Advantages of carpets on walls

Almost everyone. modern We have long since gotten rid of the habit of placing carpets on walls. However, this tradition had its foundations. We'll talk about them today.

Now many people do not understand why hang carpets on the wall. The floor is often used with small mats, because cleaning It takes a lot of time and effort.





The smell of old carpet It also leaves much to be desired. Why were they so popular before?





Why did you put carpets on the walls before?

1. Savings
   As you know, many things were very difficult to get. For example, good quality wallpaper. Therefore, people managed to hang carpets and put walls so that the bare walls were less noticeable.
   
   
   
   Now there is an increasing tendency to return to modest wallpaper, which can be bought inexpensively. Many people like white walls, which harmonize well with any decor and furniture. Using washable paint in this case is ideal.
   
   
2. Prestige
   Quality imported carpets were considered something prestigious. They showed the status of the owner of the house or apartment. The apartment with a wall carpet really testified to high income and even connections.
   
   
   
   
3. Jewelry
   I think you remember well how crooked the walls were in the old houses. Correcting all these architectural errors is quite expensive and long. Hanging a carpet is a matter of minutes. And the hole in the wall will cover, and the wallpaper is old. The carpet was a real decoration of the apartment.
   
   
   
   Such a thing was considered an expensive and prestigious gift, and sometimes even inherited. Of course, such carpets tried to hang in the most prominent place.
   
   
4. Isolation.
   
   
   
   Noise insulation was very important as the walls in the old apartments were very thin. Carpets were also great for thermal insulation. That is why the owners hung a carpet near the bed, for example.
   
   

Of course, most of these reasons are no longer relevant. Carpets collect dust and are very hard to clean. This is especially true of the old format carpets. Even the most powerful vacuum cleaners cannot rid these masterpieces of the past of annual dust and debris.