We may earn a commission from links on this page. Designed to grip your floors and stop your rug from sliding around, the latex rubber that backs a lot of area rugs works really well—until it starts ...

Do you have some kitchen or bath rugs that you can throw in the washer and dryer that have lost some of the rubber backing? The top of the rug still looks good, but the backing is shot! When that ...

You can patch a small hole, tear or burn using techniques that will make the repair virtually invisible. You’ll need a small “plug” of carpet that matches the damaged piece. If you don’t have a ...