Dents and matted carpet fibers can ruin the appearance of a newly rearranged room. Matted carpet dents occur beneath heavy furnishing. Sometimes only small dents appear beneath furniture legs, while heavy legless furniture can mat a large area of carpet. Removing dents and reviving matted carpet after moving furniture ensures the carpet regains its fluff quickly and looks its best. Moisture and heat, or steam, gets rid of dents quickly without damaging the carpeting.

1 Wet a clean cloth with warm tap water. Wring out the cloth until it's barely damp. Lay the cloth over the matted carpet.

2 Turn a steam iron on to the warm setting and let it heat up. Alternatively, use a blow-dryer for acrylic or modacrylic carpets.

3 Hold the iron or blow-dryer nozzle 3 inches above the carpet. Keep the iron in place for 30 to 60 seconds.

4 Remove the cloth. Brush the matted fibers with a carpet brush, the edge of a coin, or the edge of a plastic spoon until the fibers fluff up and the matting is gone.

5 Repeat the damp cloth and ironing process a second time for deep dents or badly matted carpet.

Things Needed Cloth

Steam iron or blow-dryer

Carpet brush, coin or spoon

Tips Set casters beneath furniture legs to prevent future deep matting.

Remove deep dents with ice cubes. Place an ice cube in a dent and allow it melt over a 12 hour period. Blot up the moisture and fluff the carpet with a carpet brush or spoon.

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