Cleaning art materials out of your carpet

When using different art supplies at a workshop, studio or desk, your carpets often come in contact with different art supply debris. It’s important to know how to manage it so you won’t damage your carpet. There are simple methods you can use.

The easiest art messes to clean are loose and powdery. These can include chalk powder, pencil shavings and paper slices. Most small messes can be cleaned from your carpet with vacuuming. An extension hose piece can pick debris from hard to reach areas near furniture and walls. If there is a large amount of powder it can damage your vacuum. This should be swept up.

If clay falls on to the carpet when pottery is being made, you should allow time for it to dry. While wearing a face mask carefully break up the clay material to loosen it from the carpet pile. Vacuum up the loose clay material from the carpet.

Removing paint is a bit difficult. Water based paint comes out most carpet material. If this paint comes in contact with the carpet allow it to dry and avoid stepping on the stain and spreading it. It the paint stain is large or from oil based paint you can dab it with paper towel.

To thoroughly clean your carpet, it important that you have it professionally cleaned annually. Toronto  carpet cleaning is able to give carpets a thorough clean. The steam cleaning method uses pressurized hot water extraction give your carpet a deep professional clean.