If you are looking for an easy and inexpensive solution for covering your deck, porch, or patio, you might want to consider the many benefits of indoor outdoor carpeting. Many people wince at the thought of indoor outdoor carpeting, and it is not hard to understand why; remember the sticky old feeling of Grandma's front porch?

That was back when indoor outdoor carpeting was that nauseating green color that you could never stray from. Memories like this are enough to make anybody turn away from the idea of indoor outdoor carpeting but the good news is, things are not like this anymore.

These days you can go to just about any department store or home improvement store and pick up any type of indoor outdoor carpeting that you desire. It is not so painful to walk on these days and it comes in all different types of stylish colors and styles. Whatever type of décor you have to match for your patio or screened porch, or whatever type of look that you happen to be going for, you can look to indoor outdoor carpeting.

There are many reasons to choose indoor outdoor carpeting for such high traffic, semi-outdoor areas in your home or yard over regular carpeting. First of all, indoor outdoor carpeting can be less expensive than any type of carpeting you would want to install in such an area, and it wouldn't last as long. Constantly having to worry about spilling and cleaning in such an area is more trouble than it is worth and indoor outdoor carpeting can fix that. It has advanced to the point where it is just as visually appealing, and appealing to the other senses as well, compared to that of traditional carpeting. Also, it is much easier for the average person to install. Simply glue it down and it is there to stay while traditional carpeting takes glue and tacking down and batting or padding, and a variety of other things and changes to go through to achieve a good finished product.

Whatever you're indoor outdoor carpeting needs happen to be, there is a style for you. If it is a furnished patio or porch, the plush version will probably do better than the sparser version in a darker color. Both resist stains and are easy to clean and install. Talk to a sales rep about the different kinds of indoor outdoor carpeting at your local store or hop on the web and see what the retailers there have to offer. Whatever your needs are in indoor outdoor carpeting, there is a product to fit those needs.