Beat your rugs!
Often, some of the old fashioned cleaning methods can be really effective. Rugs will add colour and warmth to any room and prove to be an effective way to soften large areas of hard flooring, but they do hold a lot of dust, grit, sand and soil. Regular vacuuming is a must, but hanging your rug over a line or branch and then rigorous beating will remove a lot of soil left behind by your vacuum cleaner.
We tend to find that more dry soil is found in rugs that live in rural areas, along with insects, beating rugs regularly will help remove dust mites, mite excrement, fleas and flea eggs, it can be a real stress relief after a busy day too!
Dry soil removal from your rugs will increase the life of your rug and improve indoor air quality. Colours can often dull because of increased soil levels in your rug.