Area Rugs vs. Wall-to-Wall Carpets
Posted: Saturday, March 07, 2009
by Lily Sarmiento
http://homedecorcenter.com
This article differentiates Area rugs from Wall-to-Wall carpets. It will briefly discuss the advantages and disadvantages of both floor coverings. Thus, helping one to determine which is better for home improvement; considering ones budget during the economic downfall. Weighing both pros and cons, this article would also be of help in choosing what rug would most probably fit ones lifestyle.
Wall-to-wall carpets, although the most common flooring in an American home, can be costly for several reasons: installation, cleaning and maintenance. On the other hand, maintenance and cleaning of area rugs can be cheap, provided you know the right techniques. Then again, you can always send it to a professional cleaning company not like the wall-to-wall carpets that cannot be repositioned and needs to be cleaned where it was installed. Also, for area rugs, no intensive installation is needed, and so saving a lot of money.
Area rugs can be very decorative with the immense range of designs, colors, and sizes. You can choose according to what will fit your budget depending on the material and make of the rug, unlike the usual plain, one-colored wall-to-wall carpet that would cost you per square yard. Although, choosing an area rug can be difficult and tiring due to the wide range of choices, it can also be uplifting and fun for some people taking into account their basic knowledge about area rugs.
Although highly enhancing and attractive to ones home, area rugs can be very dangerous when you have kids around: Specifically because area rugs tend to slide or shift in different places, and may cause tripping especially when a rug is too thick and there are unsecured edges. Opposing area rugs of course, wall-to-wall carpets are very secure and does not slide nor shift since it is firmly affixed and installed.
For those people who tend to relocate more often than usual, investing in wall-to-wall carpets is not a good idea. Stick with area rugs. Aside from the wide range of variety to choose from, they are very easy to shift and move about. Thus, allowing you to bring it along when you change addresses or even just rearrange. Plus, it is easier and more affordable to replace if you get tired of your old one.
It is fair to say that both area rug and wall-to-wall carpet have their ups and downs and can be promising for a better home improvement. Nevertheless, considering the economic downfall this country is experiencing, home improvements or refurnishing are set aside. Although, there are still a lot of home owners that tend to value home decor as much and consider it as emotionally and mentally uplifting.
Accordingly, choosing a better, effective and inexpensive floor covering is a very hard task. Which ever it is, remember to consider the important factors, including safety, quality and of course your budget.
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Top-level comments on this article: (2 total)wall to wall can be helpful if you have a baby over 11 months old who is trying to learn how to walk. the carpet can soften accidental falls and cryingI agree. As i have stated in the article, wall-to-wall carpets are very secure unlike area rugs that are in need of rug pads or an anti-slip sprays. Thank you for your input. =)
When comparing area rugs and wall-to-wall carpeting, it's also important to consider health benefits that both have. With area rugs, there are two types - hand-made pieces (with natural fibers, wool/silk/cotton) and machine-made (which use synthetic materials and glues, which can have negative health benefits). Wall-to-wall carpeting has been improving in regards to materials used, but often the glues and synthetic materials can aggravate allergies or health issues. Another thing to mention is the ease of cleaning area rugs compared to wall-to-wall carpeting - area rugs can be cleaned all the way through, or moved around to get the dust that can collect underneath- with wall-to-wall, it is very difficult to clean all the dust and dirt that can go through to the bottom - and stays there for years.
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