The carpet is a textile product.
A carpet is a textile product that is used to cover the floor or a staircase . It is a fabric that can be made with different materials and can present various diagrams or drawings.
For example: “Be careful with the cookies, I don't want the rug to be full of crumbs” , “When I was a girl, I had a rug with Disney characters in my room” , “Yesterday we bought a new rug for the bedroom” .
Carpets - a term from the Arabic language - are used for ornamental purposes and to provide warmth. They emerged in the Arab nations and, with the Crusades , reached Europe . Starting in the 18th century, they began to become popular in Western countries .
Types of rugs
There are rugs of all sizes. The smallest ones, known as rugs , have their origins in the rugs used by nomadic peoples and which, therefore, were easily moved from one place to another. Larger rugs, on the other hand, are designed to be installed permanently on the floor of a room (a bedroom , a living room, a reception , etc.).
The Persian carpet is known as the one originating from the region that was formerly called Persia . These carpets are an important element of the culture and art of the East .
The flying carpet or magic carpet , on the other hand, is a fantasy textile piece that appears in legends and stories as a means of transportation: people stand on the carpet and it takes flight like an aircraft.
A vacuum cleaner can help clean a carpet.
How to clean and maintain it
Although the carpet is a decorative element widely used to give a warm and colorful touch to the different environments of the house, as well as to emphasize the corporate character of an office , it can become a nightmare for the person in charge of cleaning and maintaining it . especially when difficult to remove drink or food stains occur.
Let's look at one of the home methods to clean any type of carpet without having to resort to expensive products, and that can be carried out in a short time. It is a trick that is used to remove bad odors, eliminate stains and germs, which we can use as part of the general cleaning routine of the house or office. The items needed are ammonia, warm water, a brush and a spray bottle.
First of all we must heat a liter of water until it is lukewarm; It is important not to allow it to come to a boil. Then we add about 100 ml of ammonia, mix everything well and pour it into the sprayer container. We already have a homemade and easy-to-make product with which we can scrub any type of carpet. Once applied, it is not necessary to dry the surface with heat, just open the windows and let nature do its work.
Of course, not all cases are so simple. There are carpets that smell especially bad, perhaps because they are very old or because they have never been treated properly; Whenever it is possible to roll them, we can resort to another homemade trick . To do this we will only need enough fine salt to spread it over the carpet.
Once this is done, it is time to roll it slowly, making sure that there is not much space between turns, so that the salt does not fall and can absorb bad odors, humidity and the occasional stain . After leaving it for at least a full day, all you have to do is unroll the rug and use the vacuum cleaner to remove all the salt.
If the carpet is stuck to the floor, we can also take advantage of this advice, although if it is impossible to roll it up we will have to gently and patiently press the salt against the surface before letting it act.