How To Keep Area Rugs From Curling Up On Carpet

Use a utility knife to cut to size.

How to keep area rugs from curling up on carpet.

A carpet or rug should lay flat all around regardless of whether it sits on tile hardwood or another carpeted surface. In order to stop this natural rug migration you need a non skid rug pad. It may look odd for a while but you should have a flattened area rug in about a week or so. Unroll the area rug face down.

Simply taking the carpet and laying it upside down will also help stop curling. Using a large heavy duty needle and monofilament stitch through the rug and tie it around the ruler in a couple of spots to secure. Use a few heavy books to hold down the edges and let them uncurl. This condition can occur in area rugs especially hand woven ones when the rug is not woven with the same tension throughout.

Area rugs make nice accents to a room setting off a coffee table or entry point. I added an area rug but was having issues with it buckling under the legs of my turquoise desk. It was a great size for my small office space underneath my desk. This method should work for rugs that are badly curled at the corners but the rug obviously needs to be the size of the bed or smaller for the best results.

Ends may curl up and the rug may get out of square easily. Carpets that curl up at the corners are a tripping hazard. But whether the rug is a large oriental rug or a small round area rug it can bunch up when walked on. For these rugs if moisture is the problem the situation can sometimes be corrected by wetting the backing and tacking the rug out in a stretched position.

The carpet in that room is a neutral read boring beige i wanted to use a black and white check area rug that i bought from ikea several years ago. Lay out the rug pad on top of the area rug. Attach a pair of flat cork backed rulers along the edges of each corner.