Be aware that like floors, carpets will receive a lot of abuse over the course of its life.
Dust, dirt, stains, spills, pet urine and similar stuff are going to adversely affect the way your carpet looks as well as determine how long it lasts before you have to replace it with an entirely new one.
In reality, many of the carpet problems you'll face are near impossible to avoid.
However, that's not to say that you shouldn't do anything to keep your carpet clean and looking nice.
You may be worried that it's going to cost you a lot of money to maintain and clean your carpet.
On the contrary, you can make it yourself and save a ton of money in the process.
-Making Your Own Natural Carpet Cleaner You can make this particular homemade cleaner quite easily.
All you need are the following ingredients: baking powder, corn flour, dried bay leaves and potpourri.
In container, mix 1/2lb backing powder with up to 3.
5-oz.
corn flour.
Crumble the dried bay leaves before adding them into the mixture.
Add a handful of potpourri to give your natural carpet cleaner a fresh smell.
Cover the container and shake the mixture thoroughly.
Apply some of the powder onto the stained area and leave it overnight.
Wipe off the powder the next day and then vacuum to make sure no residue remains in the carpet.
-Making Your Own Homemade Carpet Shampoo To make this particular homemade carpet cleaner, the ingredients you need are: 1/2 cup cleaner liquid (no bleach), 1/2 cup Downy, 1 cup ammonia, and 1 gallon of water.
Mix the ingredients together.
Scrub the solution over the stained areas of your carpet.
Wipe off with a clean, dry cloth.
If residues form overnight, vacuum over the area.
-Making Your Own Homemade Spot Remover You can easily and quickly remove small spots on your carpet with the help of this easy to make homemade spot remover.
You need three ingredients, which you should already have in your kitchen: vinegar, water and baking soda.
Mix the vinegar and baking soda.
Dilute the vinegar-baking soda solution with some water before applying it on your carpet.
Scrub the solution over the spot using a small brush (e.
g.
, old toothbrush).
The vinegar works to dissolve the stain while the baking soda works to clean up the stain.