Weigh down the corners with books or furniture.
How to flatten my new rug.
How to flatten a rug with curled corners.
Then remove the paper covering the adhesive and smooth the rug over the floor.
Unrolling the rug.
Once you unroll the rug.
Reverse rolling works well for curling corners on a new area rug.
After being rolled for so long new rugs might not look so good right out of the package.
A new area rug or one that s been rolled up and tucked out of the way for a while gets used to its rolled shape over time.
Step 2 lay your area rug on the floor and place heavy items like a stack of books on each corner of the rug.
How to flatten an area rug that has been rolled up.
If the ends of a large rug curl upwards you can place the rug in your room upside down.
Here s a quick fix to smooth out the wrinkles safely quickly and easily.
Purchasing a new rug can be exciting as you give one room a partial makeover just by setting the rug on the floor with little effort required.
Leave the heavy items on the rug for.
It will look odd for a week or two.
When you get home and try to lay it down where you would like it it will want to roll back up.
Leave the rug rolled up for about an hour and unroll it to see if the rug will lay flat.
Normally these rugs have been rolled up for quite some time.
Why new rugs are wrinkled and creased.
Your new area rugged has been rolled up in a truck and a warehouse for who knows how long and likely at high temperatures.
I put my textile college degree to work to come up with a solution.
Whenever you order or buy a new rug assuming is has some size to it you will get the rug in a roll.
Press the tape down firmly smoothing it as you go.
Apply this tape to the back of your rug.
Rolling your rug in the opposite direction sometimes helps get rid of curls and allows the rug to lay flat.
In this video we ll show you how to uncurl your brand new rug.