When laying the rug over carpet however the concern is more about the rug wrinkling or rippling which presents a big tripping hazard wrinkling will occur because as one area of the rug is stepped on it will shift assuming it is not properly.
How to get a area rug to lay flat.
Cut a strip of rubber backing for rugs using a pair of scissors.
I added an area rug but was having issues with it buckling under the legs of my turquoise desk.
Place your area rug on the floor upside down.
Roll the edge of the rug up and place the backing on it.
The rubber backing keeps the edge of the rug from being pushed up and causing a fall.
This method should work for rugs that are badly curled at the corners but the rug obviously needs to be the size of the bed or smaller for the best results.
Leave the rug rolled up for about an hour and unroll it to see if the rug will lay flat.
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.
Rolling your rug in the opposite direction sometimes helps get rid of curls and allows the rug to lay flat.
It was a great size for my small office space underneath my desk.
When you get home and try to lay it down where you would like it it will want to roll back up.
Cut around each side on the marks you made.
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.
Make sure it lies completely flat and leave it for at least a week before you check the result.
Tightly roll up the rug and secure it with a piece of twine.
Plain brown craft paper over the rug protects it from the iron.
Normally these rugs have been rolled up for quite some time.
When laying an area rug over a hard surface such as hardwood flooring the biggest concern about the rug s movement is that it will slide around.
Lay the gripper pad on top of the rug.
Measure in 1 2 inch from the edge of the rug.
Mark on each side of the gripper pad.
Lay the throw rug wrong side down on top of the gripper pad.
Remove the gripper pad.
Lay the rug back down and press the edges into the floor.