How To Lay A Carpet

Put hning down first. Old newspapapers will do if there is no better. Fasten the lining in place with a few small tacks. Lay the carpet and tack first at the end of the room which is least regular, as if there is a tireplace or a bay window. Stretch this end smooth as you tack. Then tack one side of the room, Stretching the edge only. Nert, usé a stretcher vigorously from the first end toward the opposite, so that the seams will be straight and parallel with the side already tacked. Fasten the second end thoroughly and finally the other side. Be careful to have the carpet perfectly smooth and tight, or it will wear badly.