It seems that allergies are getting worse for me and my family, so we are taking steps to keep the allergens low in our home. When we initially renovated our apartment, we decided to pull up all the rugs and fix the hardwood floors. This ensured we wouldn't have dust mites piling up within the carpeting and minimized the risk of allergies. In the dining room and the kid's room, I put down two area rugs to minimize echoing and to protect the wood ...