{"id":26973,"date":"2015-04-13T19:12:22","date_gmt":"2015-04-14T00:12:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=26973"},"modified":"2015-04-14T06:36:37","modified_gmt":"2015-04-14T11:36:37","slug":"how-to-keep-rugs-in-place","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=26973","title":{"rendered":"How to Keep Rugs in Place"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Hi all.\u00a0\u00a0 I am loving everything about our new kitchen rug except one thing.\u00a0 It curls up on the ends.\u00a0 When we were away for two weeks, I put books on the edges hoping that their weight would permanently press the rug down.\u00a0 The books didn&#8217;t work &#8211; at all.\u00a0 Then I had the good luck to read a suggestion about keeping rugs in place on another blog, and so, I gave her suggestion a try.\u00a0 I am happy to confirm her findings.\u00a0 The solution for keeping rugs in place is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00GZE3UJ8\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B00GZE3UJ8&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=the2sea-20&amp;linkId=ARN2MQA6OXGMS5QL\">gaffer tape.<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-26975\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_0317-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"Kitchen rug\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_0317-1024x681.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_0317-430x286.jpg 430w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_0317-300x199.jpg 300w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_0317-900x599.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>This is how it looked before we left for our<a title=\"Our Trip to Colombia, SA\" href=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/2015\/04\/08\/our-trip-to-colombia-sa\/\"> trip to Colombia<\/a>, and it looked the same way when we returned &#8211; even though the books had been on top of it.<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-26978\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Rugs-681x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Rugs\" width=\"640\" height=\"961\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Rugs-681x1024.jpg 681w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Rugs-215x323.jpg 215w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Rugs-300x450.jpg 300w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Rugs-900x1351.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>This is how it looks now that I am using <a href=\"http:\/http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00GZE3UJ8\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B00GZE3UJ8&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=the2sea-20&amp;linkId=ARN2MQA6OXGMS5QL\">gaffer tape.<\/a>\u00a0 It will also keep your rugs from sliding.\u00a0 The claim is that it will not leave a sticky residue on your floors if\/when you remove it.\u00a0 It is normally used in the movie\/theater industry.\u00a0 I&#8217;m so glad I found this tip over at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.huntedinterior.com\/\">Kristin&#8217;s<\/a>.\u00a0 It is making my life a little easier.\u00a0 If you want to see another update I made in the kitchen, go <a title=\"Red Pantry Door\" href=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/2015\/04\/12\/red-pantry-door\/\">here<\/a>.<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>Thanks for stopping in and please stop by these other blogs for a fun blog hop.<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-26986\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Blog-Hop.jpg\" alt=\"Blog Hop\" width=\"466\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Blog-Hop.jpg 466w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Blog-Hop-301x323.jpg 301w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Blog-Hop-300x321.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 466px) 100vw, 466px\" \/><\/p>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/redoityourselfinspirations.blogspot.com\/...\/hydran...\" target=\"_blank\">Redo it Yourself Inspirations<\/a><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/shelstringblog.blogspot.com\/2015\/04\/bicycles-for-rent.\" target=\"_blank\">Shelstring<\/a><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sypsie.com\/2015\/03\/13\/boxwood-flower-box-decor\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sypsie Designs<\/a><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/2015\/04\/13\/how-to-keep-rugs-in-place\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Two Seasons<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Take care.<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Affiliate link used.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hi all.\u00a0\u00a0 I am loving everything about our new kitchen rug except one thing.\u00a0 It curls up on the ends.\u00a0 When we were away for two weeks, I put books on the edges hoping that their weight would permanently press the rug down.\u00a0 The books didn&#8217;t work &#8211; 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