The carpet in the room is always associated with cosiness and heat. However this element of decor, except various pluses, has also negative sides. Thinking over question whether to buy carpet to the apartment, it is worth correlating all pluses and minuses of this product.
In modern apartments it is not so often possible to meet smart carpets on floors, however this element can be in certain cases necessary as interior touch-up. In spite of the fact that, apparently, the popularity of carpets is not high now, to find them in sale not so difficult. There are models literally for every taste, any form and the size.
Producers release three main types of carpets: natural, synthetic and the mixed type. Natural are the most expensive, are made most often of bamboo or wool. Synthetic carpets cost much cheaper, however their look can be less presentable. Will serve such product obviously less, than natural analogs.
Whether it is worth buying carpet to the city apartment? The answer to this question depends on the sizes of rooms, on personal preferences of owners. However, if there is desire to get carpet to the house, it is worth weighing all pros and cons.
Pluses of carpets in interior
- The carpet can become that missing element of decor which will balance situation in the room, will add to the room of cosiness and visual softness.
- The carpets placed on floor perfectly keep heat. On them it is far more pleasant to go, than on naked parquet or linoleum, especially in cold season.
- If at the house there are small children, then to lay rigid floor carpet sometimes happens it is just necessary. It will soften possible blows when falling the child on floor, to play on carpet far more pleasantly and more comfortably.
- Being rather thick, the carpet "absorbs" foreign sounds. From it the noise isolation raises that can be especially important in panel houses where sometimes it is heard literally each sound from neighbors and in the afternoon, and at night.
- The original and bright carpet will help to add paints to interior, will make the room more cheerful.
- If the decision to buy carpet from natural materials is made, then such element of decor will not cause allergic reaction, will differ in special elasticity of pile and durability.
- In certain cases expensive carpets can become indicator of prosperity of family.
- By means of carpet it is possible to close any flaws on floor. Besides, on this product dirt can be less noticeable, than on open parquet / laminate.
Carpet minuses as apartment decor element
The carpet will require special attention to itself. It should be vacuumed rather often and to clean regularly. At least once in three months it is necessary to beat out well any carpet to get rid of accumulated in dust which did not manage to be extended by means of the vacuum cleaner. If not to perform similar operations, then the allergy to dust can quickly develop.
Any carpet products perfectly absorb various smells. To remove them happens not easy.
For carpets it will be necessary to buy special care products which will help to clean quicker and easier fleecy surface, will allow to minimize possible static electricity, will create invisible barrier to microbes. Various bugs and harmful parasites of whom it will also be necessary to get rid special means can lodge in carpets over time.
If at the apartment there are pets, then even very expensive and qualitative carpet can long not serve. Besides, it will begin to collect on itself(himself) wool of pets, possible dirt from the street or from all corners of the apartment where claws of animal went.
The floor laid by carpet all the same needs cleaning and leaving. Collecting of carpet, and after its next rasstilaniye can become vital issues and demand many forces, time.
Additional minuses of carpets in interior:
- the increased fire danger, especially on holidays when in the room candles can burn;
- specific smells which turn out because of mixture of various aromas absorbed by carpet for long time;
- natural and qualitative products can cost very much;
- in spite of the fact that the carpet in interior is capable to disguise some flaws, and the small garbage on it is not so visible as just on floor, at any carpets extremely low resistance to formation of spots; in certain cases can remove spots from carpet it is impossible to be at all, the product will lose the presentable look and will look ridiculously in room interior.