It will look odd for a week or two.
How to flatten my new rug.
Step 2 lay your area rug on the floor and place heavy items like a stack of books on each corner of the rug.
Unrolling the rug.
Normally these rugs have been rolled up for quite some time.
Whenever you order or buy a new rug assuming is has some size to it you will get the rug in a roll.
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.
Why new rugs are wrinkled and creased.
I put my textile college degree to work to come up with a solution.
Apply this tape to the back of your rug.
Weigh down the corners with books or furniture.
If the ends of a large rug curl upwards you can place the rug in your room upside down.
How to flatten a new rug.
After being rolled for so long new rugs might not look so good right out of the package.
Leave the rug rolled up for about an hour and unroll it to see if the rug will lay flat.
Carpet tape works on hard floors and on existing wall to wall carpet holding your rug in place to flatten existing creases and eliminate new ones.
How to flatten a rug with curled corners.
But then you can turn it right side up and it should lay flat.
Reverse rolling works well for curling corners on a new area rug.
When you get home and try to lay it down where you would like it it will want to roll back up.
Leave the heavy items on the rug for.
Press the tape down firmly smoothing it as you go.
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.
Your new area rugged has been rolled up in a truck and a warehouse for who knows how long and likely at high temperatures.
How to flatten an area rug that has been rolled up.
Rolling your rug in the opposite direction sometimes helps get rid of curls and allows the rug to lay flat.
Once you unroll the rug.