Carpet 101
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4 Tips for Selecting Pet-Proof Carpet
If you have a pet at home, you're in good company. More than 85 million households in America include at least one pet, and for good reason. These fuzzy, scaled, and feathered critters provide many benefits to their humans. While pets of...
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SmartStrand Carpet Featuring ColorMax Technology
It’s no secret that today’s homeowners prefer the look of natural materials like wood and stone in interior design. Neutral walls and nature-inspired surfaces remain popular trends just about everywhere you look. But this doesn’t mean...
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Is My Vacuum Cleaner Damaging My Carpet?
When carpet suddenly starts to fray, fuzz, pull apart or look shaggy, you might not realize that your choice in vacuum cleaners could be the culprit! The qualities that many leading vacuum brands are known for are sometimes precisely what...
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How to Remove Most Carpet Stains
Coffee. Red Wine. Ketchup and mustard. Just the mention of these most common stain offenders is enough to send a chill down the spine of homeowners everywhere. And from holidays to birthdays, Super Bowls to March Madness, there is an...
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How to Choose a Rug for a Dining Room
Kim and Christian of KC Design Co. share their advice on how to choose the perfect style for your dining room rug...
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How to Position Your Furniture on a Rug in a Bedroom
Chaney Widmer, the founder of Mix & Match Design Company, shares her favorite options for styling...
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Why I Chose Stylish, Pet-Friendly Carpet
Lori from The Finished Project is a design and DIY-enthusiast, sharing her latest woodworking projects and home décor on her blog. Here, she shares how a custom SmartStrand carpet-bound rug made her sitting room the perfect spot to...
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How Often Should I Vacuum?
We hear this question a lot. The best carpet or rug in the world won’t perform well if you don’t vacuum regularly. To get the most out of your soft surface flooring, it’s important to adopt a regular maintenance routine. No matter the...
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SmartStrand Carpet: Tested and Proven Through the Years
For homeowners everywhere, especially families on-the-go, it’s a battle as old as time: beautiful carpet versus an active home. On one hand, you love the idea of a plush, soft carpet that the family can lay out and play on together, but...
