Area rugs don’t just perk up the appearance of rooms with pattern and color. Their placement in a home also serves many practical purposes. Because they’re easy to maintain with weekly vacuuming and occasional help from a professional carpet cleaner, your floors will always look tidy and bright. If an area rug is on your wish list, here are several reasons why you should move forward with the investment.

Why Decorate a Home With Area Rugs?

1. Define a Room

You can lay area rugs over any surface — hardwood, tile, laminate, or wall-to-wall carpeting — to help delineate a space. In homes with open floorplans, they can define a living room or set off a dining area from a foyer.

Also, their placement and color unify spaces, tying together decorations and arrangements of furniture. Many interior designers start projects with area rugs, using them as the inspiration for making over entire rooms.

2. Add Warmth & Insulation

The insulating properties of soft carpets muffle sound and make a home feel peaceful and serene. Rugs are also warmer to walk on than bare surfaces.

With a pad underneath, you’ll have more cushiony softness and year-round comfort. When you take your shoes off, you won’t feel a chill in rooms carpeted with area rugs, even when it’s freezing outside.

3. Hide Flaws & Protect Hardwoods

If your floors are less than pristine, you can quickly cover any unsightly stains, water damage, and cracks with strategically placed area rugs. In addition, you can protect hardwood flooring from scuffs and scratches.

Place one at each entrance to safeguard floors from wetness and dirty shoes. In a dining room, an area rug will prevent chairs from marring floors every time you push back from the table.

The experienced carpet cleaners at Gray's Carpet Cleaning in Rochester, NY, have the capabilities to treat your rugs in-home or at their off-site facility. Their fully insured and environmentally friendly carpet cleaners will rid your rugs and upholstery of pet odors and other issues. Visit them online to view a list of their residential services or call (585) 473-4947 to make an appointment.