How to Maintain a Fluffy Rug?

How to Maintain a Fluffy Rug? A shag or fluffy rug can add a unique look to any room in your home. It can be a comfortable space for relaxing, plus the soft design adds a good touch. Whether it’s an acrylic, wool, synthetic, or flokati rug, you’ll find your fluffy rug is one of the best parts of a room.

But it can be challenging to try and keep that fluffy rug looking its best. It is tough to clean out without harming the unique fabric or texture.

The good news is that you can maintain a fluffy rug with ease without harming the design or its texture. You can clean your rug, vacuum it, and even clear out knots with the best efforts.

Loosening the Dirt

You can loosen the dirt inside a fluffy rug through a few steps. This process works best before you vacuum your rug:

1. Hang your rug outside over a railing or other surface. Be sure whatever body you hang the rug over can handle the extra weight.
   
2. Beat the rug with a mop handle or the side of a broom to loosen the dirt and other debris trapped in the rug.
   
3. Leave the rug hanging for a few hours. Keep it in the sun if possible, as the sun’s rays can kill dust mites.

Vacuuming the Rug

You can vacuum your fluffy rug after you finish loosening the dirt. Here are some steps you can use:

1. Watch how much weight you add to the rug before you start. Use a rug-vacuuming attachment if possible.
   
2. Set the cleaning head to a high pile setting if possible. The high pile setting lets you clear out more debris without risking the vacuum being stuck.
   
3. Slowly move over the rug with your vacuum. Take care of one row at a time without making sudden turns or moves.
   
4. Run the vacuum over each row about two or three times as necessary. Do not expect to get all the dirt out in one pass.
   
5. Stop the vacuum if you start to feel a pulling sensation.

Vacuum the rug once a week for the best results.

What If You Can’t Use a Vacuum?

Some fluffy rugs are too vulnerable to vacuums. They may feature fabric that is too fragile for vacuuming. That’s where a rug rake can come in handy. A rug rake has a comb-like body and lets you gently clear out debris from your rug.

You can move the rug rake over the rug a few times to clear out items, especially any pet hair or dust it might develop. You can move a small hand-held vacuum to clear any pieces of debris you get out of the rug.

Treating Stains

A stain can be dangerous to any fluffy rug. But you can prevent stains from sticking to your rug with a few steps:

1. Soak up any rug spill as soon as possible. Use a white rag to clear the stain on the rug.
   
2. Rinse the cleaning rag and squeeze out the water. Keep using the rag to clean up the spill. It will continue to pick up the spill as long as it is clear and safe to use.
   
3. Look at your rag on occasion to see that it is lifting enough of the stain. You can continue to treat the stain so long as the rag continues to bring it out from the body.

Be sure you use a white rag for this process. A white rag will not risk you transferring any unwanted colors to the rug.

Steam Cleaning Also Helps

You can also use a steam cleaner to clean the rug to clean out the deepest stains. You can use a cleaner once or twice a year, although it can work sooner if there’s a stain on your rug.

You can steam clean a fluffy rug with these steps:

1. Vacuum the rug before you start the steam cleaning process.
   
2. Add hot tap water and a non-foaming cleaner to your steam cleaner. Check the instructions for your cleaner to see what works.
   
3. Apply the water and cleaner over the rug. Move the cleaning rug slowly and gently over the surface.
   
4. Use a fan to blow air over the rug for a few hours. The fan helps the rug dry out after you finish cleaning. It can take a while for a fluffy rug to get dry.