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Choosing Carpet Texture

Choosing Carpet TextureDecisions When Selecting Carpeting Choosing The Texture Selecting Decor - Decorating Plan - Maintenance - Atmosphere - Space - Lifestyle - Mood - Size - Color - Pattern - Texture - Fiber/Density The surface appearance of your carpeting will affect the formality of the room, and the lighting conditions. The surface of the

 

Sun Oct 13 2002
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Choosing Fiber and Density

Choosing Fiber and DensityDecisions When In Selecting Carpeting Choosing Fiber and Density Selecting Decor - Decorating Plan - Maintenance - Atmosphere - Space - Lifestyle - Mood - Size - Color - Pattern - Texture - Fiber/Density A very important factor in determining the performance of a carpet is the density of the fibers. The more tightly packed the...

 

Sun Oct 13 2002
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Choosing Pattern or Plain

Choosing Pattern or PlainDecisions When Selecting Carpeting Pattern or Plain Selecting Decor - Decorating Plan - Maintenance - Atmosphere - Space - Lifestyle - Mood - Size - Color - Pattern - Texture - Fiber/Density This choice depends on the role you want your floor covering to pay in your decorative scheme. If you want to underplay the floor in order

 

Sun Oct 13 2002
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Coddling Your Carpet

Coddling Your CarpetCoddling Your Carpet If you're expecting family for Thanksgiving and dreading the damage those wet, dirty shoes might inflict on your carpet, here's a simple project. Buy or build a low two-tiered shelf that can serve as a boot rack, and ask your family to ditch their footware at the door. If you don't have room for that, you might want to..

 

Sun Oct 13 2002
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Colors, Fibers and Warranties, What You Need to Know When Carpet Shopping

Colors, Fibers and Warranties, What You Need to Know When Carpet ShoppingColors, Fibers and Warranties, What You Need to Know When Carpet Shopping When you select the floor finishes for your new house, you may decide to splurge on tile or hardwood for your kitchen and entry foyer. But for most of your living space, you'll probably conclude that carpet is the most cost-effective choice. That's the easy part.

 

Sun Oct 13 2002
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Floor Covering Will Be More Dramatic

Floor Covering Will Be More DramaticFloor Covering Will Be More Dramatic Patterned sisal carpets and cut piles, vinyl floors that reproduce marble, stone and other natural elements, and multi-fabric area rugs are current best-sellers. Also big are combinations of these flooring types, creating more pattern yet. In the past, patterned carpets have been the domain of...

 

Sun Oct 13 2002
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Frequently Asked Questions About Floor Covering

Frequently Asked Questions About Floor CoveringFrequently Asked Questions About: Floor Coverings Q. What are the various types of carpet available? A. There are generally three types of tufted carpet construction: cut pile, loop pile, and cut and loop pile. In a cut pile style, the carpet loops have been cut to create individual tips. Examples of this style include velvets and textured...

 

Sun Oct 13 2002
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General Carpet Care and Cleaning

General Carpet Care and CleaningCarpet Cleaning and Care Regular thorough vacuuming removes soil from among fibers of carpets, thus keeping their good appearance and extending their life. Most carpeted areas need this vacuuming once a week, with several slow strokes. Little-used areas need may not need as frequent vacuuming, while areas with lots of active or messy use..

 

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Sun Oct 13 2002
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How to Install Carpet

How to Install CarpetCarpet Installation: How To Installing your own carpet isn't the impossible task you might imagine. It does involve specialized tools (that you can rent) and using some muscles you probably didn't know you had. But the hardest part may be selecting the type of carpet that best suits your needs. The type of weave and material you pick..

 

Sun Oct 13 2002
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Patching Carpet

Patching CarpetPatching Carpet Winter's always tough on carpeting. And no matter how good you take care of it, sometimes serious damage does occur. But instead of getting a whole new carpet, you may be able to just patch it. Here's how. Use a utility knife and a carpenter's square to cut out the unwanted portion of carpet. Be sure to move the carpet...

 

Sun Oct 13 2002
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