Straighten The Rug

Follow this diy guide to choose the ideal flattening method for your particular area rug.

Straighten the rug.

Remove creases from a small rug. Small rugs are quite easy to flatten out by using the weight of your mattress. Place the rug flat between your mattress and box spring. If the rug is small enough you won t even know that it s there.

Of course over time the rug will eventually flatten out on its own but that is assuming that you don t continually fold that edge over from stepping on it. If the rug is too large you can always rotate it as the edges flatten out. Step 1 take either the steamer or the wet sponge towel and dampen the edges of the unrolled rug. Before you start trying to flatten a rug on your own you will need to assess the situation and look at the rug you have.

Flatten the rug by applying weight evenly and firmly. Carpet tape works on hard floors and on existing wall to wall carpet holding your rug in place to flatten existing creases and eliminate new ones. This is a pretty efficient method that takes approximately 7 days to work. Allow this to dry this way and see if it helps.

Press the tape down firmly smoothing it as you go.