Home renovations can put a strain on household budgets, but the popular DIY trend of sprucing up your carpets can end up being a complete disaster.Experts have issued a warning after a man caused havoc in his living room.
Cheap DIY hacks to improve your home are becoming increasingly popular with cash-strapped Brits as the cost of living crisis continues.
Savvy shoppers have long been remodeling their homes with bargain finds on Facebook Marketplace, while others are repurposing cheap furniture to create dazzling new displays. For example, let's say the owner converted this IKEA bookshelf into a stunning Art Deco style cabinet. However, cutting costs sometimes means cutting corners, which can be dire.
A carpet hack aimed at breathing new life into floors has completely ruined one man's home. Experts are now officially warning against this.
This trend, which gained popularity in 2020, sees people trying to change the color of their carpets. To do this, they have been using his Dylon dye pods. These pods are only intended to be used in washing machines to change or refresh the color of clothing and upholstery.
One man showed us how things could go wrong when he ruined his carpet with dye. In a post to his DIY On A Budget UK Facebook group, the man said that after seeing others using dye pods to remodel their homes, he decided to give it a try himself. He explained that he did.
He tried darkening the beige carpet, but the end result was not quite what he wanted.He writes: “I tried Dylon dye. [on] One is a small section of carpet. I thought that looked okay so I used half of the living room. Looks like I’ll need new carpet (lol).”
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Dyron brand manager Rachel Ferreira urges people not to try this hack at home. In her public comments, she said: “DYLON machine dyes can only be used in drum-type automatic washing machines and cannot be used by hand or painted on fabrics. The proportion of dye is too high in the all-in-one formula. Hand dyeing process.
“Dylon machine dyes are not suitable for wool or nylon, which carpets are most commonly made from, as such materials cannot be recolored using domestic dyes. Carpets are It is important to note that often treated with special finishes to increase longevity, and freshly dyed items must be washed well, at this stage free or unfixed dyes are removed. will appear.
“This is an essential step that also concerns product safety. Carpets cannot be washed in a washing machine, so our machine dyes cannot be used.” The pods can also be used on pillowcases, faded curtains, table napkins and even sofa covers, he said.
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