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Carpet is a major investment. It’s also one of the most noticeable things in any given room. That’s why it’s so distressing when you get blood on it. (In addition, of course, to whatever mishap caused ...

Carpet can provide a soft spot for your feet to land, help dampen noises throughout a house and generally make a space feel cozier. But it can start to look dingy over time because of high traffic, ...

Have you ever moved a piece of furniture only to discover a mystery orange-red rust stain on the carpet? Or maybe your favorite shirt suddenly has a new rust stain on it after a recent wash. No matter ...

Kid messes and pet stains—and, whoops, that glass of red wine you knocked over when you reached for the popcorn—can all wreak havoc with carpets. When the best vacuum cleaners and carpet cleaners ...

Rugs and carpets make your home more comfortable, but they're also some of the toughest things to clean when accidents inevitably happen. Fortunately, the best carpet stain removers are specifically ...

Tips to use and mistakes to avoid when trying to erase stains. — -- A waiter spills red wine on a white shirt, a child spills paint all over the couch or coffee spills over onto the carpet.

This story is sponsored by Giant Carpet One. There's no end to the benefits of carpet—from warmth and coziness underfoot to enhanced insulation and noise reduction. But carpeting can also become a ...

A topic near and dear to my heart and home, getting stains out of our carpets has been an almost everyday occurrence as we work to potty train our new puppy. Considering there are so many different ...

The best way to get wax out of carpet is warming it with an iron and soaking it up with paper towels. Start with the iron on the lowest temperature setting to gently warm the wax back to liquid. In ...

If you’ve ever had a carpet freshly cleaned or rolled out a new area rug only to watch in horror as it became a stain magnet for everything from pet accidents to spilled wine and dirty shoes, you know ...