People all over the country are installing indoor carpets to spruce up their homes, but not everyone knows what they should know before installing them. This article will give you an overview of the different types of indoor carpets, what to consider when buying them, and how to install them.

Indoor Carpet Basics

An exciting trend in home decorating is around bringing the outdoors inside through natural materials like wood floors and fabrics. One way people have been doing this is with indoor carpets.

There are many types of indoor carpets out there, but they all have the same goal, providing clean and soft flooring in your home. They do this by using materials like grass, wool, and recycled cotton.

While they are definitely eco-friendly products, we were interested to find out that they can cost more to install than a traditional carpet. They also need to be installed in a special way. Here are two important reasons to consider an indoor carpet.

Why Indoor Carpets?

Indoor carpets come in all sorts of materials, but the most common are synthetic, wool, and cotton. Synthetic indoor carpets can be made from polypropylene, polyester, or nylon. Wool carpeting is made from 100% wool, and cotton indoor carpets are made from 100% natural cotton fibers.

These materials make for very comfortable carpeting that is also very durable. If you are concerned about the environment, you may also be interested in a green alternative to wall-to-wall carpeting.

Know Your Indoor Carpet Options

According to Dacor, there are three main types of indoor carpets: wool, cotton, and synthetic. Wool is your most eco-friendly choice. Wool fibers come from sheep and the manufacturing process doesn’t use dyes or chemicals as its synthetic counterparts do. The wool is harvested using an environmentally responsible process that ensures the animal is unharmed and that there isn’t any overgrazing of land or damage to the environment as a result of sheep farming.

Cotton is another eco-friendly option. According to a study by the University of Massachusetts Amherst, cotton is one of the most environmentally friendly plants because it requires very little water to grow and produces a lot of fiber per acre. Plus, cotton processing doesn’t create much pollution. Polypropylene is produced using oil, but it recycles old plastic bottles, which can help lower its impact on the environment.