Keeping your carpets clean is no easy chore. Especially if you have children or pets, carpeting tends to take the biggest beating when it comes to types of flooring throughout our homes. Getting your carpets professionally cleaned can be super expensive, and even renting carpet cleaners and doing the job yourself isn’t cheap. Thankfully, there’s a foolproof way to make your carpets look brand new, and it only involves a few dollar store ingredients.
What are these ingredients, you might be wondering? Well, you probably already have them in your home. To make your carpets look new and super clean (especially white or light carpeting), all you need is some distilled vinegar and baking soda. This may not come as a surprise, considering these two products are the superheroes of household cleaning.
To try this method on your carpeting, douse the whole carpet (or simply the area you want to clean) in baking soda. Next, fill a spray bottle with equal parts water and distilled vinegar. Spray the solution onto the baking soda and wait for it to begin bubbling. Wait a few hours, and check to make sure the solution on your carpet resembles a sort of paste. If it doesn’t, spray on a little more of the vinegar solution.
After a couple hours of letting the solution sit, get out a scrub brush and get to work on brushing the solution out of your carpet. When you’re confident that you’ve thoroughly scrubbed at the area, use a vacuum to remove any extra residue.
And that’s it! This cheap, simple method tends to work far better than strong, chemical-packed cleaners. It’s also completely natural, and is safe for your family and pets. Your carpets will thank you for learning about this effective trick!
