IT’S A FLOOR THING: 7 Benefits of Using Carpets at Home

Your house’s flooring is very important. It is a huge factor to consider when it comes to talking about the lifespan of your house. Of course, together with proper and responsible usage of your floor, you must wisely install flooring that will benefit you not just today but even in many years to come. 

Using carpets for your floor is one of the top options. While you can use it only in some portions of your house, you can install it in general floorings too, like your whole living room or bedroom can be carpeted.

Below is a list of 7 benefits of having carpets on your floors at home!

When you have babies and toddlers at home, you are more alert and cautious about the furniture, items, decorations and other things you have at home. You cannot put your guard down because little kids do not know anything yet, and they might harm themselves while being playful and ignorant about objects in your house.

Carpets help add safety at home. Unlike when you have hardwood floors, you can be more at ease that little kids can play well and safely since the floor is shielded by a carpet. Its soft, furry and fluffy surface lessens the impact made when somebody trips, slips or falls on the floor. This is not only for the little ones but even for naughty teenagers and adults and for elderly family members or visitors that need assistance.

If you are into turning your house into a more personalized home with your own custom home design ideas, carpets can help you big time!

Carpets come in countless choices of colors, styles and textures. You can pick what you desire from a brochure filled with various cuts, prints and patterns! These add to your home decoration without putting tons of effort yet!

Even your house’s vastness can be influenced by your carpet designs. Carpets can support your love for minimalistic moods or for vibrant expressions! Whether you are going for something elegant, casual or colorful, carpets can give life or more of it to a plain and dull home interior!

Going home tired? Comfortable carpets are relaxing as well. They can give your house a more homey feel which will excite you to go home after every exhausting day outside! They help make you feel better too. Your home becomes cozier as your feet enjoy the embrace of a soft flooring!

Compared to hard floors like wood and tiles, carpets are easier to clean and maintain. They do not require much effort as other floor types and as uncovered floors do.

While floors without carpets are prone to cracks, scratches, holes, breaking, peeling and other mishaps, floors with carpets are concealed well, thus, the reason for their longer good condition. Maintenance is less costly and is manageable and adjustable.

You just need to vacuum carpets properly as needed. Washing them is essential too, especially if they get wet and dirty, particularly due to spills and high foot traffic.

Dust, allergens, and other harmful particles can be trapped by fibers on carpets. They are hampered from floating on air, so they are disabled from causing sickness, breathing difficulties and discomfort.

After that, you yourself can remove them through vacuuming and washing. In that way, they do not spread within your house anymore. You can have a healthier house for your whole family. Air quality is improved and prevented from dirt and dust circulating at home.

With the use of carpets at home, you can help save Mother Earth and save financial costs from your electrical bills. How? These carpets help in proper insulation as they supply insulation at home wherein warm air is hindered from coming out. They produce a warm feeling that aids the home to be more comfortable.

Because carpets help control the heat inside your home, you can also control your utilization of appliances for cooling. Energy costs are saved not only for your house but for the planet you are in too!

Not everybody with a carpeted floor at home might immediately realize it, but carpets help in making a room quieter and more peaceful. That’s because of their noise reduction capability as they can absorb sound effectively.

You can notice how noise levels inside your home, between rooms, become more controlled. You can get rid of disturbance and distraction coming from the noisy footsteps of running kids or from the heavy stomps of moody members at home. At the same time, you can play your favorite music inside your room upstairs without making your parents mad while watching television in the living room downstairs.

Carpets are not just visually appealing; they are also advantageous in many practical ways! Definitely, you must know where to install a carpet in your house and why you want to do so. There are areas which are perfect for carpet installations while some are not the most ideal for them.

You can use floor carpets for your own custom home designs and/or your daily routine’s demands. They can perfectly help your house in becoming a better home and also mold you into a more responsible and caring homeowner. Besides, you must always make sure that your carpet is kept clean and protected even if you literally just step on it. 

AUTHOR BIO: 

Nicole Ann Pore is a writer, an events host and a voice over artist. Travel, health, shopping, lifestyle and business are among the many subjects she writes about. Through quality and well-researched writing, she informs and even entertains readers about things that matter. She is also interested in film critiquing and filmmaking. Giving all the glory to God, Nicole graduated Cum Laude from De La Salle University Manila, Philippines with a Bachelor’s Degree in Communication Arts.