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Cleaning and Deodorizing a Rug

February 11, 2016 By Karen Cooper 2 Comments

Today on Instagram (and shared to Facebook and Twitter), I explained my #JustOneThing for this Thursday: cleaning and deodorizing my breakfast room rug.

My tips for cleaning and deodorizing a rug without harmful chemicals - TheDIYBungalow.com

When we had the leak in the family room, all of the furniture and other stuff from the family room ended up piled up in our breakfast room.

Because the furniture and rug from the family room smelled musty from the mold in the family room, that musty smell transferred to the breakfast room rug when everything was in there. (Yuck.)

Steps for Cleaning and Deodorizing a Rug:

1. Vacuum up any loose dirt or hair.

To clean and deodorize the rug, first, I vacuumed it to get all the dog hair and anything else off of it.

2. Spray with Vinegar

Next, I sprayed a formula of one cup vinegar plus two cups warm water lightly on the rug. You want enough to clean it, but not soak it through. Let it sit for at least five minutes, or until dry. If the smell is particularly strong or you just want to be thorough, you can work the water-vinegar formula into the rug by scrubbing the rug with a sponge. I didn’t do that with this rug because the rug is very thin and because it wasn’t in the family room where the mold was. I did do this when I cleaned our family room rug.

3. Sprinkle with Baking Soda.

Once the vinegar dries, sprinkle baking soda on the rug. Let sit for 10-15 minutes, then vacuum up.

Then breathe deeply, because you’ve got a clean rug!

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About Karen Cooper

Hi! I'm Karen. I call myself a “recovering lawyer” - I traded in my power suits for power tools and a life of DIY adventures. Join me for DIY, home decorating, repurposing and upcycling, and organizing projects and tips as I transform a 1929 Tudor bungalow into our home. I believe in merging old and new to make a house a home.

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  1. emma says

    January 24, 2018 at 3:37 pm

    I’m sorry you had a leak! We had a similar problem and I’ve been searching for how to best get that musty smell out. I’ve found good general rug cleaning a href=”https://www.northamericanchemdry.com/maintaining-rugs-high-traffic-areas/”>articles for future use, but I love that you taught me specifically how to deal with the musty smell! Thanks for sharing! I think you’ve saved my favorite rug!

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    • Karen Cooper says

      January 25, 2018 at 12:33 pm

      I’m so glad! Thank you!

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