My sister has a 9x12 area rug that laid flat on hardwood floors and now that she wants to put it on carpet, it curls on the edges and bunches in the middle. Is there any way to keep it flat? It's a beautiful rug, but right now she has it rolled up against a wall.
Hi, this sounds pretty stupid but use the rug upside down for a week and then turn back over to original side!
You can try using the double sided tape around the perimeter, if she doesn't mind it getting sticky in time. Though, it may not. :-)
Lay heavy books on top of any areas of the rug that aren't flat. Let them sit there for about a week. The rug will be flat as a pancake!
Tell your sister to roll the carpet on the side that she wants it for a few days this will solve the problem or as Joe suggested lay the carpet upside down for a while.
That is a result of laying over your wall to wall carpet and the CUSHION under it. As you walk on it the rug is depressed and wrinkles because it's not anchored like the wall to wall carpet is. Don't use tape. It will stick to your wall to wall carpet. There is a Rug Pad, very thin, non slip, which you can buy, made for rugs over carpet. It use to come in rolls 4 1/2 feet width and would take two pieces 12 feet each. Actually it should be trimmed about 2-3 inches short. There is one for hard surface floors. Do not get that one. Be sure ir's for rug over carpet.
