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Accent rugs can be beautiful accessories to add to any household to improve, modify, accentuate or complement your home décor. In order for your rug to stay in a high quality and attractive state it is important to learn how to properly care for and maintain your product.

The following are tips on how to care for a few types of accent rugs to ensure long lasting wear.

To protect a Persian rug or carpet from fading from over exposure to the sun, rotate its location or block the sun from entering the room by placing shades or curtains on the windows. By the same token you can protect it from wear and tear by rotating its location from a heavy traffic spot to a lesser traveled one in your home. By using a good quality pad you can prevent curling or wrinkling of your area rugs due to their moving around so much. By spraying your carpet twice a year front and back with moth spray you can protect it from moths. Moth spray can easily be found in any carpet store. To remove dirt and debris sweeping is a better method than vacuuming as vacuuming, if not done properly, can cause damage to the rug. Professional carpet cleaners are also available for a deep cleaning job.

Wool rugs are fairly easy to maintain and clean as they are more resistant to dirt and are very durable. The best maintenance involves sweeping and vacuuming regularly, to get rid of dirt and dust before it has a chance to accumulate. Once a month you can take the carpet outside, hang it over a clothesline and beat it with a rug beater to get rid of ground in dirt. Then every six months or so you can steam clean your wool rug by either renting a steam cleaner and doing it yourself, or hiring a professional carpet cleaning company. You can find professional cleaners of floor rugs online.

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Leather rugs make quite a powerful statement on your floor. They say that you like natural materials and that you have an appreciation for beauty and texture. They give your room a touch of luxury too and quite a bit of comfort. But they are not without their problems. Here are the main things to avoid when purchasing and using these floor rugs :-

1. Buying the Wrong Style

If you have a traditional interior then look for a traditional style rug. A natural cowhide rug goes well in many traditional interiors as these rugs have been produced for so many years. Contemporary settings would do better with leather shag rugs which are one of the latest trends in rugs.

2. Not Considering the Color

Natural colored rugs go best with natural colored rooms. If your room is all black and white do not add a natural brown rug. Hide rugs are generally available as printed rugs but the printed ones are usually in natural colors too. If you want a brightly colored rug choose a dyed leather shag rug or avoid leather rugs altogether.

3. Putting Your Rug in the Wrong Room

A leather rug is only suitable for some rooms in your home. Do not think about using such a rug in a kitchen or bathroom as the damp conditions will cause it to deteriorate very rapidly. Also the style of them is more suited to living rooms than the softer look required in a bedroom.

4. Not Looking After Your Rug

Leather rugs don’t take too much looking after (provided that you don’t subject them to water as mentioned above) but you also need to take care that your rug does not dry out by overheating or fade because of too much sunlight. Other than that, avoid spills which can stain your rug and cause it to need specialist cleaning and be gentle when using the vacuum cleaner favoring the upholstery tool rather than the normal carpet cleaning head.

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