 6 inches beyond that. Repeat vacuuming and then rake it again until you feel sure you have groomed your carpet enough to make it fluffy.

Moving the rake in a pulling and pushing motion across the shaggy carpet helps. Rinse the carpet as normal removing as much of the soap as possible. As ammonia is very powerful you might want to test this method beforehand on an unseen area such as underneath a chair. After my diy weaving project i felt like i needed another challenge so i decided to tackle another large scale project that s been on my list a diy rug from scratch.

To deepen the cleaning of your shaggy rug sprinkle some baking soda on the carpet fifteen minutes before you vacuum. Blot the wet area gently with a paper towel until no more moisture can be. Spray the affected carpet areas with vinegar and water. Thoroughly spray the dented or flattened area of carpet.

Aim to make your rug the width of the door or slightly greater.