You may have noticed that while all carpets look great just after they're installed, after a few years of wear and tear, that will begin to change. Whether it's from stains, tears, or just general wear and tear on a carpet, you will start to notice signs of aging as your carpet gets older. However, this does not have to be the case! With proper carpet care and maintenance, you'll be able to keep your carpet looking newer for longer, and you'll even be able to prolong the lifetime of your carpet.

The most important things that you need to remember regarding carpet care are also the easiest things to do. First of all, you should clean up any spills as soon as they happen. This will reduce the chances of stains, and will also keep the spills from soaking too far into the carpet. You should also make sure that you vacuum regularly - at least once a week if you can manage it. That way, you'll be able to keep the dirt that gets tracked onto your carpet from getting ground too far into it. You will also reduce the mess that occurs when there are spills.

You should make sure that you get your carpet fully cleaned once every one to three years depending on how much wear and tear it sees during those years. For children's rooms and other areas of the house that see a lot of wear, you may want to consider cleaning the carpet at least once a year. For other rooms of the house, you may only need to do a full cleaning once every few years. You can get the carpet cleaned professionally, or you can just rent a steam cleaner! It depends on how deep of a cleaning your carpet needs, and how much work you want to do personally.

Even though a lot of carpet maintenance might seem like a lot of extra work, you'll definitely find that it is worth it when you get several more years out of the carpets in your home. Additionally, proper carpet care will keep your home looking beautiful as long as you live there.