Wall-to-wall was quite the mid-century carpet trend in our parents’ and grandparents’ days. Breakthroughs in nylon fibers, electrification, and the proliferation of appliances like the portable vacuum made Americans happily turn their backs on the days when cleaning the rug meant taking it outside and beating it. New was best, and labor-saving devices made all sorts of decorative choices possible.
Now everything old is new again. Wall-to-wall carpeting is the standard for many modern homes, and we take our appliances for granted, so we long for the sight of refinished hardwood floors and want to replace our vacuums for brooms or swiffers. If you’re wondering how to go about accomplishing that, there are plenty of sites that will demonstrate how to determine if your house may have attractive looking hardwood under carpet as well as how to rip it up and refinish that wood so that its natural luster adds another dimension of beauty to your home. Pinterest has plenty of suggestions for carpets, rugs and wood floors as well.
Other than trends or stylistic choices are there other reasons you might want to get rid of your wall-to-wall carpet? Yes! What are they?
- A worn carpet will make a whole room look shabby, even if it’s only worn in spots. On the other hand, people have a tendency to excuse older wood as being antique, vintage, or distressed. Hardwood is easy to keep clean looking, unlike wall-to-wall carpet.
- Synthetic Carpets trap allergens and lessen the air quality in the house. This can be a real problem for people with severe allergies or asthma.
- It’s much easier to replace an area rug than a roomful of carpet. This is true whether your reason for replacing your carpet is the condition of the carpet, a desire to try something new or change things up, or display an antique carpet as a room centerpiece.
Once you’ve decided that you want to make a change to a hardwood floor, how do you go about choosing your area rug? The sky (and your budget) is the limit. You can choose to cover most or only a small area of your hardwood. Perhaps you’d like to try layering a smaller antique rug over a jute area rug to add more texture to your space? Or maybe you want to display several smaller rugs instead?
Bond Products encourages you to use your imagination. Take your time in choosing a carpet or a remnant to rebind and display. You may have hardwood throughout your house and different rug uses for each room. Perhaps the best thing about area rugs is that they are so easily removed or put into rotation, so changing your rooms as the seasons change is suddenly possible.
If you’ve been thinking about switching your carpet for a rug, what are you waiting for?
