How To Make A New Rug Lay Flat

Unroll it over the carpet padding.

How to make a new rug lay flat.

Normally these rugs have been rolled up for quite some time. Whenever you order or buy a new rug assuming is has some size to it you will get the rug in a roll. Say you re using the same carpeting in this room and the hallway outside. My area rug is a beautiful faux silk 8x10 it s super flat and it bunches up at one side.

Make sure it lies completely flat and leave it for at least a week before you check the result. When you get home and try to lay it down where you would like it it will want to roll back up. The fibers will relax on their own. Lay out your carpet.

How to make an area rug lay flat. If the carpet is one solid color simply line up its corners with the room s. Smooth it as flat as you can and allow it to rest for a day or so. 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.

Unrolling the rug reveals that it no longer lies completely flat and. Lay the rug back down and press the edges into the floor. A new rug may have waves or ripples in it when it s first unrolled. I live in an apartment with brand new carpet and although i plan on living here for a few years i d like to keep it as nice as possible.

If it s patterned double check its orientation to make sure it s lined up the way you want it. A new area rug or one that s been rolled up and tucked out of the way for a while gets used to its rolled shape over time. The rubber backing keeps the edge of the rug from being pushed up and causing a fall.