Home rugs

The first thing that comes to mind is to divide a large product into several smaller fragments, bypassing unsightly areas. In this simple way, it is easy to get a welcome mat on the threshold, a set for the bathroom and toilet, a runner in the hallway. It is not necessary to sew from a single rug – take several copies and combine them to get a patchwork print. Process your creation along the perimeter with an overlock or by hand so that the edge does not fray.

A long narrow segment will serve as a wonderful alternative to a purchased mat for yoga, Pilates or gymnastics. For making sports equipment, it is better to take a rug with a rubberized backing, because it does not slip. Speaking of Eastern practices, by covering a piece of carpet with pebbles of different sizes, you will get a full-fledged foot massage mat.

By placing a rectangular piece of thick carpet under the washing machine, you will get rid of excess vibration and noise during washing.

patchwork rug made of old carpets foot massage mat made of carpet and pebbles

Car accessories

It is easy to sew floor mats and trunk mats for your car from worn-out floor and wall textiles. To do this, take out the unsightly factory-made ones, place them on the least worn areas of the old carpet, trace the outline, cut out and overcast the edges. You won’t have to spend money on a factory set!

Carpet or plush bedspreads make beautiful and comfortable capes or covers for car seats. Place a few homemade cushions made of the same material on the back seat – they will come in handy on the road.

car mats from an old rug carpet seat covers in a car

Pet Pleasures

The owners of a dog living in the yard will like the idea of laying the floor in a piece of soft carpet in the kennel to make the animal warmer and more comfortable. It is easy to sew a bed for a domestic dog or cat from a thin wall carpet or sofa cover – the Internet is full of diagrams and video tutorials with a detailed description of the technology.

Has your mustachioed hooligan taken to tearing up wallpaper and ruining the upholstery of upholstered furniture? Make a worthy replacement – a scratching post or a whole cat house from boards, plastic pipes, pieces of carpet and ropes. The instructions are also easy to find online.

scratching post from an old carpet and rope cat bed from an old bedspread

Paths between the beds

Gardeners and vegetable growers should definitely not throw out worn-out carpet or rugs to the dump. By cutting the canvas into long pieces, you will get excellent material for creating paths between the beds. This solution is advantageous because as the covering gets dirty, it is easy to clean or wash, and then dry it by hanging it in the sun.

A light, thin carpet made of synthetic fibers is optimal for the vegetable garden, since natural material will take a long time to dry and will wear out quickly if it does not rot first.

paths from an old carpet in the vegetable garden

Improving furniture

Untouched areas of an old carpet or velor bedspread can be used to make sofa cushions, ottomans, toilet seats, chair seats and backs that are pleasant to the touch and pleasing to the eye. If there is enough material, you can completely re-face upholstered furniture that has lost its original gloss. This thought has probably occurred to every second summer resident, looking sadly at the shabby belongings brought from the city.

Chairs and armchairs often have legs that are too hard, scratching the floor covering with every move. Pieces of soft carpet glued to the legs will help solve this problem.

carpet pad for chair seat carpet sofa cushion carpet pad for toilet

Step covers

To make walking on stairs comfortable and safe, cut out identical pieces with rounded edges from an old rug or carpet, process the edge and glue the pieces to the steps, for example, using a hot glue gun. Now no one will slip or freeze with bare feet.

The covers must be secured very securely, otherwise there is a risk of falling down the stairs. They can be nailed to wooden steps with small nails, if you don’t mind making holes.

carpet step pads

Slippers for guests

Sociable and hospitable people will find a large slipper pocket stuffed with simple, lightweight slippers sewn from an old carpet useful. By hanging such an original accessory in the hallway, you will make it more comfortable, and at the same time provide your friends and family with a warm welcome.

It is better to make the sole of the slippers from a thick rubberized rug, and the upper part from a soft rug or bedspread.

slippers for guests from an old carpet

Any of these ideas is easy to implement and will not require high skill from you, only inspiration and a few hours of free time. A sewing machine or overlock will make the job much easier, and if you don’t have such equipment, arm yourself with strong synthetic thread, a large sharp needle, a thimble and an awl so as not to get tired and not to hurt your fingers.