How to Clean Carpets

Kids, pets, and just regular life can wreak havoc on your carpet. Hometalk can help you get it back to it's original pristine state with our tips, tricks, and hacks for DIY carpet cleaning. Look through our top, best, and new projects on carpet cleaning and take a moment to watch a video or two. We can't wait to see what you do!

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Clean Carpets Like a Pro

Clean your vacuum for max suction: Ensure your vacuum cleaner is in working order before you start. Empty the bag and remove debris from the head to get maximum suction.
The sweet smell of spring: Give your carpet a fresh smell with some deodorizer. Sprinkle liberally around the room and leave for at least 30 minutes.
Fluff lifeless carpet with ice: Rejuvenate lifeless sections of your carpet with ice cubes. Placing small blocks of ice in any dents will help fluff it up again.
Don’t ignore your furniture: Use your vacuum's attachments to remove dust from possibly neglected areas like chairs, tables, and pictures.
Vacuum from the far corner: Finish each room by vacuuming from the far corner to the door. Working in this way will stop you from cleaning yourself into a corner.

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Top Projects for Cleaning Carpet

Take a moment to browse our top projects on DIY carpet cleaning.

How to Revive a Faux Fur Rug With Hair Conditioner

A big home fashion trend just now is faux fur rugs. I personally have 3 in my home. They look lovely to begin with but unless they are just sitting out and never getting walked on, they can look quite grubby and lifeless the more you walk and sit on them. So I decided to use diluted hair conditioner in a spray bottle to to bring it back to life

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Get Your Carpet Smelling Fresh With This Eco Carpet Freshener

I’m all about green cleaning ideas and homemade cleaning products. So when I found this recipe for a carpet freshener I thought, "let’s give it a try." We just got a second dog ( a cute puppy that has stolen our heats), and all our carpets could use a little freshening up. I was a little skeptical about this at first, but two days after I used it, a neighbor stopped by and took a deep breath and then asked me what yummy thing I was baking. She was so surprised when I told her it was my new carpet freshener. It definitely covered up the pet smells. Here’s the recipe:

Shawna Bailey

Homemade Carpet Deodorizer for Pets

This homemade carpet deodorizer for pets is a DIY carpet freshener that works perfectly to keep carpets smelling fresh with pets.If you’ve been looking for a homemade carpet freshener recipe, this natural carpet deodorizer helps reduce or eliminate carpet odors caused by pet urine or other pet odor.

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How to Clean an Area Rug With Steam

After a long winter, the area rug in my mud room needed a good cleaning. With the help of oxi clean and the HomeRight SteamMachine it was clean in no time.

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How to Remove Difficult Stains From A Carpet

For about a year I had been hiding some very obvious grease stains on my carpet from view by covering it with a sofa. However, I decided it was time to give myself a mental refresh and move some furniture around when I remembered the stains were still there.So, I hit the internet to try and find out which carpet cleaning products could help me. After trying a few store-bought products, I wasn’t having much luck. The stains were stubborn, and I thought there was no hope left for my carpet. Then I found this method, which was super effective and removed the stains really easily. If you have a stain on your carpet that won’t budge, here’s how to remove it in 5 easy steps.

Bob Wedmore

How to Clean a Carpet: Get Rid of Stains, Smells & More

We’ve all been there. You’re throwing a fabulous party and someone spills their wine on your carpet. Or is it a pet that has an accident? Or maybe your kids just ran through the house with their soccer cleats on, getting mud everywhere! Carpet stains happen, it’s just a fact of life. It’s too late to prevent them, so let us help you remove them!There are so many approaches to how to clean carpets that you may feel overwhelmed, but we’ve broken it down into a step-by-step process that’s easy to follow. Most carpets will respond to a basic 5-step treatment, even if they have marks and stains that have been around for a while.

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Clean Carpets Like a Pro

Clean your vacuum for max suction

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