Woman shares ‘genius’ hack for removing furniture marks in carpet using ice cubes

The simple yet effective cleaning trick lifted the marks from the carpet in minutes and only involved some ice cubes and a teaspoon – people can’t wait to try the hack and wished they’d found it sooner, while others swear by another tip using an iron

Many people prefer carpet flooring over wood or tiles as it adds a cosy feel under foot and makes your home feel more inviting. However, one of the main bugbears with carpet – aside from pesky stains like wine or make-up – are the indents that often happen when you place hefty furniture onto it. If you’ve moved your sofa or coffee table recently, you may have experienced this issue, as large furniture pieces can leave small dents in your carpet that often prove difficult to remove.

For homeowners looking to leave the carpet space blank, it can be a real eye-sore, and for renters, it can cause panic as any damage to the carpet could threaten your deposit. One cleaning -savvy woman has revealed an incredibly simple way to remove these indents – fluffing up the carpet to its original standard. The tip has left people shocked as it involves one item that most of us have stored in our freezers – ice cubes.

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Taking to TikTok to share her trusty hack, Charlotte, who posts under the social media handle @ cleaningwithcharlotte_, revealed a step-by-step tutorial on how to re-fluff your carpets, and it’s since gone viral as people are loving the simple yet instantly effective trick.

The woman’s clip shows a mirrored table being moved to reveal four pesky indents in her cream carpet. Charlotte then placed one ice cube on each of the marks, and waited for the ice to melt.

Once the ice had melted, the cleaning guru then used a teaspoon to gently fluff up the carpet, and the indents where nowhere to be seen, leaving the floor as good as new.

The clip ends with a brilliant before and after shot, showing just how easy the hack is to re-create. Chuffed with the new trick, Charlotte said in the caption: “This works so well” with a heart-eye emoji.

Many people praised the tutorial in the comments, with one writing “genius hack” and another adding “so cool!!”.

Others suggested slightly adapted versions of the cleaning tip, with one TikTok user saying: “Damp cloth over the marks, using an iron steam the cloth where the marks are, Job done 30 secs”.

Another wrote: “lol i just hoover the heck out of it and works for me”.

Charlotte responded to those suggesting vacuuming as an alternative, and said: “I tried that and it didn’t work! I think maybe the indent was too deep!”.

Meanwhile, others weren’t so fussed on the hack, as one person joked: “I just pretend the carpet indents aren’t there then call it a day”.

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