Cupcake Kids' Rug - Pillowfort™

My daughter loves her new rug!

The look of the rug is very cute, however it sheds like crazy. The rug also stunk very badly like others say. The first morning after we got it I thought my daughter had an accident in her bed because it smelled so badly in the room from this.

I've had this rug for 8 months, I waited to review it so I could talk about how it held up over time! Obviously, the rug is super adorable, but I was worried about cleaning it. Here's my experience: Stick vacuums won't work with the high pile. Regular vacuums won't either, as they get stuck in the fibres. Handheld will kind of almost work, but they're a huge pain. Shaking it out is your best bet, which is hard for me as I live in an apartment. After just a couple months of having the rug, despite not wearing shoes in the apartment, it started to look dirty/a bit matted in the areas it was walked on the most. I tried using Resolve and Baking soda on it, which was a really bad idea as no vacuum worked to vacuum the stuff out. My last idea was to try to wash it, which I didn't want to do out of fear I'd ruin it. However, washing it worked perfectly!! I take it to the laundromat and use their 40lb washer (I'm sure 30 would work too). I put it on the normal, high soil, cold cycle, and then I dry it on delicate. It comes out clean and re-fluffed every time!! I wouldn't put this rug anywhere shoes will be on it, but it's perfect for a bedroom. I wouldn't consider it high maintanance as all you have to do with it is throw it in the wash. I've attached a photo from today, just after I've washed it. No issues with fading over time either! TL;DR Great rug, will need to be taken to laumdromat for cleaning every couple months and shaken out between washings if possible.

I loved design, size, and feel of the rug

This rug sheds little stings of fiber every day. It was super cute a fluffy when we first got it but after a month or two it looked ratty and gross. We finally got tired to picking up strings and threw it out.

Super cute but my kids got it dirty - care instructions say washable. Followed instructions and now rug is two-tones and ruined. Fully bummed. Waste of money

Got this rug for our baby’s nursery. Had an incident with puréed carrots and we needed to try washing the rug. The instructions say to wash in a commercial front loading washer on cold, normal cycle & to dry low. I followed those instructions and the rug is good as new after cleaning. Glad to know it holds up well. Rug is so cute, and thin but we keep it on carpet so it works. It’s soft and the baby enjoys playing on it

Thought it was a super cute rug and purchased it for our playroom. Soft and fluffy but sheds very easily. Would get tangled up in our baby’s feet and hands so we ultimately decided to return it for baby’s safety.

I got this rug for my son and he absolutely loves it !! it’s in his little reading corner and he’s on it all the time , me and my husband love laying on it too, so so soft we might even get the biggest one haha the sprinkles are so cute

I was so excited to get this rug for my daughter's bedroom, but it was such a let down. I'm not sure if this rug had been returned or something, but it was in poor condition. First off, if smelled. I could deal with the rubber smell, but this smelled like feces. We barely had it out of the plastic before we were hit by the smell. Second, we unrolled it and it had shoe prints and spots on the underside and then dark stains on the top side. Third, the overall qualify of the rug was not as expected. We had checked it out in store before buying online because we needed the bigger size. We loved it in the store. It was not as fluffy or "full" as it appeared in the store. I'm not sure if this was just a poor quality rug or a fluke, but either way I'm extremely disappointed.

Soft and looks great. We've had it for 41/2 years and washed several times. Comes out great. Not done with it yet! I'd buy it again.

We love the pattern and shag texture. When reading the reviews the number one complaint is that it's "hard to clean", however I followed the cleaning instructions on the tag and had no problems. Also love that it's easily cleaned in the washing machine. I use the air dry option in the dryer and it dries quickly. If it needs to be fluffed up I throw it in the dryer for a few minutes with no issues. I did add a 1/4 in rug pad underneath so it has more cushion as I have hardwood floors.

Like some other reviews have said, it smells like sulphur coming out o the package. I'm gonna try to air it out and see if it helps.

Super cute ide but definitely not cleanable!! Had to throw away quickly.

Bought this rug twice because a big mess that was hard to clean. The first one we bought was awesome, plush and durable. The replacement material feels slippery and cheaper/thinner. Just be aware of the change.

… but after washing it becomes matted and nasty looking. The underneath crumples with the heat of dryer, the pile becomes tangled. I loved the rug at first but just doesn’t hold up well. Will be returning.

Super cute! Used is our girls room but it’s surprisingly very thin. Expected it to be a bit thicker.

THIS IS THE BEST RUG I HAVE EVER HAD. I SLEEP ON IT EVERY NIGHT. IT HAS REPLACED MY MATTRESS. RECOMMEND TIMES 1000.

I bought this rug for my daughter about 4 months ago and have loved it! I see a lot of reviews saying it’s hard to clean but I have no had any issues at all keeping it clean with my vacuum. My daughter loves this in her room. Would definitely recommend.

Didn’t hold up at all, very difficult to vacuum or clean. Getting rid of it only a year after purchasing.