How Area Rugs Can Protect Your Hardwood Floorings

Added Beauty

Area rugs not only protect the flooring but can also accentuate the overall decor of your home. Adding area rugs can make your hardwood flooring “pop” and create a whole new ambiance. They also do a whole lot more than just add beauty.

Protect From Wear and Tear

High-traffic areas should have runners to protect from the damage of everyone walking around on them. Dirt and dust that get stuck to everyone’s feet can start to wear down the flooring. Rugs can help to control this problem. Not that they are supposed to be used as floor mats, they kind of do that on their own without you even knowing it.

Protection From the Elements

Some hardwood flooring doesn’t go well in brightly lit places by the sunlight. Area rugs can be placed in areas that receive a large amount of sun on a regular basis. This can keep the floors from being stained by the sun, thus keeping down the maintenance needed to keep them looking new.

Under Furniture

This one actually serves two purposes. One it will help keep the legs of the furniture from scratching the flooring. Anytime furniture is used, it will create small scratches that might not be noticeable at first. Second, when somebody sits down on a couch, their feet are on the floor. Nobody can or will sit still and that will cause scratching on the hardwood flooring underneath them.

There are many types of rugs available on the market and we will talk about that in another blog. If you have questions, ask Santizos Hardwood Flooring about what type of area rug you should use to protect your hardwood flooring.