The concept of traditionally decorating rooms with braided rugs was introduced by Americans with a big deal of flexibility. Though adding these in rooms can make the room more homey and comfortable but it’s a bit tricky to wash them. As dense wool is used to make them, so dirt can easily penetrate through them.
In this blog post, we’ll guide you on How To Clean Braided Rugs and maintain them easily so that you can go with your rugs for many years.
How to clean braided rugs at home?
About discussing cleaning Braided Rugs, There are following three types of cleaning:
- Regular Cleaning
- Stain/spot cleaning
- Deep Cleaning
Let’s jump into these categories one by one.
Regular Cleaning
Simple Routine Cleaning
- Shake out your rug a bit up and down, it will remove the dirt from the surface of the rug.
- Now, vacuum the rug thoroughly, it will remove all sorts of sticking dirt on the rug.
Braided Rugs can be used from both sides, so you should vacuum both sides of rugs to keep them clean and maintained.
Using The Soft Cleaning Brushes
Rub the above and lower surfaces of the Braided rug with the soft cleaning brush dipped in soapy water. Then rinse water through it.
Now let it dry with towels or in the air. Making rugs dry is the utmost important step, to avoid their surface being damaged, stank, and rotting.
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Stain/Spot Cleaning
If your rug got stained at one part of the rug, then focus on just cleaning that specific area. It’s better to start with basic cleaning of both sides of the rug just to make it clean from every kind of debris and litter.
There are several proven methods to clean your braided rug.
Vinegar Solution
Take an equal amount of Luke’s warm water and Vinegar, mix it well, and then apply it on that specific area of the rug that’s got stained. You can use any toothbrush for this purpose to rub it gently. Don’t be harsh because wool should be treated very carefully due to its delicacy.
This method will help to get rid of bad odor from your rug.
Cleaning Products
In the market, there are many wool cleaning products available. You can use them but first make sure it’s authentic otherwise it can badly damage your rug. After selecting a good quality product, must follow the instructions carefully.
Note: After using any chemical product, don’t forget to clean your rug thoroughly with simple water and let it dry completely. Otherwise, it can damage the wool of your rug over time.
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Deep Cleaning
After the usage of years, deep cleaning is done to bring your braided rug back to life.
Shaking the Rug
For deep cleaning, it’s best to take your rug outside and shake it well so that it can easily lose all gathered litter and dirt on it.
Vacuuming
vacuum it properly, if you want.
Flowing Water
Now flow water on the rug with pressure with the help of a pipe. (Sometimes just flowing water with pressure is enough for the deep cleaning of braided rugs.
In damp weather, you just can steam cleanse your rugs.
Dry You Rug
After doing this process, don’t forget to dry it completely in the sun, otherwise wool surface will get mold or mildew because wool traps water in it if it does not dry out completely and becomes dirty again quickly.
After cleaning, if you think you are not satisfied with this process, then you can repeat this process by using any good quality commercial wool rug cleaning product. Must follow the instructions that are written on the product carefully.
It’s recommended to deep clean your braided rug once or twice a year because wool stuff easily attracts dirt without looking filthy.
FAQs About Braided Rugs
Conclusion
Right care and maintenance of your wool braided rugs will help them to last for years and years and will add charm and grace to your home. We are sure that the above-mentioned tips and tricks will help you a lot to take good care of your rugs.
