It was a great size for my small office space underneath my desk.
How to get rug to lay flat.
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.
Simply taking the carpet and laying it upside down will also help stop.
Rug bumps and folds can be dangerous so we understand why you d want to deal with them right away.
You can try loosely rolling the rug back the opposite direction using carpet tape or laying it upside down to flatten your rug use heavy plants books upturned furniture or mattresses to push back on the fibers.
Rolling your rug in the opposite direction sometimes helps get rid of curls and allows the rug to lay flat.
Many times this will allow the rug to lay smooth for a while.
A large table works nicely for this or you can do it on the floor.
As the rug gains length and width during the lacing process you can use a non slip rug grid and tack it to the bottom every couple of inches which will help to keep it stiff.
The carpet in that room is a neutral read boring beige i wanted to use a black and white check area rug that i bought from ikea several years ago.
Leave the rug rolled up for about an hour and unroll it to see if the rug will lay flat.
Unrolling the rug reveals that it no longer lies completely flat and.
If the rug still doesn t want to lie flat after a few days help it out by ironing the curled areas on a low setting.
I added an area rug but was having issues with it buckling under the legs of my turquoise desk.
Leave the rug lying flat as you lace it together.
Step 2 lay your area rug on the floor and place heavy items like a stack of books on each corner of the rug.
Make sure it lies completely flat and leave it for at least a week before you check the result.
Plain brown craft paper over the rug protects it from the iron.
If the ends still curl up move to the next steps.