My hardwood floors are much lighter under my area rugs. What is causing this?
We moved into an old house about a year ago. The former owner had recently redone all the downstairs hardwood floors. We put area rugs down in those rooms. The other week, I noticed that the wood floors were much lighter underneath these rugs than the rest of the floor. It is a major difference. Does anyone know what could be the cause of this? If it was sunlight causing fading, you’d expect the covered areas to be DARKER than the non-covered areas but it is the exact opposite. Plus, we’ve only had the rugs down for about a year! Anyone?
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Maybe they are cleaner under the rugs. Like, dirt and dust caused the uncovered floor to be darker.